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I love being in the water, but I detest to getting wet part. Once I’m wet, I’m fine. I took several WW courses at Nantahala and had...

I have always hated swimming and getting wet, both in a pool and canoe upsets, however I did enjoy rapids to the extent that I bought a...

I should have added that I've done WW several trips tandem and did a lot of practicing tandem. I've also done some easy solo trips, like...

I would and I hope to. I plan to go light enough that I have the option to portage around sketchy stuff.

I would say that I respect white water and not fear it. I didn't attempt anything over C1 until I took a WW course. Now I only fear...

I have a Nikon Coolpix P950. I like it and it is a lot lighter to carry than my Nikon D300 with lenses from 24mm to 600mm. This was...

Check out a “bridge” camera. Some very long telephoto lenses in a compact easy to use form...

Thank you Michael, for the extra details. When I was in the Adirondacks, it was the blooming of goldenrod that told me the summer was...

You are correct, Erica. Pearly Everlasting! Fireweed is one of my many favourite Northern plants. It has an interesting reputation...

Most of the time, it is. The lens is pretty dang sharp, focuses quickly and is easy to handle, in the boat. It's also my hiking lens. I...

We often use the Merlin app backpacking and rarely have service on those trips. It works great if you’ve downloaded the birds for the...

You are not wrong. I don't even own a smart phone. Phones, in my opinion, are for making phone calls and sometimes text messages. I...

I did know that about the leaves making tea. I will have to try it. Fireweed is a pioneeer species, so named because it is one of the...

The suspense is difficult to menage. Hope you have a good lawyer to take care of the film rights...

I don’t know my flowers very well, however did recognize the fireweed. The fireweed plant’s leaves make a great decaf tea. Some good...