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Monday, July 20 - Day 8: We have neglected to speak of the pie since its introduction some days ago. "Pie fixes everything" is the...

Summary of Week One It's been an exciting week but not without some downsides. It's been cool for mid-July, overnight temps were down...

Our group just returned from a trip that has become tradition; it’s our fourth straight year heading up to the boundary waters. Much of...

Sunday, July 18 (Day 7) It wasn't raining when we woke up, cloud cover was essentially 100% with the odd tiny patch of blue sky from...

This one is from a couple nights ago. It's cool how what seems to be just an ordinary night can turn out like this.

dang cat scratched our canoe.

Saturday, July 18 (Day 6): It was another grey morning in Quebec, best beloved... As the cylinders slowly began to fire and burn off...

From my morning paddle today. Low tide on Tampa Bay.

Inflate my air mattress? My butler inflates my air mattress, of course.

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

Friday July 17 (Day 5) I was a little late getting up, likely due to the after affects of yesterdays portaging adventure. The sun was...

Norm gave us a ride to the top of the St John’s 20+ years ago. My buddy’s Virginia-plated truck had an anti-logging sticker on it and...

I'm sure many folks on this forum know Norm from the Allagash. He's loaded and launched alot of canoes over the years and this is a nice...

There are a number of social factors that effect people's perception of risk. Peer pressure is definitely at the top of the list, but...