Steve in Idaho

What are the odds? A member posts pictures of a faraway trip from long ago, and two others post pictures of the very same rapid. Well...

I went in February of 2018. Low water. I think I.S.'s pic #3 and RP's pic show the same spot in the river, right behind where I'm...

I think there was more water in 1981 when my brother and I did the trip. This is "the tight squeeze", which I believe is your last...

I've never seen an area with more things that will bite you, sting you, poke you, or scratch you. A tough place to survive. One of the...

Many years ago, my club did a trip on the Rio Grande, through Big Bend. I was shooting slides back then, but I recently bought an...

The cane is an invasive. Didn't try burning 'cause we had buddy burners ... though I doubt the cane would throw much heat. Monel

Opportunity calls — The Lower Canyons of the Rio Grande - Part Two November 2024 Nobody willingly drinks water from the Rio Grande...

Opportunity calls — The Lower Canyons of the Rio Grande - Part 1 November 2024 Well, it all started with a Facebook post, Jim and...

I've been informed in advance that won't work for me. Something more tropical... maybe. 😀

Here was my ploy when I was invited to join a Yukon River race team. "Sure, would love to, guys, but I'll have to check with the home...

IIRC, the coast guard regulations for paddlecraft require only a handheld white light visible at a minimum distance that I don't...

There are no powerboats on my lake, but I always have two headlamps with me that I could use when on other lakes. Do you need different...

I generally like to be onshore well before dark. On a winter trip this is more challenging. We rarely paddle the same place twice...

While I love paddling at twilight and into the night, after far too many near missies with power-boaters, I started taking a few simple...

We always hang. We use bear canisters where required. I worry much more about the “mini bears;” mice, squirrels, raccoons, porcupines...