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Dams have been unfairly and unwisely d*mned, including on this site. Without dams, both the lentic and lotic canoeing waters of the USA...

Put-in minus 3 days: Friday, July 10, 2026: It became evident in the morning hours that there would be no pining goodbyes for me from...

Well, the Clipper descriptions of these boats stated above from the phone calls is definitely accurate. The P14 is very, very...

This is gonna be great!

Awesome trailer. I'll look forward to seeing the whole story.

We've decided that we should provide a sort of executive summary here, and then (inspired by Erica) create an episodic trip report that...

I am still heavily in recovery mode, not sure what has happened to @VA paddler, probably back to the grindstone and taking the weekend...

Here are a few pics of my latest build. The Bruce Kunz designed 38 Spl. With a Bobbed tail. I Bobbed the tail, to eliminate an...

Fantastic, thank you for taking the time to write it up!

Day 7 (Pinetorch – Chapin) Again, just really pretty country from Pinetorch – Upper Pinetorch. Upper Pinetorch in particular is very...

July 20-31 2026 Route Map: https://caltopo.com/m/F1PDGQB 115 km map distance, including 14.5 km of portages (but I double carried all...

For a dedicated wilderness tripping canoe, are rudders an underrated upgrade or unnecessary complexity? I've never found anything...

I know, I go here a lot, but it is fun to run whitewater in the summer. With all the rain we have had recently there were actually other...

Here's a video Trip Report of a 6-day trip down the Turtle River in late June. I hope you enjoy it. Kindly Like and Subscribe if you...

On the Eastmain, between the Tichegami & the Moon - sometime last week.