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So back in late July, I had decided on purchasing a Northstar Phoenix. I had test paddled a few contenders at Rutabaga and the Phoenix...

This looks like a nice option...

We’re contemplating a BWCA trip in two weeks. Glad my dog is a laid back canoe veteran. Thinking about leaving the double blade at...

I could probably finish with two of mine, but we would have started with five...

Cool August morning on Morse 08/30/2025. Can't believe this guy is almost a man.

I had a visitor in the yard eating fireweed the other day.

Vacation morning ritual. Coffee on the water.

Entry to Bog Pond when coming from Upper St. Regis Lake, St Regis Canoe Area. 8/17/25 Great area for finding frogs…

This video has its own thread here but I'll put it in this thread, too, because Nolan Whitesell's 1987 run of the Niagara Gorge, a few...

Here's the first of two "Rollin With Nolan" videos shot in the '80's and early '90's, the heyday of solo first descents of class V...

In 1987, after a training run with Tom Ploski and me on Section IV of the Chattooga and the Ocoee earlier that year (😜), Nolan Whitesell...

Here’s my 34 pound paddling partner hard at work. He is pretty comfortable relaxing on the deck plate of my Hemlock SRT or curled up on...

Like Bob I also have a Lean 1+ and I find it to be plenty big. Most of my trips have been just myself and a 30 pound dog and there is...

Tryin’ My tarp tent is a lean 1 plus. It has been everywhere, plenty of room for myself and two dogs.