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Any alcoholic beverage will do and I am sure he would appreciate it.

Having read Ramlin Boy’s TR on his visit to Cliff Lk and toast to Uncle Phil, reminded me that I was there with Phil on my first WP in September 2007. Uncle Phil’s ashes reside there and if you want to toast him consider using Drambuie, his drink of choice in the early years of the WP or rum and...

What I remember is while 2009 was an extremely rainy, high water year on the Albany, 2010 was a low water year. Uncle Phil’s SR boats really took a beating. As I recall, he had Souris River pick them up that fall and rebuild/refinish them over the winter.

In my youth it was Southport Beach a couple blocks from where I grew up. In 1965 after high school I worked there as a lifeguard and had to deal with those troublesome neighborhood kids acting just like me when I was their age.

Very touching and well written with lots to think about. Peace to you and yours.

Recped, thanks for your detailed summary of getting from the railroad to the Albany. I did the Albany with the Wabakimi Project over a few years but never made it to Hudson Bay. The year we planned to do that was the extremely rainy season of 2009. We could not get beyond Achapi Lk due to the...

Yes, it's not far but probably more easily accessed off Hwy 702 going east from Hwy 599. Next year gamma may be able to clarify this for us since he might be hopping off the train at Chilvelston. Gamma - starting an Albany Rv trip at Chilivelston must have been before Hwy 599 went in - quite...

gumpus, when I saw your photo I immediately thought Lake Michigan. My view at Lake Michigan is just like yours but I am looking from Racine WI toward Michigan.

Chivelston Lk is just north of the railroad and due east of the village of Savant Lake (on Hwy 599).

Penobscot 16 👍

Another good book.

Yes, the Popiel Pocket Fisherman. Promoted on those cheesy late night tv ads.

Thanks sailsman for your thorough explanation about sandbars. I remember being told something similar back in the 1980’s while we were taking a lunch break at a boat launch. A sheriff’s deputy pulled in and told us the authorities were looking for a couple of missing boaters whose boat had been...

This subject seems to be an annual thread each winter. While I like Gamma’s winter training regimen and it seemed to kind of work for me when I was younger but now I need a more focused approach. I just do the activities I like to do anyway - swim laps 3x weekly, hike trails outside year...

Another tip when using the train that I like is put something distinctive on your packs and gear going in the baggage car - we have used flagging tape in 2 different colors on each item. That way you ask for any gear that didn’t come off the train. Also, try to get off the train as quickly as...