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Working :( Ok, family too :)

We had a great trip last week on the Allagash. We did the section from Churchill Dam to Michaud Farm with a day to explore the lakes...

It hasn't moved the gage yet... https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?site_no=01011000&legacy=1&agency_cd=USGS

Maybe that was your experience but mine has been a responsible indulgence in a glass or two of wine, beer or even a cocktail. I enjoy...

We sometimes buy wood locally and carry it in. If you have room in the boat it is a lot easier - especially on shorter trips or on...

Or toting bundles of pre-cut wood? Boozing is a related issue on which we've had a poll in the past. Teetotalers (like me) have little...

We will be doing mostly lakes. There is one short class II section - Chase Rapids - that gets water from Churchill Dam. The ranger will...

We'll be careful - thanks for your concern.

I'm off to the Allagash next week, but really didn't have the right boat. My Mohawk Whitewater 16 is a barge, and I wasn't sure that I...

I've done trips with both types of paddlers and although I prefer the groups that cook solo, I can deal with shared group cooking if...

I don't like to cook, don't want to cook, and hence don't cook. For anyone. Including myself. At home or in camp. At home, I eat cold...

I'm ready. I usually do what the person who planned the trip wants to do.

Don't worry @jdeerfoot, if you ever make it to the northeast and come on a trip with us we won't expect you to always do the dishes...

Always preferred group meals since I cook almost nothing. My lifelong tradeoff has been I always do all post meal cleanup. It has worked...

I'll share meals/cooking with one or two friends, but with a larger group (very rare for me) or people I haven't camped with before, I'm...