Recent content by Steve in Idaho

I'll keep that in mind. I would recommend the Indy.

That looks like fun. Maybe I should take the Vertige on my next trip to the coast.

I know of other contenders in my own state. Shoshone Falls is one of the gems on the Snake River. 212' high. You can paddle up to it from below on calm water, but first you have to portage around Pillar Falls on the way. Pillar Falls On the way back, there's a narrow slot that looks safe to...

Help may be late in coming, but at least they can know where to find the body. I hear that helps with collecting on life insurance. ;)

I'd definitely prefer George Dyson's giant, family size "baidarka".

Gotcha. I would have liked that on my way back this last BWCA trip.

I'm glad to see you got a nice trip in. Too bad about the Explorer. Has anyone checked all the pulleys to see if they spin free and have no runout? Runout on my steering pump is what ate the new belt in my Tundra at about 170k miles last winter. Tell me about the tow. I've never heard of this...

Sorta like the Clipper Caribou S.

I have heard nothing but good things about the Olympus. I've seen many photos taken with a friend's, and the sharpness and color rendition always look great.

When I want small items to absolutely not leak or get leaked into.... https://www.locknlock.com/eng/product/container/food-storage/classic-plus I know there are cheaper versions that probably work just as well.

In Bowron, I stuck with the Inreach a detailed park map and my waterproof pocket camera. I need a better waterproof pocket camera. All that is needed for navigating there is the park map (not even a compass).

Wow, what a great trip!

I think that was the case with the mini. The 66i gives two days of hour by hour wind, rain, and temps.

Living in Idaho, I'm used to unreliable forecasts from all sources. When in the Bowron earlier this month, my experience with the Inreach next day weather forecast was that it was pretty accurate with the wind, but a few hours off with rain (usually came later). There were some localized and...

Heeling to the rail in a solo canoe is easier if you have thigh straps or a bulkhead. All of my whitewater canoes (even for class 2+) have had one or the other. Pull up the offside knee for an aggressive heel. When poling upstream, if the bow gets pushed off track, lifting the upstream foot...