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Monday, July 20 - Day 8: We have neglected to speak of the pie since its introduction some days ago. "Pie fixes everything" is the...

Got out for a few nights with my wife and 2 daughters. We've had good luck getting on the water the Thursday before Labor day. Usually...

Summary of Week One It's been an exciting week but not without some downsides. It's been cool for mid-July, overnight temps were down...

Yes, thanks so much for the report. One should indeed take the opportunity to share happy things with family so long as that opportunity...

I'll try not to make a long trip report, but there are a few things I can say that I don't think I've seen covered here. I convinced a...

I'll second the kudos for building a trip around the FIL's abilities. I wish I'd started canoe tripping earlier (while my dad was still...

That’s very kind of you. I enjoy spending time with him and have always enjoyed fostering an obsession for the outdoors in others. It...

Thanks for the photos and your report. Honestly, what hit me the hardest is you're still able to paddle & camp with your father-in-law...

Our group just returned from a trip that has become tradition; it’s our fourth straight year heading up to the boundary waters. Much of...

Sunday, July 18 (Day 7) It wasn't raining when we woke up, cloud cover was essentially 100% with the odd tiny patch of blue sky from...

Saturday, July 18 (Day 6): It was another grey morning in Quebec, best beloved... As the cylinders slowly began to fire and burn off...

I got my two canoes back from the shop (Kimball Pond Boat Barn, Bob Bassett, Vienna, Maine) Bob did a nice job of clinching all the...

LaVerendrye, Qc. August 2026

Thursday July 16 - Part 2 My new sleeping pad is very comfy and about 4" tall. So when my hand slipped off the side it made an actual...

I was in my canoe on the river between Long Lake and Tully Reservoir in Royalston, Massachusetts, yesterday when I stopped among the...