CaptainOllieWest

My younger brother is both talented and retired, which leads him into all kinds of projects and directions. Some practical, others less...

Panther tracks on my access road: Wild turkey tracks at the same location I know they were less than 24 hours old because I had...

potato pancake - jummy

My sisters and I in 1965. I still own this canoe.

Bucks on the creek bank.

Go to Ross Lake Resort on the internet and it lists the options and prices for accessing Ross Lake from Diablo Lake/Hwy 20. Look at the...

I have seen a couple of groups portage on their own. One group carried and one group had a cart. The charge is only to use the truck...

The best dual-purpose tandem canoe = My vote = Old Town Tripper 17-foot Royalex. Not made anymore, but some may be available in good...

A slew of gators on Gum Slough.

Tonight on Hampton Lake. A pair of Limpkins.

I got a little artsy tonight with this Great blue heron, that was having a bad hair day.

It is indeed. A group of us hiked from Route 30 to the northern terminus. Rhodo tunnel is still there.

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...

A winter weekend backpacking trip on Laurel ridge, PA.

Sitting on my dock when I returned from an evening paddle. This beautiful limpkin posed from 10' away.