Recent content by Alan Gage

I assume it's shadows from the mountain peaks on underside of the clouds. Alan

I've been wearing the Vivo Forest ESC for the last couple fall/winter/springs with good luck. They're comfortable and have held up well. I wear them down to around zero, sometimes a little below that. When I'm out in them I'm not stationary, otherwise they wouldn't be warm enough. They have no...

I was looking at these boots again the other day and noticed the Tactical boot does not have a full leather upper (transitions to nylon above the ankle) so that rules them out for me. I think I'll get a pair of the summit pros whenever they become available. Smaller sizes became available in...

I wouldn't sweat it. I built a super light hull where a glue joint cracked down the center when I set it on the floor and the very flexible bottom pushed in (only the outside was 'glassed at the time). That boat, as I recall, got a single layer of 4 ounce cloth inside and out and was built with...

Unfortunately that seems to be the largest part of the puzzle and the only one that can't be purchased. Alan

I know of a sure fire way to find out! Alan

I'm finally catching up on this thread today. Great story telling so far. I certainly did not expect this turn of events! Alan

When I zoomed in the bill was very hooked, which made me think Kite. Doesn't look like a harrier to me. I see plenty of harriers during migration but have never seen a kite. Juvenile snail kite pics seemed to match up pretty well. Alan

Nice shots. Is that a snail kite? Alan

For anyone curious here is a link to the list: https://sites.prh.com/modern-library-top-100 Alan

I read that a few years ago. I don't remember a lot about it but I enjoyed it. That might not bode well for your enjoyment of the book though because I'm also a big fan of Huxley. :) I went through that same top 100 list. There were a couple books I was unable to find, a few books I gave up on...

That certainly seems to be the case in North America but when I looked up worldwide wolf attacks I was surprised at the numbers. If I recall there were something like 600 deaths per year, by wolf, in India. Alan

I'm really not sure. Now that Sadie is gone I feel like doing some traveling again. I'm taking off for 2 weeks of hiking and biking in SE Arizona over Christmas and would like to get away for a month or more for a long trip next summer. But I don't know if it will be a road trip, a canoe trip...

Yes, I built (and later sold) the canoe that did this trip. But that's because I made some slight modifications to the plans and then built a composite version. It was certainly the high point of her tripping career. The trip took us 30 days. We did an even more epic trip the following year but...

What about adding weight in the stern to counterbalance him? A dry bag partially filled with water always worked for me. Alan