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I'm a little on the fence over this and other related topics- while I really don't like burning plastics, at the same time I don't like...

Reading these last couple of posts got me thinking about an issue we had last year regarding an outbreak of invasive Hydrilla at the...

I will add a perspective about perspective. Over the last few decades, I have struggled to keep canoe routes from being destroyed in my...

Don't burn plastic. It is usually easy to rinse and carry out. I'll burn paper and food waste. I did a trip a couple of years ago...

I have Garret Conover's book - best how-to on lining that there is. In terms of the ice, I'm not sure there was much we could do other...

Yup - just goes to show that just because it hasn't happened before doesn't mean it can't happen. Nothing we could have done about the...

Our daughter lives in Bristol, RI now but grew up in central NYS. She said this year's cold temperatures remind her of the winters of...

The cold temps don't last around here - we should be back in the 40's later this week.

How many days with temps in the teens does it take to freeze a river? Based on this weekend’s experience, the answer is three. For the...

It is good to take the rapids slowly and methodically – moving back and forth across the river to find the shoots and deep water...

For me, at least up till now, whitewater paddling and wilderness tripping have been two different things. I really haven’t been on a...

When I think of paddling WW I remember what our instructor told us in the late 1970's - kneeling was a good idea and great position for...

Don't remember how I heard about them, but I have ordered two sets of float bags from BPM out of the UK. Heavy weight single layer...

I prefer a Dutch oven, but also like cinnamon rolls.

Interesting - thanks. Vimeo is a primarily a subscription service, and I do pay at the lowest level. Maybe not for everyone, but it is...