Seeker

As responses slow down, I want to thank everyone for offering such thoughtful and considered responses. It has been useful to read so...

I’m with Memaquay. Perspective is important. For a couple week trip to Quebec, what’s my environmental footprint? Just the 100 gallons...

Thanks, that's a very gracious answer to an old man rant, lol. Unfortunately I sometimes boil over, usually when someone is lecturing me...

I will add a perspective about perspective. Over the last few decades, I have struggled to keep canoe routes from being destroyed in my...

Yeah, mine's going to be a long brain dump too. I'm of a mixed mind here... I NEED solitude in frequent small quantities, though I'm...

Boy Scouts, mostly... spent 3x summers, 76-78, at Camp Sabattis on Low's Lake. We also canoed the Delaware River every year, though I...

Gone!

A neat tent/shelter like that was the old MSR Missing Link. Half tent, half shelter. More weather coverage and bug protection, but...

@Seeker beat me to it. Canoe The North has used a similar setup for years. https://youtube.com/@canoethenorth?si=mS23fBMpRnh3rHuN

For everyone's information: Under the current administration this site has NEVER had a "policy of open membership," NO registrant has...

Here in MD, I have a pair of Kamiks (Greenbay?), which are rubber bottom, nylon upper, felt liner boots that come to my knees. A full...

That looks like a still from the "Canoe the North" YouTube channel. Regardless, it's similar to the tarp and mosquito netting they used...

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...

Great pics, Al. Looks like you had ideal weather. It's been interesting to see that area changing through the decades. Much improved...

I made a last minute decision to take my Campfire Tent and wood stove on this trip. I can't believe I almost went without them. I'm too...