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I have been in the canoe for a total of one hour this year! I had a fall from a scaffold at work in the early Spring before paddling...

Mountain Hardwear Vision 2 on a gravel bar downstream of Fort Selkirk on the Yukon, pinned down by a wildfire. July of 2024. Same...

I was glad I got out when I did as the winds picked up to 40 mph gusts right after I got done.

That's an interesting idea with the salt on the stove. I'll have to try it. That was a grilled cheese in the pan from the night before...

What can I say, the report is just outstanding. I can't believe you drove all the way from Florida, and here I complain about driving a...

Part 2 It all started 30 years ago with this book: We had learned tandem whitewater on the upper Hudson River with Jerry Jenkins, a...

A little 6:30 AM action this morning.

To me one of the best parts of a trip is either a good farmers breakfast of bacon or ham, eggs , toast and cowboy coffee, or a truck...

Early morning fog on Lows Lake, NY ADK’s

I wish I was able to take a slower pace, but it was a push to see that much of the lake in two paddling days. From the upper dam it was...

I really enjoyed reading your report. I haven't paddled that area since the mid-early 90's; prior to the big blow down. My son and I...

Thanks for this nice TR, your pictures really made me sorry I missed this trip. I like the idea of base camping at Hitchens Pond. Back...

Thanks for all the kind words guys. It's hard to believe all those pictures were taken with a phone. I just try to capture images that...

Great report Alan, It helped me relive it all over again. I'm glad you included how you make toast in camp, only one of the many...

Thanks for the “atta boy”, I just used rough sawn 10’ers, you brought it to a whole new level. Well done imo. When I lived in...