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"Fresh" baked muffins in various flavors are always stacked near the entry of the local (the only) grocery market in my town (TOPS)...

What happens when you paddle a bent shaft backwards? If no one else is around it feels odd.😕 If your paddling friends are around it...

i have no idea what was just said. During the power paddle phase, there is at least a moderate amount of torso and upper body rotation...

When paddling single stroke single side in my lighter canoes (22 pound PB Shadow, or 19 pound SR Blackwater), I notice during the...

Many remote Adirondack ponds will have an old beater leaky canoe (or rowboat), well hidden somewhere not far from shore. Usuallly there...

I should have said that I feel like  I lack grace when paddling sit & switch compared to using an ottertail with underwater recovery or...

Paddling sure seems to be a popular way when the water isn't frozen. I remember a lot of them being runners, bikers, skies, and...

As I have heard AF fighter pilots often say.... "a MIG at your 6 is better than no MIG at all"

Don't believe the severely outdated topo map. Even the old main river channel has changed much since it was surveyed and printed. I've...

I have always preferred leather hiking boots to any synthetics. Properly treated with Limmer grease, I can hike a damp day in my Limmer...

I used candle lanterns years ago. the light is dim, but it provides ambiance. Never had any problem or concern about using one in as...

I have often heard Charlie say that heeling presents a "banana" shape of the hull to the water, opposing the paddle yaw with an offside...

Either by geographic coordinates or by name in the search box. Simply type 7th Lake NY. Or 8th Lake.

Zoom in tight on Google Maps or Google Earth. The current image being presented of 7th and 7th Lakes in the Adirondacks shows a long...

that red knit cap looks amazingly like a BSA Voyageur trek touque.