Robin

2025 - The Day After The night I was dropped off by the side of the tracks was so horrible I have been unable to write about it. It...

September 2 - Day 14 Distance: 19.6km (Total 211.5km) Time: 5hr 30m Caltopo Map: https://caltopo.com/m/B8MTMST I was up just...

A little 6:30 AM action this morning.

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...

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

That toast looks delicious, whenever I make toast I just spread some salt on the top of the hot stove and place the bread on it.

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...

On the weekend of October 18th 2025 myself, friends Tim Goodrich and Patrick Dolan set off on the Queen of Lakes, Lake George, NY for an...

My daughter woke me early this morning to go look for beaver. We paddled up a misty Sevenmile creek. We didn't see any beaver...

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...

When I did my ash gunwales I approached it a bit differently. Our sawmill can only handle boards up to about 9' or so, so that's what I...

This adventure was inspired by Robin and his canoe restorations. In particular, his rail replacements on different boats over the years...

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...