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A number of you fine folks have shared your map interest-thank you. In a continuation of the thought about my Allagash map I thought...

I put a set in my little OT Pack. Kayak adjustables. It took a cute little pond hopper and made it into a much nicer and capable canoe.

I was talking to my neighbors kid (now 40) a few days ago and we got on doing trips when he asked me if I and the wife have anything fun...

Back in the 1980s I took a group to the Boundary Waters out of Ely, MN. A couple of days in I was carrying a 17 foot Grumman on my...

The Remote Area Border Crossing permit is officially kaput until September, at least. Unless the powers that be set up “Call-In” border...

I like maps, too. I used maps extensively for my job and my love of maps goes way back, when I'd go into old drugstores or hardware...

Three Québecois foresters found out I was using a map and compass instead of GPS, they were astounded. They had never met anyone...

iI have somewhere in the area of more than 300 USGS topographic maps, many that I inherited from a disbanded SAR team, others and...

Warning. Blab. I've grown from an awkward loner child into an awkward loner adult, albeit surrounded by family I cherish. I've always...

I’ll say this: I had to work at being solo. Really, I had to work at being alone. When my daughter was in middle school, I realized...

Look at 1982/1983. What a winter that was! I long for another.

From my own personal experience, I can tell you that you can build yourself back up but, even so, I'd rule out most rotomolded kayaks...

I got a 60L blue barrel and harness. Weighs much less than the CCS food pack and bear vaults. I guess my new canoe was Black Friday...

By the time black friday rolled around I had already bought all the canoe gear I wanted, so I didn’t get anything there. Got a few pairs...

I think this seems pretty accurate. It's been awhile since I saw this thread and I think that anyone who is interested in a...