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"I've had some irate folks tell me not to burn plastic". Oh Mem, I would've paid extra to sit at that fire. ha ha

I got out for my first paddle of 2026 today on the ice-free tailwater of the Swift River below Quabbin Reservoir in Massachusetts. The...

Thanks, that's a very gracious answer to an old man rant, lol. Unfortunately I sometimes boil over, usually when someone is lecturing me...

Memaquay, thanks for everything you do. We each do our part, big and small. Each effort is necessary and makes difference.

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

I bought a Pentax which was water and dust proof almost 20 years ago. Same reason as you, but I never got the hang of all the settings...

100% in agreement on that one. There are probably some on here who might run that but not me and certainly not with a tripping load...

Me too! What a great honor! I accept the DM award with great emotion, especially because it comes from someone who roams the woods...

I was schooled to always upgrade the difficulty of a rapid by one category when on a wilderness trip, especially when solo. Aslowhand...

I use a tarp and a bug bivy quite a bit. I have been in some all night soakers and stayed as dry as I would in a tent. Issue is just...

Monet It's been a good 50 years since I last hitch-hiked, all over Europe and the US. I believe the last stint was from Yellowstone to...

Pondering and Plans A, B, C, and D Early morning, raindrops splat on the tent. I jump up and spread the fly over the tent. There's no...

Connecting Day In my struggle to pull the packs off the train tracks and down the embankment, my body, without permission from me, did...

Wow! I remember paddling the Current River, has to be 48 years ago... it was an annual "float trip" for the students, put on by the...

The little mishaps are like the salt in the soup of a story :giggle: . I'm using a Nikon Coolpix AW120; the camera is water- and...