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Just got back from the Grand Ronde River, Oregon

Those are hooks for me to use either a removable kneeling thwart or a full seat. It’s rigged quite nicely for those options. I rarely...

Paddling with the Oystermen of Willapa Bay today.

Island Falls EM White Wilderness Guide 16, along the shores of Long Pond in the St. Regis Canoe Area, ADK, Site # 5

I visited Boreas Ponds and Henderson Lake last September and each offered an extraordinary day paddle experience. I had my dog with me...

Weather classifications.....it's Idaho....look up and behind every ten minutes. :LOL: Seriously - Two summers ago, on the upper Teton...

I see the problem with this as the same problem with "Class 1" designations. My local river has a ~15 mile stretch that is called class...

Flat water has no gradient but it can be as rough as you want. Lake Tahoe has a surf club. Big lakes with long fetch can have...

the problem with classifying flatwater is far more extreme than WW will ever be simply because WW is generally graded either by the...

Initially, I confess to have been orthographically tortured for decades trying to decide whether flatwater is one word or two. I will...

I'd say no. Any large body of water or even smaller ones have the potential to be hazardous when the wind is up. I think the danger...

I do a lot of out-n-back day trips on rivers in my area - both freshwater and tidal. As everyone knows, current speed can vary greatly...

Around here, one night add blue/green algae to the mix. In other places, dangerous reptiles. ;)

I guess it would have to be based on the potential risks and categorized by waterbody or stream size. Probably end up with a matrix of...

It's an interesting question. I don't know how to answer, because I can't imagine how one would reliably determine it. My local lake...