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Saturday, July 18 (Day 6): It was another grey morning in Quebec, best beloved... As the cylinders slowly began to fire and burn off...

From my morning paddle today. Low tide on Tampa Bay.

Inflate my air mattress? My butler inflates my air mattress, of course.

Opportunity calls — The Lower Canyons of the Rio Grande - Part Two November 2024 Nobody willingly drinks water from the Rio Grande...

Friday July 17 (Day 5) I was a little late getting up, likely due to the after affects of yesterdays portaging adventure. The sun was...

Norm gave us a ride to the top of the St John’s 20+ years ago. My buddy’s Virginia-plated truck had an anti-logging sticker on it and...

I'm sure many folks on this forum know Norm from the Allagash. He's loaded and launched alot of canoes over the years and this is a nice...

There are a number of social factors that effect people's perception of risk. Peer pressure is definitely at the top of the list, but...

I didn't realize there were two different videos of the same pin incident. Having watched them both, I feel I should offer a different...

I got my two canoes back from the shop (Kimball Pond Boat Barn, Bob Bassett, Vienna, Maine) Bob did a nice job of clinching all the...

LaVerendrye, Qc. August 2026

Today I had company on my paddle.

I was in my canoe on the river between Long Lake and Tully Reservoir in Royalston, Massachusetts, yesterday when I stopped among the...

My post has been corrected, 9:35 was when I turned on my GPS, My first paddle stroke was at 10:18 (you no doubt left a couple of minutes...