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Thanks for those replies. We thought to go during the week, but there’s a weather window making Friday look like the day to start. I’d...

My friend and I want to paddle and camp the Oswegatchie in the next few days. It's mid-summer. Do we need to worry about crowding? There...

Found kayaks, one in the Potomac and one in the Patuxent. That's not counting two kayaks I found beside the Patuxent, that turned out...

Wow. Many, many linear feet of welded seams. She found the plans on the internet! Who puts plans for a 12 foot moose on the internet...

"Best of" lists are always disappointing. But look at the methodology and the results make sense. To be considered for the list, the...

On a boatless western trip in 2021, I drove through Michigan’s UP. I saw so many canoes atop vehicles it made me think the UP was canoe...

I met a guy while paddling who only paddled on one side. He made his paddle with the grip angled to make it easier on his top hand. He...

I'm not sure what the pros are but the biggest con is being barred from the pearly gates of heaven. In your situation they might make an...

Car camping at Fruita CG in Capital Reef at a tent area which was a large semi open field. The tent was pitched near the truck with a...

Christmas tree, preferably (Chinese) plastic with integrated lights.

I’m astounded by the spread of the Bradford pear. I don’t remember seeing it much 30 years ago, and now the woods turn white in March...

Thanks for the TR. seems like you had a pleasant trip.

Does Mississippi count as southeast? There's a 90-mile, scenic and wild river there with flowing water and many campable sand bars...

I used artists acrylic paint, the kind that comes in a tube, to tint West Systems epoxy. It did not affect the performance of the epoxy...

Usually, listen to radio. On long trips, there are rules. Find a station with music and listen until they start talking or the signal...