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The Last Exciting Run I remembered it being about a six hour drive. My memory was wrong. It was closer to 10 plus hours. I peeled out...

One of the things I like about tripping are the images I see. It's mostly scenery and sometimes wildlife. Sometime I can capture it on...

#1 and #3 seemed aimed at shortening my life. #2 is just silly. Bring young, strong newbies who don't know any better and who are...

Welcome. Storage problem??? I second getting rid of the ladder and I do see a large opening in the middle of the area. Might I...

Cree River part 12. We last saw me standing in cold water, wet to the skin and cold to the bone. And it is raining. My assessment is...

ready to go ... I did the final work on the two paddles today. I gave the light one the last coat of varnish and the dark one the last...

Spring is here!

Cabin and canoes at Betsy Penn 4H camp in NC

First paddle of the year on the Athabasca River near Jasper, Alberta.

In 2008, at age 64, I bought my "final canoe" (Hemlock SRT). Then I did it again in 2009 (Bell black-gold Wildfire). And again in 2021...

It's been all work no play this year, haven't been outside at all this winter. Walleye season closed this weekend, so Irene and I...

Aslowhand and I drove for several hours into the French part of Switzerland to paddle on Lac de Joux. The paddle in to this favorite...

Well, it made it to the rack but it has to wait further for open water because... Surprisingly heavy at 42 lbs but there is an extra...