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Don't forget about $USD vs $CAD or is it CND? As an engineer, I am comfortable using either. When I am working on a Search and Rescue...

Administration Notice: I've disabled the Daisy L. account because of suspicions that it is a foreign spam, bot or AI account. If I'm...

Glenn beat me to it. In the Adirondacks any and all such overland movements between paddleable waterways are always called "carries" by...

I prefer to use Adirondacks terminology and use the word "carry" rather than "portage". If I do use it, I say POUR-tij, your second...

Adirondack racer Kevin Olson has a whole series on paddling and especially racing techniques in Youtube. he has one on turning your C1...

I couldn't stand it any longer. It finally reached the high 30's in bright sun this afternoon and I just had to take my new Blackwater...

Now take your race on a truly long marathon. During the Yukon1000 miler, our overall average speed with current, was nearly 9mph for...

My new Blackwater arrived the last week of November 2024, too late for a test paddle on unfrozen water in survivable weather. I am still...

I also have a 20-ish year old John Deere model 2305 compact 4x4 diesel tractor. i mows my extensive lawn, clears by blowing away my over...

I have owned a 1987 John Deere 750 Compact Tractor 4wd for 14 years. It’s a great homeowner tractor, 3 cylinder diesel with plenty of...

I wish I had seen the application for this expedition. i may well have applied to join.

We have completed the recruitment of permanent teammates for the Northern Mer brigade. It's been quite an adventure. 150 applications...

Spike was/is quite an institution with BSA, and especially with Camp Russell. His home is only about a half mile away on Rte 28. As the...

My wife was office manager at Camp Russell for 6 years in the early 2000's. She stayed in the small cabin on the lake shore and swam...

Sometimes I might be…well I don’t know, a little too dismissive of new ideas? I really wasn’t that receptive to that “portage pal” tool...