Steve in Idaho's latest activity

Skiing, both alpine and especially nordic. Since moving back into mild winter country, skiing became a difficult love to pursue. I still...

You must be the guy to ask - would the Solitude have been a good choice for that trip if it was lighter? Or would a Wildfire be better?

Just completed the 116km Bowron Lake circuit in my Clipper Packer 14' canoe. Did great but wasn't as fast as my old Clipper Solitude...

Yeah, it's not going to turn like a canoe with more rocker. And we all know there are varying degrees of class 2. But I also take into...

I have to challenge you. Although I have limited time in a Swift P14 I'll say the maneuverability is debatable. Yes it heels nicely but...

Thank you for your kind words. My mental model for paddling danger is the top 5 risks listed by the Coast Guard: - dangerous weather -...

My tripping is never longer than 2-3 days, on smaller class 1-2 rivers with minimal or no portaging, and rarely on big open water, so my...

I find that a canoe tends to track straighter with less need for correction strokes the faster you can make it go, to the limit of...

Since we're revisiting this, I do have something to add (and I want to get this in writing before I forget). It isn't much, since I only...

I was just reading through some old posts - I cannot tell you how prescient this was. I ended up on a log pile this summer on the Big...

sounds like our "Muffin"- we knew she hated both change and strangers, and barely tolerated us. We took her to the vet for a rabies shot...

Oh yeah, there's that. And BTW - once you're retired, there seems to be an assumption that you need more fixit projects to fill your time.

Working :( Ok, family too :)

Mostly, I work. Seems like that's about all I'm doing these days with the day job, the horseshoeing side gig, repairs to my house, my...