TrailBlaser

Me an Bogan have been snowshoeing relentlessly this year. Wonderful base with periodic new coatings of powder. Alas, the fun is over...

I just want to give a very long Overdue Thank You to Glenn ! You have immensely improved this Site ! It is so much easier to start a...

I think CT coming up in a search first got me here, but it's the member, their knowledge, experience, kindness and willingness to share...

I’m waiting for the ice to melt on my pond so I can soak some inwales and ribs before steaming them, so I ordered some new axe handles...

We have heart disease in our family; on both my mother's and father's side. My father had a heart attack and bypass surgery when he was...

I just don't talk about it unless she asks. She doesn't go with me and is not involved with my trips, so she pays little attention to my...

Yes, the easiest solution is just to carry a bent shaft and a straight shaft which is what I usually do on rivers with no, or only mild...

https://paddlingmag.com/gear/bent-vs-straight-shaft-canoe-paddle/ I solved this issue 38 years ago by always carrying a bent and a...

Same here in Putnam County, NY. I believe it's because I had my snow thrower serviced this past fall. I'm figuring we'll get wacked with...

At 18, a friend and I rented an aluminum Grumman in Long Lake and did the Raquette River to Tupper Lake. You name it, we probably did it...

I have two solo boats, no tandem. I've tried to convince my wife that having a reasonably priced tandem made sense, even for the annual...

99% of my paddling is alone, but it's also day trips. I have cruised small sailboats alone, anchoring at night and sometimes not...

I do not understand the boredom or lonlinesss issues or aspects of going solo. The majority of my tripping is solo in the Adirondacks...

I have done mostly solo trips in the last 10-15 years, before that It was about 50-50. As I have gotten into my 70’s, I find going on a...

when I solo trip I slow right down, my meals get more elaborate and take longer, I can spend an hour getting my tarp just right, and...