Recent content by lowangle al

It's possible that we both are right. I paddle in a lot of wind, I like a bow light trim, solo or tandem. My boats always weathervane with the bow downwind. There are no mysteries on how the wind affects my boat. That being said I have experienced this problem in the past. It hasn't happened in...

Sorry to hear this, my season is also in question. I'm waiting to get surgery scheduled to have part of my colon removed and am concerned about what else they might find. I think we should take Robins advice. My plan is to do what I can while I can. Hopefully we can still get out this season...

Whenever I encounter this I attribute the problem to what is going on below the surface of the water. I think the wind pushes the water and creates a current. I think this current wants to push your stern downwind. The force of the moving water has more effect on your hull than the force of the...

I can't think of a better activity when I can't paddle. It's probably the best exercise I've ever done for cardio. Portaging heavy loads might be as good, but for sure it's not as fun. Some Pa. action. Some Ak. action.

It looks like we have some like minded Nordic turn addicts here. Back country skiing and canoeing are there things that make life great. Sometimes I'm not sure which I like better, but I think canoeing wins because it can be a multi-day affair. Skiing can be more technically challenging and can...

It might be more timely to discuss best places to canoe before a nuclear war.🙏

I've been happy with my Duluth Pack map case. It has a velcro closure. I noticed that the newer version has the velcro closure at the bottom.

I took a hike one day to help a friend find a mountain goat that he had shot. It was raining on and off that day and we had to walk through wet brush. He had on goretex top and bottoms and I had on wool pants and shirt. When we got back to his truck he had to change out of his wet clothes ( I...

That snake didn't look like any of the photos I saw of copperheads. I thought there was a chance it was a rattler. The snake looked like it had some damage to the tail area from being run over by a car. Maybe it lost its rattle. It most likely was a water snake as there are lots of them here...

I look at what an animal eats to determine if it might be palatable. Groundhogs eat a lot of grass, like a cow.

4000' is a good day. It's been a while since I had one like that. I wore a gortex ski jacket on a rainy trip and it got soaked pretty quick. I have no faith in the stuff.

This is a chickee. The Everglades is a real wilderness that can kick your butt with bugs, wind, hungry animals and navigation.

I just heard on the local news that the word "woodchuck" is a corruption of an early Algonquian word, wuchak or wejack, which generally means "digger"

Believe it or not, Spam is so popular that the Walmart in midtown Anchorage has it locked up. I've never noticed that, but when I freeze steak to take on a trip I wrap it in plastic wrap to prevent freezer burn. I then wrap that in aluminum foil when I pack it for a trip. When I reheat at camp...

Andrew Zimmern cooked one up on TV. River rat stew.