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When I tripped in Sweden I noticed that the Swedish canoe groups were very quiet and didn’t greet me or others even if we were fairly...

What I have learned over a very long time doing outdoor stuff. What people like us do, is rare in the sense of the general public. When...

Those are some good points Steve, solitude is easy to find in a canoe. There may not even be a better way to find it, although being a...

It's also not always about vast wilderness. Or even wilderness by any definition. I find solitude on the local lakes and rivers, simply...

Solitude isn't always about going solo. You can be in a group and seek solitude from other people. It's always nice to have a lake to...

My next solo trip will be my first. I'm eager, but with young kids I only get one or two bullets a year and it generally takes the...

With the right people, a small group is nice. But those people are rarely available. I'm so used to doing my adventures alone that I...

I have loved maps ever since I could read. All adventure planning begins with maps. My professional career relied heavily on maps. I...

Snowpack water equivalent is tough to predict this early in the season because a couple of good storm cycles can bring it back fast...

Well, I put in three more trips since I made this post, and hit my goal of 200+ miles (currently sitting at ~215). Probably won’t get...

JR Robertson coming along, it has closed gunnels which are new to me, and they need new ends. Pleasant way to wile away the winter in a...

Today on the Withlacoochee River. Paddled with the Marion County Aquaholics.

Good luck. I lost a couple years to Covid. Was all set up to do the upper Liard when Covid hit. It was tough to let that go, even though...

Good Luck. The WCPP trip I did last September was originally booked for 2020. Hope it all works out for you as it did for me...

Good luck Steve! A lot can happen in just a few years, and generally does. But being 6 years wiser can't hurt either! Fingers crossed...