Recent content by snapper

@Robin - Thanks so much for all that information. I plan on logging it all and hope to use it in the future. I do have a nice basement, with direct outdoor access, that would lend itself to doing a boat during the winter months. My biggest concern downstairs would be dealing with dust but...

Man, I'd love to know where you guys find canoes for that little money (LOL)! Most of the "beaters" I see are way overpriced. I'd love to take on a small project like this as I think it would meet my limited skills in an appropriate way. Oh well...just got to keep looking. That's all for...

Beautiful trip. Thanks for sharing your adventure. Looks like a wonderful place to explore, relax and paddle. Thanks for bringing us along. That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well. snapper

Thanks for posting your reading list. Looks like some interesting books to check out. That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well. snapper

@TheIndian - Your photos look like what I saw in the article I mentioned from the "Adirondack Explorer." Hope we get some measurable rain soon. Until next time...be well. snapper

I've never had the opportunity to visit the shop but I've heard so many good things about it over the years. It's too bad its closing but certainly understand the reasoning behind it. I wish him all the best going forward. I'm sure he will comfort a lot of people in his new pursuit. That's...

As my Abenaki friends would say...Wlipamkanni (uli bum ka nee); "safe travels." Take care and until next time...be well. snapper

I haven't been there myself but an article in the e-version of the "Adirondack Explorer" shows the water level at South Creek to be very low. The author of the article said he had to walk his canoe out from the landing. He was able to get in a paddle once he was downstream of the bridge...

@GladMax - You never know what you're going to find in a thrift store. My original 1898, Dwight Grant guideboat was found in a thrift store in Rochester, NY by a friend of mine. He and I traded the boat for an old '62 Willys jeep I had. He needed transportation and I was more than happy to...

I'm a slacker in comparison to you all. I'm also a "dabbler" in most things as I enjoy learning how something works; bagpipes anyone??? Although retired, I work at the Fenimore Farm & Country Village (formerly the Farmers' Museum in Cooperstown, NY) so spend a lot of my time sitting on the...

Looks like a wonderful day out with like minded folks. Thanks for sharing. Until next time...be well. snapper

Nice to see another Hemlock "Peregrine" on the water. Thanks for sharing your photos of the initial trip. That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well. snapper

Like others who have already commented, I take my pills in their original containers and then swop them out into a small pill box when I get to where I'm going. This saves any confusion (at least I think it should) as to what I'm carrying and what it's for. I've been doing this for a couple of...

Beautiful boat! Also, great to hear about your experience with the folks at Northstar. It's nice to know a company is willing to listen and work with their customers. Enjoy paddling that beauty for years to come! That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well. snapper

Thanks for sharing your adventure. Nothing like having your dog along for the fun. As for the feather; I'm pretty sure it's from an owl. I say that because of the "feathery" edges on it. That feature is what allows owls to fly silently through the nighttime woods when hunting for prey...