Recent content by snapper

Per Erica's request, on a canoe only basis, my listing is pretty mundane. That said, it includes the Adirondacks, Catskills and the Upper Susquehanna River in NYS. Lots of swamp paddling in GA and FL. Coastal paddling in SC and time spent in VT, MA and ME. I was also fortunate to spend some...

For as long as I can remember, I've only used a spoon and my pocket knife if something needed cutting up. I started carving spoons (out of cedar mostly) back in the mid-1980s and have used the same wooden one since then. I have carved long handled spoons for cooking as well but find that when...

For what it's worth, it seems to me that the wind has increased over the past few years. I don't know if it has anything to do with other climate related issues or not. Whatever the reason, we used to have few days with winds in the mid-teens or higher. Now they seem to be more the norm than...

Years ago when I worked at a BSA camp waterfront, I put a rowing rig on one of our canoes for evening patrols of the lake. The lake was a mile long and I would use those oars to get me to places while patrolling a lot faster than I could have with just a straight paddle in an old Grumman tandem...

Welcome from the headwaters of the Susquehanna River. If you're ever in the Cooperstown, NY area and looking for some things to do, or places to paddle, feel free to reach out to me at your convenience. That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well. snapper

Thanks to all for the birthday wishes. Mike (AKA: stripperguy) hope you had a great day as well. I discovered another birthday pal at a work reception the following night. Funny thing, we met at the local pool where we swim laps on corresponding schedules. She works at the art museum and...

Not sure what the frame is made of but in similar boats like this that I've seen, the fabric used for the body was Dacron. That's about all I can add. Sorry... That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well. snapper PS - Alan's post arrived as I was writing mine. Seems like...

Certainly that's an admirable list but they missed the entire Upper Delaware River basin from Hancock, NY all the way down to Port Jervis. It's the river I grew up on for all intents and purposes, spending endless summer days swimming, fishing and paddling on various stretches up & downstream...

A friend of mine is the director of Cortland's outdoor education facility on Raquette Lake. Last Sunday she was still able to walk the mile across from Pine Knot Point to the facility at Antlers. As of Wednesday, the channel was open and they were motoring across the lake again; although she...

Paperwork...when I started out in 1980 all we did was tell someone at the college where we were going and when we planned to be back. I think they were more worried about getting the van back for others to use than anything else. Each year it seemed a bit more was added; and then refined...

Funny this should pop up today as I turn 73 tomorrow. Guess that means I was 63 the last time the poll appeared; that is, if my math is correct. As you get older, some things don't work as well as they once did! That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well. snapper

https://www.nols.edu/news-press/more-than-just-memories/?utm_campaign=13346068-NOLS%20News&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-__8P74YazF2jblE7obljE8Ybsd_lS6jlBB8brYHQn62RO4uI09d0m0tw6TOFLK Went back into my e-mail to find the NOLS article. Hopefully the link above will take you to it. Until next...

Interesting that this thread should appear right now. Yesterday I received an e-mail from NOLS regarding the results of research they've been conducting for a few years. In short, it shows the value of outdoor experiences in young people as they are exposed to "risks" and opportunities to...

@Cookannapurna - I work at a 19th century farm village museum and help out the folks in the farmhouse by splitting wood and making kindling for them. I get "paid" for my efforts with a nice mid-day meal. Other than soup, we eat with knives. Obviously, they're not sharp but it still takes some...

You've probably already thought of this but if not, be sure you tie your canoe onto the rack instead of just laying it on the arms. A good wind can still blow things around. Having it tied in should keep it in place; unless the storm is so severe, the entire structure lets go. That's all...