Modified Ottertail

If Gulf Brook Rd. is open to the Boreas Ponds access parking, I can't recommend it enough.

Time flies like an arrow. But fruit flies like a banana. :giggle:

Thank you for sharing the trip report. After looking at it from satellite images for years, I got to visit the reservoir in 2023 while...

In my youth, I was a part of a camp trip heading towards the Allagash or Webster Brook, from Chesuncook. I can't remember which, but...

Yes, a headlamp or other light, but if you have ever tried to change dead batteries on a long night trip, after that you will always...

I have used headlamps for decades for hiking, backcountry skiing, mountain and road biking, canoeing, and camping. For biking and ski...

My quiver, right to left: Carlilse, Bending Branches Beavertail, Fishell Modified Ottertail, Fishell Ray Special, Bruce Smith Classic...

Two keys to using waterproof-breathable jackets. 1) Wash them frequently. Your body oils will cause the membrane to breakdown. Using an...

This isn't how Gore-Tex and other similar waterproof-breathable membranes work. The waterproof membrane has tiny holes in it that are...

I have an EMS paclite Gore Tex rain jacket...very lightweight. I have worn it for a 3 day downpour wilderness paddling trip, I stayed...

Oops, after looking at the NRS link, I had to double check my paddling top. Not NRS, it’s made by Kokatat, and it’s definitely paclite...

My Fishell Ray Special on the left and my new WBS (Bruce Smith) Classic on the right.

MDB and I have visited Boreas Ponds several times...It's an easy roll in on wheels or carry on your shoulders. Camping spots are...

You're supposed to stick to the same side of the river, e.g. if your first camp is on the American side, all of your successive camps...

Probably a bit civilized for most of this group but I just booked a 5 day trip on the West Branch of the Penobscot to paddle in the...