themadindian

I have never paddled the original Dragonfly, but I spent a day paddling the plug for the Dragonfly 15 and I own a Phoenix in IXP. I...

One powerboat. Otherwise, icy silence. New Year's Eve wasn't windy here on Lake Lillinonah, but on the previous day, December 30, it...

Wind and ice also kept me off the water the last few days. I managed to get out Dec 17th, so I notched a paddle every month in 2024...

Farm on Lake Lillinonah (Housatonic River), Connecticut, on New Year's Eve 2024 in a carbon fusion Swift Keewaydin 15.

I made it out for a New Year's Day paddle but the only picture I took was of my youngest making his case to join me:

Similar canoe tents were very popular in the late 1800s and early 1900s as shown on pages 14, 18, and 23 of the catalog at the link...

In 2008, at age 64, I bought my "final canoe" (Hemlock SRT). Then I did it again in 2009 (Bell black-gold Wildfire). And again in 2021...

Some good advise so far. Polyester resin, will not bond as good as Epoxy. The S-glass I have used from Sweets Sweets composites Is...

There is something primal about a campfire that reaches to the soul and spirit of a person. Perhaps it touches the "genetic memory"...

I love campfires, I never go without them given the choice, and when I can't have a fire something feels seriously off. My brother (who...

Loons Murtle Lake Wells Grey Provincial Park, BC

I did a spur of the moment trip to the Oswegatchie recently and it was a great time. I planned to spend three nights up there poking...