Recent content by snapper

Glenn - Thanks for posting these videos. We're heading to Scotland the beginning of September. Wonder if I can talk my wife into a paddling trip??? That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well. snapper

I remember a long ago trip on Forked Lake where we ran into folks who stored their food overnight in their canoe. They woke up to a mighty splash and found their food bag swimming off with a bear while their canoe was flipped over in the lake. Not my idea of a good time, that's for sure...

@Black_Fly - Saying you're a "Swiftie" has a whole different meaning on this forum. Go to a concert and say that and you'll probably be given a bracelet! That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well. snapper

Not paddling related but hiking so here goes... We were on a trip in the Catskill mountains of NYS and far from any body of water. As I came up a hill I heard quacking ahead of me. I couldn't figure it out as there were no ducks in the woods. Eventually I reached the top of the rise and I...

Just a quick apology to @PaddlingPitt as I screwed up and mentioned my experience via a lunar eclipse and he specifically asked for a non-eclipse event. I guess there are times when my brain and eyes just don't engage at the same time. Sorry about that... That's all for now. Take care and...

Look forward to seeing it with you on its first trip! That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well. snapper

Beautiful paddle. Tough to believe it's your first one. I'm sure others will find a home in your canoe as well. Enjoy them all! That's all for now. Take care and until next time....be well. snapper

Hope this all works out for you in the end. That's a beautiful boat and should have been treated as such by the person doing the work. Until next time...be well. snapper

Although it was a sea kayaking trip, I was with a group of students on spring break and camping on a barrier island just north of Charleston, SC. The night we were there, a total lunar eclipse was part of the night sky. I couldn't believe how lucky we were to have such an exceptionally clear...

@yknpdlr - So many words and still nothing resembling an apology. You can give me all the science you want. You still come off as a bore as far as I'm concerned. Feel free to show some humility once in a while. It might do you some good. Until next time...be well. snapper PS - I don't...

@yknpdlr My Native friends spent the day in ceremony reflecting on the relationship between Grandmother Moon and Grandfather Sun and their relationship to their daughter; Mother Earth. This is mentioned in all seriousness. I've learned a lot from these people and don't appreciate snarky...

Beautiful boats. Thanks for keeping them alive and available to the paddling community. Until next time...be well. snapper

Well, we made it up to the Boonville area and had a lovely day. My son-in-law from MA brought our two youngest grandsons and we spent the day at the BREIA Potato Hll farm. We got there early so we could walk all the trails. Had a nice picnic, tossed around the football and read while waiting...

My first "real" paid job was with the Boy Scouts when I was 16. I worked on waterfronts and then eventually became the interim Asst. Director of Adirondack canoe trips. That wet my whistle enough that I knew I was going to pursue a career that would allow me to work outdoors. I was fortunate...

Not making a paddle per se but I used to teach a lot of spoon carving classes and always encouraged my students to bring a zip-loc baggie to class. After we were finished they'd collect those wonderful shavings and put them away for future use as fire starters. I still do that today when...