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I made this last spring & it has been on one group trip. Left it home on solo/small group trips. My back hates me when I clean fish...

We did triple portaging last year on a long portage in NW Ontario and one of the guys introduced a nice innovation - in about the middle...

Lately my local day paddle has been Cox Hollow Lake in Governor Dodge Stare Park near my home. I have been canoe training my nearly 8...

Green River Reservoir. It’s about a 40 minute drive, but I’m usually there a few days a week most of the season. State park, no motor...

I have several local day trip venues within less than an hour. My three closest haunts though are these.... Lake Lowell- part of the...

I enjoy your comments sam. It looks to me like you are also clear about the type of paddle you like. I'm also a retired paddler that...

I will never get tired of seeing a wooden canoe in a scene like that. Beautiful. Jim

This morning in the Poconos.

Glad you got home safely and nice use of the umbrella. Jim

I thought I'd revive this thread to post about a local day paddle I took a few days ago. I returned to the Francis Walter Dam and Lehigh...

Since you're looking for a strategy I'll just mention that if you're cute and enthusiastic you don't need to do a darn thing other than...

Potato pancakes. Yes. My grandfather was Prussian but would never admit it. He made potato pancakes all the time with onions in them...

Start with a Kevlar copy of your favorite canoe. See my last build thread . 🥹 Then take a few College boys, and one College girl ...