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I think it 17'. I'll confirm - he's out paddling it now on Forked Lake. It's the builders first ever boat build. A year and a half...

Arrived. 4 volunteers, 3 interns, and 1 staff. Camping in an old quarry. Great chicken curry dinner. Will split crew on Buttermilk Falls...

I'm heading out in a few hours. Meet at Forked Lake Campground for NFCT work weekend, then hit the trail on Sunday. Hope to get to...

Send your canoe down 1st!

There does seem to be a lot of bears around this year. Maybe because they are having more cubs than normal. This photo was posted on fb...

We have a lot of bears on the Long Beach Peninsula in Washington. They do seem to be very active right now. Two nights ago one scaled...

Good looking bear. This must be the year of the bear. Our family has been seeing them almost every week all year. Several trophy...

Dinnertime visitor this evening.

Re-oiling the woodwork so I can bring it down to the lake this weekend.

A nice weekend paddle at Siltcoos lake on the OR coast. Lake, river, ocean in one fell swoop. Perfect way to spend the Solstice and...

I believe this dragonfly is a Calico Pennant (Celithemis elisa), a member of the skimmer family (Libellulidae). The picture was taken on...

Hi Glenn, I revisited Boreas Ponds on June 24th. Since I was last there in August 2025, the DEC has greatly improved the canoe access...

A lot of the modern “tough” composites are a decent compromise. Most can take a decent impact without too much issue, and are still...

I'd hoped to paddle and run in a riverside park on our vacation this week. It turns out the Swannanoa river and local riverside parks...

Delaware River, north of Milford Pa. on 6/17. It was a beautiful day with lots of wildlife. It was also the first time I had seen the...