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Megiscane - Day 4 I got up early this morning, energized by visions of actually starting this trip. I would gather all my bags...

Day 5 Dawn arrived cold and clear. Everything was solidly frosted and sparkled briefly before melting under the sun's advancing rays. I...

Many years ago, my club did a trip on the Rio Grande, through Big Bend. I was shooting slides back then, but I recently bought an...

40"?! Dang. I have two 280cm paddles, BB Angler Ace and BB Impression Solo. Great for a wide-beam Prospector and an OT Tripper. Little...

For what you're trying to do (capture images where hands-free is the only option), I'd probably just leave it in video mode and lift the...

We launched from Kanu Klub Thun put-in. I also had a borrowed life jacket from them. It is the most comfortable and secure life jacket...

[Admin note: I have moved the following two posts by @Erica into their own thread in this forum from the Photo of the Day thread.] For...

I bought this chair years ago,it has an aluminum frame which makes it very lightweight yet tough enough to hold up to hard use, out...

That is amazing. What a way to not only refurbish, but to take it beyond original glory. Previously a suitable companion for the...

Erica, your trip reports are so lovely and well crafted that we all might have guessed this.

I am an avid reader and bringing books on canoe trips, even when I am trying to keep weight down, is essential. I've tried bringing a...

A conservative estimate for me this year would be around 350 to 500 miles. I try to take a morning paddle of at least 3 miles and...

I love me some Current River in the winter. You can see so much more of the geological features without the foliage. Feel free to give...

I’ve never really tracked my mileage before, but I started keeping a log this year of each outing (mostly to track river conditions...

With the breakdown of our main transportation for canoes, we are down a lot from our goal. Probably barely 100 miles total. But, the...