jdeerfoot

I agree completely. I never tire of living in isolated wilderness. In January of 1999, Kathleen and I flew to a one-room cabin 100 km...

I used to use a Garmin GPS. Past 5 years I've just been using my smartphone with Google Earth. Really I still prefer to use a good...

1. You can load your phone up with a mapping app, there are a few good ones out there to choose from, but in my opinion, none as good as...

My best canoe & plane combo? These two: 15' Island Falls Canoe Co. Willow model Stanley #5, Type 11 bench plane (circa 1902-1919)

The oldest one is probably Wilbur Wright as shown below examining a Rushton canoe attached to the airplane before his first flight over...

I love the look, sound, and history of radial Beavers. However they're a bit small for most of my uses (30-42 day trips w/4-6 people)...

I've always found the float plane flights to be an interesting and enjoyable component of my northern trips. The perspective from the...

Great idea with your chair. I have a very similar chair with the nylon material of the seat giving out. Now I have a winter project -...

I bought this chair years ago,it has an aluminum frame which makes it very lightweight yet tough enough to hold up to hard use, out...

In case anyone has any interest. Here are some photos of my SOF builds from this summer season

Dispersed camping wherever you want is allowed in the Superior NF outside of the BWCA. Starting back in the early 1970’s and into the...

Alaska will give a resident a lifetime fishing, hunting and trapping license for free at 60 years old.

I had a very busy summer, so only got out a few times. One overnighter, a handful of solo paddles and a few with my wife. Hard water...

My first BWCA trip was a base camping trip to the Gunflint Trail in 1973. My brother and I camped various USFS campgrounds along the...

If you haven’t already, connect with Kahel, a very active member on this board and a fellow resident of Germany. And welcome to this...