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Lila Traverse – August 4, 5, 6 2010 I finally managed the Lila Traverse, a trip that has been on my mind for a year. Day 1 I set out from the Whitney Headquarters at about 9:30. The conditions were warm and very hazy with the normal constant wind whipping down the lake. I paddled to the far side to minimize the effects of the wind and headed toward the Rock Pond Outlet. This part of the trip was nothing special, just fighting the headwind. A young couple in a tandem entered the outlet a...

You've already seen a lot of what I went through on the trip, the rain and the drenching in those darned rapids Alan insisted on running, but for me there was more to the trip than just that. It started early Friday afternoon when we left work early. That's not such a big deal but I knew something good was going to happen when Alan started messing around with backpacks. I decided to spend the rest of the afternoon outside, sitting next to the car, so that I wouldn't miss out on the fun...

This old thread popped up from 10 years ago and it made me wonder how the answers of 2026 compare to the answers of 2016. https://www.canoetripping.net/threads/poll-how-old-are-you.52670/