Recent content by Erica

What impressed me was exactly the same phrase you quote above. I no longer rock hop either. But the point it drove home to me was that simple ordinary things one does all the time, can result in major injury in the wilderness. I broke my ankle a few years ago just going outside the back door...

Florida native Canna lily called Bandana of the Everglades growing lakeside.

Found these actual paper photos while cleaning out some shelves. This is the first tent I had that I really liked. I think it was made by The North Face, but I don’t remember for sure. I had it for over 30 years and it was starting to be unreliable. It has not been made in many, many years. I...

I just used this provider. It was relatively easy and I could see the river and lakes , etc clearly.

I once ate everything I could get my hands on a 28 day canoe trip, from fried fish to chocolate bars, and lost five pounds.

That pack basket is a real find, especially if as you say, it is made of pounded ash. It certainly looks pounded and I don’t see any nails. Just an ash binding at the top. Amazing.

I love to see the little ones out on the water.

I just placed an order with GoTrekkers. I found their website a bit mystifying but finally got it. Their mailing address is Laronge and their office to pick up maps is in Missinipe. I could have stopped at both had I known when I did the Cree.

Don’t they hold water/damp for a long time once rained on? I’m thinking multi-day trips when there’s not much chance to dry out.

This a from a whitewater raft journey, but the accident is one any of us could have anywhere. [And incidentally, this Franklin River is named for our very own John Franklin who died looking for the NorthWest Passage. He was for a time the governor of Tasmania.] While boulder-hopping, the...

One of the most marvelous sensations was using no tent, no tarp, no bug protection. Just lie down in your sleeping bag any where you want and gaze at the brilliant stars until you fall asleep. Joshua Tree National Park.

Groan. In Florida all turtles are protected, except possibly the soft-shell.

The addition of the "wonder if this applies to canoes" is what made it funny to me.

Now I have a word for another passion of mine. And, apparently, a new source for used books.

That is distressing, what this man was doing. I’m glad you have put a stop to it.