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I have a big granite gear portage pack that is my main pack. It was expensive but it is very rugged and it holds up to beat the band. Its been to the arctic twice and dozens of other trips. Never let me down. I also use duluth packs - one small one that carries my tarp(s) and tarp stakes and...

Then we take these skills and adapt them to the task of moving a canoe with a heavy load.

I tend to tie stuff in if we are running white water but I admit I am not obsessed with it. Usually I will make sure the big packs and wanigans are tied to a thwart or to the slotted inwales. If I lose an axe so be it. We can survive without an axe. Of course, the most important rule is to scout...

Hugh is a great guy. I had the pleasure of visiting Hugh last spring to pick up the 16' Prospector that he and his great crew of young folks built for me. Hugh owns an original Chestnut building form for the 16' Prospector "Fort" model. Here is a shot of the early stages of my canoe being built...

The canoe camps in the Temagami region have always used tumplines and carry bars for canoe portaging extensively. They also use wanigans and tumplines are pressed into service there as well. The tumplines are fashioned from high quality leather. The carry bar takes the stress off the center...

I just received a surprise edition of Che-Mun. The editor - Micheal Peake - had reported that the publication was done. It appears there is someone possibly taking over. Thank goodness. This is a wonderful publication of interest to folks who paddle in the far north.

Does anyone know if there is anyone developing a material that would perform like Royalex?

Beautiful.

Very pretty. Is that an Old Town Yankee?

Interesting. Thanks for posting that. Here in New England where I live there is an active and vibrant community of contra dancers. We dance every weekend at Grange Halls and other dance halls all around New England. It exists all over the U.S. and to Canada. I know for example that there is...

There should be a new DSM diagnosis - OLD = Obsessive Lightness Disorder. :)

I have been remiss. I did not make a donation. Is there a way to do it now Robin? EDIT - Found it - donation sent.

Its a small thing, but when I am paddling on a lake, and if I know that I will need to return to my point of departure, I am in the habit of stopping every so often and looking back to see how it will look when I return. Many people don't think to do that. But if you have ever been lost, in the...

It is interesting how perspective changes perception and understanding.

Thank you. Reading some of your old posts I am wondering how you are coming along. Like you, I have some new physical issues that are threatening my trip plans. We will have to see.

That's correct. Good eye. Looking at your web site I see you have paddled the Horton and the Thelon. Those are the two trips we have have done so far up there. Wonderful country. It gets in your blood. We are starting to think about another one, maybe next year or the year after. Not sure what...

Great post. Honestly it does not look all that different from the style of tripping I have done all my life. Looks like a great family summer trip.

Yea, we just see it differently. I'd like to see the Allagash as a wilderness area. I think we should make it harder, not easier, to paddle the trip. But, as I said, I am not a Maine resident so its not my call.

Sold the 17'? I would have taken that off your hands in a heartbeat! Bummer.

Ok, I exaggerated. 10, not dozens. Actually 11, if you count the Johnson Pond road. Used to have to fly in there. Well, now that I think about it there are more - there are the roads that provide access to Chesuncook, and the West Branch etc. The whole area is littered with roads now. Used to...