ReluctantFarmer

Second part of my flat tire story... I'm on the side of the road emptying the back so I can get to the spare when a truck (F250 with...

I’m driving a WRX and they literally don’t come with spares anymore, not even a donut. I might get one this year but it’ll mean buying...

Sounds like a great trip. I’ve also been eyeing this one for August or early September, probably with the same outfitter vans (as slate...

A few years ago my son and his husband were hosting a Chinese new year party in NYC. My wife and I attended and met some of their...

I'm planning a solo trip up the Allagash Wilderness Waterway at a specific, can't-move week in July, and wondering if there's any...

When an invitation for a wilderness camping trip began with "You are cordially invited to join..." I was tempted to ignore it and resign...

Really excited to read that report and very happy this was indeed possible.

I just got back from my trip from Upper St. Regis Lake through to Long Pond. The nights were COLD! We were able to paddle from St...

Drying out the boundary boots is a real problem. I’ve been hanging them but it often isn’t enough for the insides. Good pictures!

I don't know who needs to see it, but this is how I dry out my Boundary Boots. A strip of birchbark roughly 3x15 or so, gently flexed...

Another fixture is this sign... always worn, always crooked. And the Lydia Pond campsite outhouse... been photographing it every time I...

Been a weird year, but I finally got to take a trip to the St Regis Canoe Wilderness. As described elsewhere, I chose to use a portage...

Definitely getting too focused on my technology is a concern. I'm already spending a lot of time looking through a camera and maybe...

Does anyone use an Apple Watch or a Garmin Watch (or something else) on trips? I normally wear an Apple Watch Ultra (which I used for...

If I’m being honest, I don’t think that the dry suit was really necessary on this trip. None of the fishermen I ran into were even...