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I’ve done the dollar general challenge with our scouts where they have to get all their backpacking meals for a trip from there. Not...

Day 2 Wake up at 6 or so and am out of the tent by 7. Up through the trees, surrounding our campsite, I can see clear blue skies. The...

Juvenile, Little blue heron on the Withlacoochee River.

Another couple from yesterday, on the Withlacoochee River.

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...

If we're talking all-time favorites, I'd have to go with this (sorry if it's already been posted... then again... totally worth it IMO)

I always scarf join my gunnels but that is because long lengths are not available, 3M being typical. I first machine them to height and...

Good one Gamma… Here’s my favorite from the NPS:

Caption reads: "On a positive note…haven’t seen any mosquitoes in weeks."

I was delighted to get on the water for a brief paddle today. It's been unusually cold and snowy for this time of year in southern Michigan.

A friend saved this book from a pile of castoffs and passed it along:

I recently finished The Wide Wide Sea by Hampton Sides. Well written and gripping account balancing modern and historical perspectives...

"Tent Life in Siberia", George Kennan, 1870. Consistently delightful 100 pages in.

I'm inspired but not quite enough to go through 12 inches of fresh snow and paddle. Bell Merlin II (15' - black) - longest ownership...

Here’s a thread I made showing how I altered my 58” Clement. It’s now my favorite when I can’t use my Bruce Smith...