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We woke up this morning to "dusk" and it remained that way all day. Tomorrow is predicted to be even worse. People have been advised...

I recognize the hurt that comes with getting beat down multiple times. I am not offering the following as a dismissal of that feeling...

Air quality in the UP is “Very Hazardous” and wind is supposed to be from the NW most of next week. So much for Sylvania Plan B. We...

My first day of instruction with Jimmy Yokum at NOC he made me tip my canoe over.

It's a legitimate concern, and you're wise to be thinking about it. Anyway, enjoy that Swift P14. I really liked the one I paddled.

Is it really that big of an issue? In my early whitewater days I kneeled on a regular webbed seat and don't recall ever feeling like...

John McPhee can make almost any topic interesting, even stuff I thought I never wanted to learn about.

That's one of his I haven't read, I'll have to find a copy. I appreciate how he incorporates the social aspects of natural resource...

I'm becoming hooked on John Mcphee. I just finished reading Encounters With the Archdruid. It's about a series of outdoor adventures...

True canoe words. Wise choice to buy the Independence now. It's been a popular flatwater and mild whitewater canoe for decades. It...

I went back at looked at your pics a little closer. It appears your gunnels are Wenonah type, to which all thwarts and carry handles...

I will probably use a ridge rest style pad for my Sylvania trip since I already have it and don't have time to buy, test and install...

That was my thought. If I had to guess, I'd say the canoe will be somewhat neutral buoyancy (won't sink but will "float" pretty much at...

I would add Mad River carry handles like pic below. Mount them like your thwarts are mounted; provides support for the gunnels (instead...

I don't recall seeing an Indy with aluminum trim, this may be a retrofit. Many were built without float tanks (as was mine and this...