Recent content by NikonF5user

I was just reading through some old posts - I cannot tell you how prescient this was. I ended up on a log pile this summer on the Big Salmon. There was a sharp meander that had cut through and I didn't notice until too late that the water was flowing straight under the log pile rather than...

I am not sure just how many times in Algonquin I made plans for specific lakes only to have those plans blow up due to weather or equipment failure; even if you do make plans and reservations, they do not always work out as intended... :sneaky:

Mulling a change in the fleet - and am curious for those that have experience with Bell, Colden, and Swift canoes - how would you compare the ability to withstand a rock strike between the builds? I have a WG Bell but really want to jump on a Colden that is just a total beauty - but I am afraid...

What makes a cookie non-vegetarian?!?!?

Unrelated but connected to the conversation - is it really almost a mile carry between 7th and 8th lakes? Maybe it's just that (at least when I've done it) you're going through the campground, but it seems so much shorter a portage!

Your kiddos could start a new freestyle category - synchronized freestyle!

Tie-dyed Merlin?!?!?!?!?!?

I sure wish I could go - I'd bring my Merlin and unique kneeling FlashFIRE (or maybe the new Redfeather RockSTAR), but the reschedule messed me up - my son's birthday is the 30th...

I've been jonesing to traverse Algonquin from left to right on the Petawawa River - but this weekend after flipping on the Greenbrier in WV, I think I have a LONG way to go before I am ready such a trip! But it sure would be a nice feather in one's cap to run the Petawawa the full way across the...

I think the question would be where to house the retracted skeg - I suppose it could fit into the float tanks, but otherwise it would obviously protrude into the usable space within the boat. Still, I could see where this would be a nice addition, especially to a fast and straight-paddling boat...

I am about to get a soloized Cascade - do you love yours? I am sure they can be a challenge on a windy lake, but my hope is that it will be my go-to for river tripping (particularly on waters like the Missinaibi)...

I like the idea of carefully limiting use of potentially dangerous objects - totally something to keep in mind if I do bring an axe. Thank you!

Hopefully I am not creating online enemies by saying this, but I feel honor bound to defend the idea of regulations. Regulations are rules by which we keep the areas we love free of development, overuse, and exploitation. If areas are unregulated, there is nothing to stop mining, deforestation...

I have been wanting to do the Missinaibi for quite some time, but something I just cannot find anywhere (and I find it rather aggrivating) is a consice description as to how to organize a trip from the Missinaibi Lake to Moosenee. Have you found an outfitter(s) that will work with you to park...

I have long advocated for a birding "license" akin to a hunting license. Not quite the same thing as requiring a class, but they would perhaps go hand in hand (I can see requiring a certificate or license to get a backcountry permit). As a birder my main thought is that the funds for purchasing...