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There are a couple reasons why I prefer to canoe alone. Foremost, my current path involves bird, landscape, and macro photography. I don't market my images, more like I just enjoy the challenge of capturing 'The Shot', I liken it to bow hunting for deer. For me, it is not unusual to spend a...

I want to thank you all for the warm welcome. Forester- I have considered a couple of paddling groups, I actually had wished to accompany the Minnesota Canoe Association to the Kinnickinnic in Wisconsin this weekend. The trip coordinator did not bother to return my calls. Not a huge problem, it...

No Title Today, I traveled about 5 miles west of home to an interesting lake. Pelican Lake was an important stopping point for migrating waterfowl in past times, it is actually one of a handful that was attractive to canvasbacks and served as breeding habitat for White pelicans. When the...

The name is Randy. I hail from Minnesota, just west of the twin cities. I have always preferred to spend my off time in the woods (prairies, swamps....really anywhere not in the city). I grew up in a family that camped. Summer vacations were spent on the shores of Lake Michigan or the UP ( to...