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Alaska

A dear now passed camping companion of mine and I knew each other for more than 30 years as we shared experiences as permanent National...

I'd say it is personal choice, depending on how strongly chemical adverse you are. In my case it is doubtful that I actually dilute all...

Noseeums (Punkies) when present always seem to find their way in the tent with you. The prime way they do that is to attach to your...

When I travel solo, I am rarely if ever at a designated site with either an outhouse, or even a thunder box privy. Most times my boot...

I grew up in northern NY State, and have returned in retirement to live there, on the edge of the Adirondacks. Much is wong with NY, but...

What bothered me most was tansporting (not my own) 23' carbon C4 canoe from NY to Whitehorse. I chose to take the southern route across...

That is exactly what the rescue training course taught us. I can say that it does work for. a smooth top inflatable "strainer" durijng...

When I was 60 years old, I signed up for a Swift Water Rescue Technician certification course given by NYS Homeland Security. Before...

During the recent Adirondack Classic 90 mile Canoe Race, September 5-7, I noticed the water level was notably lower than normal, but in...

(y) And that is all I need to be happy.

Somehow, after I left AF active duty, I ended up with a bag containing my partial aircrew emergency kit, including a colored smoke flare...

My dad encouraged me to get my NY State "pistol permit" after I turned 21 and was an air crew officer in the Air Force, now over 50...

I find that a canoe tends to track straighter with less need for correction strokes the faster you can make it go, to the limit of...

That sliding mid seat configuration is very common among C4 and voyageur (C6-7) racing canoes. Balance could be a problem with a C3...