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Thanks for sharing your first paddling adventure with us. Those smiles say all you need to know! That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well. snapper

Thanks for posting Hoop's video. I do trail work in the Catskills of NYS and have been looking for a better hand saw. I used to watch Hoop's videos whenever he'd put one out and had forgotten about the Silky saws until now. Like @Gamma1214, you've persuaded me to part with some cash as I just...

Glenn - I received the same Early Winters candle lamp as a Father's Day gift 43 years ago from my older daughter; who'd just turned 1. I used it a lot while winter camping and had the same issues as you experienced. The wax always seemed to melt down into the unit. Consequently, the spring...

I'm embarrassed to say my boat hasn't touched water yet this year. Between work and the incredible heat, plus I'm dealing with some heat & overuse related injuries, I've been mostly MIA this year in the paddling world. The best I had was a visit to a local paddling program. That's all for...

Thanks for the photos. They bring back a lot of great memories. For years I'd spend a week on Lake George beginning the Sunday of Columbus Day weekend doing an 18th century event called "the Lake." I portrayed a French milice and traveled with my Abenaki friends, looking for the Brits and...

The adventure continues...thanks for taking us along. Until next time...be well. snapper

I'm a bit skeptical of this; especially when her rescuer says he heard her from a mile away and saw her waving her arms. That whole scenario seems fishy to me. I've been down in that area (my in-laws wintered there) and spent time at Fisherman's Village. Honestly, it doesn't seem plausible to...

You need to write a book!

Robin - Your son is a lucky man. What a gift! Always great to see the latest canoe you've been working on when it's all done. May it enjoy many happy years on the water. That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well. snapper

Seriously...you've got me on the edge of my seat. Can't wait for the next installment. Until next time...be well. snapper

I believe the last blue boat photo is of a Peregrine. Until next time...be well. snapper

@Robin - Thanks so much for all that information. I plan on logging it all and hope to use it in the future. I do have a nice basement, with direct outdoor access, that would lend itself to doing a boat during the winter months. My biggest concern downstairs would be dealing with dust but...

Man, I'd love to know where you guys find canoes for that little money (LOL)! Most of the "beaters" I see are way overpriced. I'd love to take on a small project like this as I think it would meet my limited skills in an appropriate way. Oh well...just got to keep looking. That's all for...

Beautiful trip. Thanks for sharing your adventure. Looks like a wonderful place to explore, relax and paddle. Thanks for bringing us along. That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well. snapper

Thanks for posting your reading list. Looks like some interesting books to check out. That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well. snapper

@TheIndian - Your photos look like what I saw in the article I mentioned from the "Adirondack Explorer." Hope we get some measurable rain soon. Until next time...be well. snapper

I've never had the opportunity to visit the shop but I've heard so many good things about it over the years. It's too bad its closing but certainly understand the reasoning behind it. I wish him all the best going forward. I'm sure he will comfort a lot of people in his new pursuit. That's...

As my Abenaki friends would say...Wlipamkanni (uli bum ka nee); "safe travels." Take care and until next time...be well. snapper

I haven't been there myself but an article in the e-version of the "Adirondack Explorer" shows the water level at South Creek to be very low. The author of the article said he had to walk his canoe out from the landing. He was able to get in a paddle once he was downstream of the bridge...

@GladMax - You never know what you're going to find in a thrift store. My original 1898, Dwight Grant guideboat was found in a thrift store in Rochester, NY by a friend of mine. He and I traded the boat for an old '62 Willys jeep I had. He needed transportation and I was more than happy to...