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Friday, June 3, 2022, Day 9 The night was cold. At 6:30 a.m. I left my warm sleeping bag. The sky was overcast, everything was damp...

This is how I’ve always handled it and have yet to get sick. On a trip last year, we caught a couple of large fish just after lunch...

I've seen fisher folk fillet their catch and store those in Ziploc bags stored out of the sun. Prepped and eaten later same day.

I have 8 headlamps hanging by the front door ( I just walked over and counted them) and one hanging on the mirror in my truck. I use...

Hello all, I've lurked on this forum for a couple of years. I finally decided it was time to make an official introduction and jump...

My headlamp journey began many years ago one Vermont winter when my pal bought two Eveready headlamps powered by a 9 volt square...

Part 6... Thursday, June 2, 2022, Day 8 When I got up at 6:00 a.m., I felt like I'd barely slept. I was quite tired, my muscles were...

Black diamond makes my favorite headlamp: https://blackdiamondequipment.com/products/spot-400-headlamp?variant=49702311067965. Pricey...

I’ve probably been through a dozen or so headlamps in my wilderness traveling career. My wife just bought me a petzl lamp for Xmas that...

Happy New Year! My spring trip report through the middle of Algonquin is now live. This was a 7 day mid May trip that crossed a bunch of...

Happy New Year!!!

My last paddle of 2025 was on December 29th on the Swift River in the tailwater below Quabbin Reservoir in Massachusetts. There was...

I got out for my first paddle of 2026 today on the ice-free tailwater of the Swift River below Quabbin Reservoir in Massachusetts. The...

It is indeed. A group of us hiked from Route 30 to the northern terminus. Rhodo tunnel is still there.

A winter weekend backpacking trip on Laurel ridge, PA.