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Raquette river falls carry I did last week

Came across this little guy and thought it looked exotic. My snake expert brother-in-law said it was just a baby Black Ratsnake (aka...

Proper? I guess it depends on how big of a cat you are planning on burying...... Personally I just take one of these cheap nylon things

On Sunday, September 7, 2025, the NW CT group from this site met for our second day trip. It was on Twin Lakes in the the northwest...

My daughter took these on a paddle some years back, I'm posting them in reverse order: It's the bridge you paddle under going from...

It's starting to look like fall at 2000' in the Poconos.

Just another pic. These are so handy and easy to use !

Spring Clamps in use. Cruiser named them "Jimmie Clamps" They are so easy to use. One hand. In this pic they are being used for a...

I put 5 of these together, and my Old fingers were sore ! Came up with this idea of spreading the inner tube pieces. I now have over 30...

I just put them trough the test ! They work great ! No fiddling with a dowel, just squeeze and clamp ! I also made up 5 more, and...

It's Ice City here in Northwest Iowa today, and I decided it was a good time to put these Spring clamps together ! I'm not stripping a...

An interlake marsh in Salisbury, Connecticut, last Sunday: A study in green and gray (including a graybeard).

Here's an English article about the trip...

UCanoe 2 has a good point, using a spreadsheet to look over your packed goods can be an eye opening experience. My wife helped me list...

A tent, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, the clothes on your back, a jacket for colder weather/rain, 1.5 pounds of dried food per day, and a...