Recent content by Neophyte

It's a Northstar! It has the pack setup, you can see the bolts on the outside of the hull, which is how Northstar attaches their kayak-style footpegs. I didn't figure out the model until I scrolled down and saw a side shot of the canoe, which felt like cheating, so I won't spoil it here. I...

I’m just glad we have people willing to take up building these canoes. Hemlock and GRB are small companies that could have easily been lost to us. I’m not too worried about Northstar, it’s a well established business and I’m fairly confident someone will take over.

Thank you for sharing. I wasn’t able to make it this year, hopefully I can make next year work. I admit to some trepidation about attending. I’m relatively new to paddling with a single blade and was worried about how the whole thing would go. The experiences you’ve shared here have alleviated...

I thought the same thing, would be nice for a get together. Sadly I do not ski, so I'm not certain. It's a bit rocky a points, but I think with a good base of snow you'd be alright.

We did the Falls Trail a few years ago, we parked at the bottom and did the whole loop. It was beautiful but a bit crowded when we went. When we camped there last year we passed the old breached dang and did Cherry Run Trail>Little Cherry Run>Mountain Spring Trail. It was a nice loop and not...

My wife and I car camped on a waterfront site at Ricketts Glen last May. It’s a nice day paddle, but it does get cold and windy up there.

So some of them did make it through. I stand by my original assertion, but I certainly have respect for anyone who has the fortitude and skills pull something like that off (or even try). That run looks challenging enough as it is, I am curious about how the somewhat unique hydraulics factor in...

I'm not much of an adrenaline junkie so perhaps I'm not a good judge here...but that seems like a poor life decision.

The historic LL Bean that many of you are describing sounds great, I wish I would have seen that one. I was not that impressed with the Bean I saw a few weeks ago, and with what VA and Nikon are sharing I’m not that motivated to return. Like Chris postulated, the paddling gear and canoes may...

Welcome, that looks like a great trip.

I was at LL Bean on 9/9, before their grand opening of the new store. Perhaps they got rid of all the pesky canoes and kayaks after that. If I was hallucinating I hope my psyche would pick a better selection of boats, but I’m not rolling it out.

They still had a dedicated paddle store when I was there at the beginning of September. But that was before the grand opening of the new store. I’ll be interested in what you find when you’re there. I would agree that the selection of paddlesports gear was not fantastic. Only one model of...

I was just up at the LL Bean flagship store in Freeport ME. They had a selection of kayaks and a few Old Town canoes sitting outside. Perhaps that’s the last of it? Regardless, the selection was not nearly as impressive as what you’ve described. I was surprised there was no sea kayaks, we were...

I have a NS Trillium that started as a Pack Canoe that has since been converted to a standard canoe seat with seated drops. The Trillium is a great canoe but the pack seating wasn’t a good fit. My main complaint was the seat height. It was quite low and I was constantly knocking the gunnels with...

My wife decided she needed a name. Edwina the Eddyline is a Sitka ST. It is a nice kayak, I've had it out a few times this summer trying my hand at a greenland paddle. Texas, that's a nice surfski, don't see to many of those around here. I would certainly plop myself right in the water if I...