Recent content by Boreal Birch

I have never finished a game of croquet. Never ever thought to bring croquet set on a canoe trip. Breakup in the North happens on its own sweet schedule, she is a fickle b*tch.

Thanks for wrapping up your trip for us. The little bow on top was not expected however. I’m glad you are enjoying the solo time.

What the……..

I would say, whatever you are comfortable with. I fish a few bamboo fly rods that are7’6” four weights to 8’ six weights, I also have a couple graphite 10’ six and seven weights. And a fiberglass S glass five weight fly/spinning pack rod combination, that is an eight footer. Which rod or rods I...

I have made a few fishing trips into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in one of those long Souris River canoes in October. Because I have attained gezzer status, I ride in the duffer position, dabbing away, as I see proper, with a long Maine guide paddle. We have faced into some substantial...

Forgotten in this discussion is the “hot grannie” component. They are wonderful companions, make great cookies & cake in the reflector oven and on really cold rainy nights or those late or early snow storms on the shoulder season trips, they can provide you with a warm extra, hand made (not...

My father’s 1873 Winchester rifle was hung on two crooks above the front door. My replica of a .62 caliber flintlock Northwest Indian trade gun, hangs from two boat soup oil soaked birch crooks, above the living room window. As soon as I get my Billäs axe I will hang it outside above the main...

My Scandinavian ancestors on my mother’s side of the family, made these hooks in the old country. They carved them with intricate designs and painted them in bright colors. Up here where I live, we tie our vehicles up as soon as we stop, just like people did with draft animals in the horse and...

Before attaching the motor on the side mount, put some weight on the opposite side of the canoe to counter the weight of the motor. I’ve watch a few 17 foot Grumman canoe turn turtle at the boat launch. It never happened to me because my mentors told me what could/would happen. I went all over...

Must be a technical term.

Doohickey?

Looks more like a kayak for people that don’t do rolls (or can’t). Are there different sizes of Hawaiian canoes? Only kind I can remember seeing pictures of are ocean going ones with crew, passengers and supplies for an extended trips.

I’m not the sharpest knife in the drawer, being dumb is like being dead, everybody knows it but you. Having said that, I am however, somewhat observant. I think the Cosmos is trying to tell Black _Fly something. He has had more misfortune than the rest of us combined.

Elisabeth Creek was Richard Creek’s first wife, long legged, dirty blonde, part Sasquatch or wolverine, was hard to tell, under all that dirt & grime. She later moved to what became Crazy Woman Mountains in Montana. 🖖

Robin….. Sounds like a big “AMEN” from the choir!! ……BB