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I haven't been there in 20 years but the reversing falls in Pembroke has a little used and free campsite in a nice location. You could...

Buy a Maine gazetteer, lots of things to plan a trip. If you are in the Rockland area let me know and we can get some lobsters. Jim

I do have a 2007 Gazetteer and some river guides. 20 years ago I was planning a long river trip. My general plan now is to make a...

After our shake down trip to GA, the wife and I are ready to go camping in Maine. We don’t want to do the sardine can campgrounds...

With the amount of rain New Mexico has been receiving this monsoon season it looks like it might be a good time to paddle the Gila...

I’ve got some “who knows how old” Gflex 655 and a repair to do. Does this stuff ever expire, go bad? I tried reading the label.

Well all this was for naught. Turns out my ropes float just fine. They have a floating core covered by nylon braid, it seems. The...

I dont usually have any issues with my line sinking, or with it being too heavy. But, MAN, are these things a PITA to keep coiled...

In a backwards tandem or solo, I always try to have weight I can move around depending on the wind. My dog needs to be offset no matter...

It depends on which canoe I'm in, what the wind is doing, and what I want to do. Generally, I prefer to be more or less centered in the...

My whitewater solos are trimmed bow light, but not quite that much. ;) That boat turns on a dime, rides up on waves and floats over...

Depends on the water and wind. I've moved into the bow, sat solo in the stern, knelt in the middle, whatever made the boat do what I...

The first thing I have to say about this is that there is no one perfect `trim. Different situations and different boats call for...

It's good to know about Dyneema floating, but it's expensive and overkill for bow and stern lines. You can get polypro dirt cheap...

"No man sets foot twice in the same river; for it is not the same river, and he is not the same man."