Mason

Wind day or not?

And let's not forget muskox coming within 100m from camp. Kazan River, Nunavut.

Here's an interesting one, related to the prior. There were hundreds of these columns of flies (as far as the eye could see) on the...

Need I say more? (But not black flies).

I spent July in my office doing paperwork. Nowleye-Kunwak-Kazan, Nunavut.

I got the satellite available notice on my Android Pixel 9 (didn't need to use it). I think it matters more on the phone than the...

Well, it's pointy on both ends, and open.....Thomas Cole’s “The Voyage of Life: Youth” (1840)

I paddled it in August 26 years ago (w/ my 9yo daughter, her mother and a friend solo). The paddling was trivial then, needing to look...

What skills are you looking for? Paddling or camping, or the combination? A wonderful trip not far from Denver is the Green River in...

I want to see them do that in a 17' Grumman or a Blue Hole OCA!

If the tent is separate from the fly, I pack the fly separately (under a pack flap, outside of liner, etc.). Packing it in a separate...

Exactly. I don't have mesh tents, so a release is helpful. I always zip up the mesh door, but maybe half of the fabric door.

Zip them up (at least half way). Facilitates pitching, particularly with stakes, as you can't make things too tight for zipping them up...

I have a Phoenix pop-up camper on my truck. I added some struts (a la Four Wheel Campers) which allow me to raise the top with two...

That explains a lot. I used to go to Polecat Creek in the 90s. It was probably worth it though: she was cute. But alas, I have...