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Could be - the rapid has changed a lot over the years. "Oh Sh!t Rock" is in the middle of the rapid now, so you can't go right down the middle without bouncing around a lot - its one side or the other.

I have 50" bars and can get 2 canoes on (and a kayak). I do need to put the boats on edge, but I prefer that to having the bar sticking out past the sides of the car.

I saw Jim this spring at the Knightville section of the Westfield. I'm pretty sure he was paddling his Outrage. He is in the far right in this picture: There are a couple of eddies on the left leading up to the Gap. If it is busy you need to stop there to queue up and wait your turn. There is...

The level was a little higher than usual. Typical release is between 800 and 1,000 cfs. The release on Saturday was between 1,000 and 1,200 cfs - not enough to make that much of a difference. As long as you catch that shoot next to the big rock on the left, it is not that bad. There have been...

Friend of mine paddles from the stern of a tandem with a double blade. It's a pretty big paddle, and the stroke is higher than a typical kayak touring stroke, but he keeps up just fine,

Here is the second drop on yesterday's run through the gap. The Millbrook posse was there yesterday, but I didn't paddle with them.

Canoes should alway go above kayaks... After a run on the Fife Brook Section of the Deerfield River.

My attempt at pizza in the Dutch oven. Made the dough a few days in advance and it sat in the fridge, so you could also make it in advance and keep it in the cooler. Pressed the dough out as flat as I could, poked some holes with a fork, topped with sauce and cheese - came out pretty good...

You'll find it on this page about half-way down - Yeast Breads – Cinnamon Rolls https://eckilson.blogspot.com/search/label/Dutch%20Oven

Not sure about dry - it depends on the invasive. You could still transport seeds or rhizomes that sprout and grow once they are back in the water.

You could definitely do it in a Dutch oven. I'll often make yeast doughs before I leave and store them in the cooler in a ziplock bag - they will keep several days. Haven't done pizza, but have done cinnamon rolls that way. Pizza is now on the list.

It is a huge issue around here. A great example is hydrilla in the Connecticut River Hydrilla is new around here, and particularly difficult to eradicate - takes chemical treatment. We have been fighting a losing battle with water chestnut for years. Here is a picture of Valley Falls Marsh...

Trip report here: https://eckilson.blogspot.com/2025/05/baskehegan-stream-may-17-21-2025.html Many more pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/eckilson/albums/72177720326290698

I guess I am just a JetBoil person - spent the $100 and was done with it. Screw on the canister, turn the valve, click the button - hot water! If we don't brew a pot of coffee in the morning, everyone wants to use the JetBoil for the first cup of coffee. I have on occasion used it to do other...

Mess kit with my coffee mug - a refillable mug from a Disney trip 20-years ago with the kids. For me it is two cups of coffee in the morning before we leave, and then I am good. It goes in the red bag so i can find it at the next campsite - its the only thing that I have that is red.