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What impressed me was exactly the same phrase you quote above. I no longer rock hop either. But the point it drove home to me was that...

good story, thank you for posting.. this struck me, "It’s a simple rock hop, one he’s made hundreds of times in his 50 years of...

My understanding is that the budget cuts weren't yet in effect. Also, the weather service is on record saying that they were not under...

Death toll 111 so far. 170 still missing. No survivors have been found since last Friday. If one looks at the expense of this...

The current death toll is over 100 people. And I can’t believe how long they waited to close that bridge down. (First video)

A few weeks ago I was at a 4H camp. There were canoes on a lake. There was a class where the kids where given boots, a gallon basin...

@PaddlingPika - your reasoning is part of why inflatable SUPs have become so popular. Pretty good idea, IMO - but I'm not quite there yet.

I have family in the PNW and also used to do more road trips to square dances (my other main recreation besides paddling) so about 27...

OTOH, I could easily put together a trip with all easy class 2 river stretches a shuttle options - but that takes a lot more planning...

That's a tough one. I guess it would depend on how much I was planning to do in places I'm familiar with. The last time I took a trip...

I actually did solo a tandem. I’m pretty sold on solos in the 14-16’ lengths. I took the plunge. When the guy said he would deliver...

I don't think the seat or thwart placement has much effect on trim. Both thwarts should be the same distance from the center and...

I got the moose part down while working on Isle Royale for a few summers. The walleye part never happened.

We can learn to paddle in 50 hours. We can learn muscle memory in 200 hours. We start to get comfortable and not think about the...

I have a North Wind solo, and its a great boat, but, if you don't need it for river tripping, I'd suggest either a Wenonah Prism or...