Recent content by Steve in Idaho

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Ah, the Le Tour. Fond memories of that bike. It's theft was the end of my pedaling days for quite a long time though. I took up riding regularly again a few years ago - and yeah, three very different bikes. I'll surely add another at some point. I just recently sold the sailboat. When the snow...

Wow! I've seen eagles go after ducks before, but never a heron. I wonder why that is. We have a lot of herons here. I have a few heron rookeries I like to visit every year. Fascinating pterodactyls.

I've been impressed with the idea ever since meeting a couple who were using a Yakima trailer (basically a frame for their rack system) to haul a heavy Clipper TSL1 behind their Subaru. It was balanced well enough to eliminate the need for backing it up - instead, unhooking it and rolling it...

Welcome to the forum, John. How cool is it to have such a nice locally built canoe?!

Yeah, I told that fib too. We have understanding wives. ;)

I have no experience with any of the packable canoes. But since you're going to be in a pickup camper, have you considered a trailer for the canoe(s)? https://www.etrailer.com/Trailers/Yakima/Y84TR.html https://spacetrailers.com/products/space-trailer-trailer-canoe-rack-canoe-package

I'm not comfortable yet about disagreeing with the short & fast cadence teaching, but the more I try to put Paukea's teaching in those videos to practice, the better I'm doing overall. It helps to review the videos once in a while to remember important points - like making the catch as far...

When I see requests from new arrivals to Idaho for suggestions and information about wild places to visit, this is the sentiment I try to convey. "Discovery" has more than one meaning, and bringing it to a personal level raises endless fascinating possibilities. I have applied this philosophy in...

Well!..... As owner of one of those gorgeous eggplant Mad Rivers (Malecite), I heartily approve! And with cherry rails.... awesome!

In my limit experience, it's only an issue in significant wind. It's definitely easier then to keep the Wildfire on track. But lacking that, the Moccasin moves faster with less effort and less correction. But yeah, when I was out on the lake in 20+ mph wind, I was kind of wishing I had chosen...

That's what I'm experiencing in the Moccasin. If wind or current pushes it off track, it takes at least a more vigorous correction and maybe offside lean to get it back in line. If it's more than a brief nudge, some cross forward with an offside lean may be called for. In a big wind, I was...

Oh, I see I hadn't responded to this thread since I've paddled the Moccasin. One foot shorter than an Advantage and same length as the Solitude. But it doesn't respond quite like the Solitude. Wenonah has stated that the Moccasin is similar to the Prism, and almost as fast. Not a flat bottom...

Cool! There's was an advantage for sale within a day's drive of me, and I would have bought it but it was tuff weave - not kevlar. I'll be interested in your evaluation. I don't really want an Advantage, but I'm Advantage curious. I'll probably sell it soon if I ever get one, but you never...

In that case, I'd say it's earned the rescue. If nothing else, it will be good practice. ;)