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Wow! I remember paddling the Current River, has to be 48 years ago... it was an annual "float trip" for the students, put on by the...

Looking forward to tomorrow s breakfast . This is one of the best trip report i have read. Hope the next day has a bit of paddling...

You are not wrong. The only southern option if you do not have an RABC is via Crane Lake, and that's not practical without the 50...

we paddled along the border in BWCA last Sept, and found the same thing - no permits for border crossing, no news on when they might be...

Not as pretty or functional as yknpdlr’s or Paddling Pitt’s, but… Splash covers are great, not only for keeping the rain off the gear...

I made one myself for my Hornbeck, fited around my backpack in the sstern. It works well to keep out rain, paddle drips, and wave spray...

I am planning some trips this summer and I wanted the splash covers to help keep the canoe drier during rain. I also wanted to cut the...

The little mishaps are like the salt in the soup of a story :giggle: . I'm using a Nikon Coolpix AW120; the camera is water- and...

"Do you prefer tripping solo or with others?" Tough call. They are such different species of trips. I do one or two solos per year in...

Monet It's been a good 50 years since I last hitch-hiked, all over Europe and the US. I believe the last stint was from Yellowstone to...

Thank you for the link! I was amazed at how it folds up into a little metal box. And still did such a good job of cooking.

I have that very same stove. It's the Firebox Nano, an absolutely wonderful little twig stove. It comes in either stainless steel or...

Thanks for the welcome, and yes, it's unlike anything I've seen. 10" between the seat and the floor, and the canoe is too tender to...

My first experience with a canoe was at a lake where friends of my mother lived; I was probably 12. There was a kid who lived across...

One of my favorite things is a moonlight paddle on The Meanders (if you know, you know). Bats, beavers, roosting eagles, and the...