Recent content by Steve in Idaho

Don't count on it. 😄 The kayak I built back in '74 was similarly ugly camo, and it was stolen a couple years later.

It was an overnighter, but we cheated. We set up camp where you can drive to an access in the middle of our trip, and shuttled to the top by auto. Made it a very comfortable family trip with two easy days on the river. There's a big undeveloped camping area there, not far from the little town of...

Thanks, @Alan Gage . I subscribed to his channel.

Believe it or not, there has been recent talk about rebuilding the Teton dam. I don't know how serious it is, but having been to the site and witnessed the disaster, I find the thought of it appalling.

Now I can't get the lava lamp image out of my head.

Fascinating. Flaming Gorge and the Uintas are awesome. From the second article... Oops.

My first post above was cynical and probably a little off the subject. Where I was is no longer what I consider backcountry. Growth and development have rendered it more accurately front country. Advertising and outfitters have brought the crowds - not writers like Callan. This wasn't his doing...

To be fair, I don't think the vast majority are reading Callan or anyone else that matters. But we can hope that doesn't apply to those who aspire to deeper travels into canoe country.

I mentioned my recent visit to the Teton River in another thread. There were significantly more people on the river than the last time I was there. Mostly daytrippers and mostly on SUPs. Halfway between access points, a mature bull moose entered the river ahead of me. I and my group eddied out...

I just used original Weldwood contact cement.

I have added minicell foam foot blocks in two of my solos now. Just wedges cut from yoga blocks and glued in place where they fit me. If and when I sell those canoes, the new owner can always remove them if they don't like them. I'll soon do the same for the Wildfire. They add hardly any weight...

So this morning I'm thinking about the reservoirs I visit the most - those within an hour from home. The closest was created as a shallow irrigation impoundment, holding water diverted from the Boise River. It was given a second purpose after its creation, as a wildlife preserve. It now...

Yes, but we're talking about only an additional what - twelve feet? And a very small fraction of additional acreage. Without the dams, they're still very large natural lakes, and Pend Oreille still being over 1100' deep. You can include Bear Lake in that as well.

Relax. It's just a point for discussion. I don't think anyone here believes we should keep all dams for recreational purposes - or any other reason FTM. Personally, I see both sides of the issue. As much as I would love to see a resurgence of free flowing rivers, I also recognize that there is...

Especially if that 20' pole comes with 8' arm spread. ;)