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I do the same, Wenonah Odyssey 18-6 stern forward on a Dodge Grand Caravan because the sheerline puts the stern a bit higher for a better view from under the boat -- I can more easily see stoplights and such. With the bow forward, the boat hangs lower and I can't see as well. I don't care...

Went out of bounds, sorry about that Glenn.

Them Connecticut Yankees? < huge grin >

Yup, there's always doomers and gloomers everywhere. Don't sweat it Robin, you won't be missing anything at all. Nope, nuthin'! < GRIN > (that thing means it's a joke, so the rest of you watch away!)

Agree with yknpdlr. Those wanting to really see it try to get into the totality zone if at all possible. My house was within it for the 2017 eclipse, but only for 19 seconds worth, so we drove south to a friends house about 20 miles and got about a minute and forty-five seconds worth out of a...

Okay, thanks, Scoutergriz. It's been many a year since I've done it. I haven't researched this recently.

We do have ticks on our side of the mountains (west of the Oregon Cascades) but they're not real common. They're much more noticeable east of the mountains. What I've done the few times I or a pet has had a tick is to glob on some Vaseline, sealing it well all around. The critter can't breathe...

You could see if they're up to toting a palanquin (with you in it)! < G >

Some friends of mine up in Seattle, Matt and Cam Broze of Mariner Kayaks (no longer in business), designed and sold their own line of single kayaks. They refused to have anything to do with doubles becase they considered them divorce boats. I told them they aren't divorce boats for everyone...

If so, they'll probably start limiting BYO boats (make that "prohibiting?") and allow a concessionaire to rent them for more park income. If interested, get yours in the water before they do.

My wife and I were there maybe 10 years ago now, and we could have then, after some serious rain they'd had. We figured if we pussled the canoe off the truck that we'd get hassled for it in some way, so didn't bother. Another time in 1998 we could have done so also, but didn't have a boat...

Glenn, A group of us from "up nawth" (Chicago area and Madison Wisconsin, plus points between) went down to Tennessee to run a section of Big Fiery Gizzard Creek (just because of the name) on I think it's the Cumberland Plateau. (Part of the Collins River watershed?) I also think there's a...

My wife and I were on a local canoe club trip years ago, mid 1980s, I'm sure, on the North Fork of the John Day in Central Oregon. It was a fairly well-attended trip over Fourth of July Weekend, so the river level was down, probably near lower limit of running. It was a long weekend, so two...

I can't see the symmetrical vs. Swede form thing being that much of an issue because it can't be changed while paddling. Paddlers can change boat trim while on the move. If you're going on a mostly deep-water trip (lakes or big rivers), a symmetrical hull is fine (if you have one). For mostly...

Not sure how tool handles are made but they're probably usually extruded like the fiberglass ladder typically seen at Home Depot. They mix up a huge batch of the short fiber glass like comes out of a chopper gun with resin and then pressure it through a die in the shape they want. Cut pieces to...