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Near the end of Viet Nam era college student with a low draft lottery number (76) and thankfully an educational deferment good until...

My 3 children are a year and a half apart (twins plus one). We got them involved in sports at an early age and we supported them by...

The nature center I volunteer at has a fleet of rental canoes and kayaks. A number of the canoes are aluminum which we favor due their...

Gee, when I read the title of this thread I thought it was a joke.

I have traveled on a number of Canadian canoe trips with several physicians. It is always comforting to have one along especially when...

Fixed cars: Got tired of that. Moved to the front office and learned to write service and run the shop: Got tired of that. Bought the...

When I think of all the sacrifices my "life" has imposed on my paddling, any sacrifices that tripping has made on my life are...

Very interesting post. My first thought is I make sure all my canoes are tandem not solo, a sacrifice in ease of paddling, to make sure...

This year Bruce did not exhibit at Canoecopia after having a booth for many years. And the Midwest Mountaineering Spring show in...

Many years ago when I was a kid I regularly tormented my oldest sister until she came at me. I would outrun her and she started to call...

For a rear tie down point I use the trailer hitch receiver. I have had 4 Foresters and each has had a hitch which I use regularly with a...

I am happy today; I just made my first paddle! Many years ago I had picked up a copy of “Canoe Paddles A Complete Guide to Making Your...

1. - the more choices we have, the more unhappy we are with the choices we make. 2. - Pick one and look at the rest. The secret...

Pick one and look at the rest. The secret to a good life is "not getting what you want, but wanting what you have."