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No Title 2004. Here are some shots on the Horton River, NWT 2008. The last one is an overlook on Anderson Bay, (Beaufort Sea), and the Smoking Hills. We aren't getting any younger so some emails are flying around about something next summer - maybe in the Yukon Territories. Something in the...

No Title Once you have the bug for the far north you never shake it. You'll be back. Here is a shot of a camp site on the Thelon River, NWT.

Looks gorgeous. Must have been quite an adventure.

I have said this in other posts - my conclusion is that its best to leave family with the security of knowing that you can get help with you plb or sat phone or spot but that you will not be contacting them. Just curious - where were you in the arctic?

The Togue fishermen I have known in northern New England were all retired guys. They spent all day, every day, slow trolling in the deepest spots on the lakes and I believe they used smelt just off the bottom - could be wrong about the smelt. Every once in a while they would catch a really...

While I am conflicted about this issue I now carry a PLB and a Sat phone. Also a GPS. I'm 62. My paddling partners in the the same age range. We all have health issues popping up now and again. Our spouses feel better that we have the gizmos. One thing I have resisted is giving my family an...

Beautiful. I want it. I noticed a new model prius today that looked to me to have almost exactly the same color - I think some call it Chestnut "grey."

Truth is as of 12 hours ago I own a 16 foot prospector. It is a new boat built by Hugh Stewart at Headwaters Canoes. Not been in the water yet but it is a boat that I know I will love. No doubt in my mind. Meets my needs exactly. But, I am already thinking about a 17 - maybe next year.

Maybe you could be persuaded. Recoup your investment anyway. If you do decide to move it please let me know. Even with the rib issue, I might be interested. Especially if it is next year. Must be a price that makes sense to you and to a buyer. Was there rot in the stems?

Oh yes, absolutely. It was a wonderful and memorable time. I am very lucky indeed.

Is it for sale?

Close encounters with loons. One weekend a few years ago my wife and I decided to take my elderly parents out for a short paddle on a local pond/lake for their anniversary. They were in their 80s at the time. You have to understand that my parents are from suburban Connecticut and neither of...

I'm switching to wood/canvas anyway so it doesn't matter to me. But it is hard to imagine that royalex or a similar material will not be manufactured somewhere - Esquif or elsewhere. It is an excellent material for canoes - but unfortunately not much else.

I still have a set of those but I have no vehicle with rain gutters. They were really nice towers.

Wanigans are part of my tripping life too. Always have been. The important thing from my perspective is to use a design that enables you to paddle all day in the rain without taking on water inside the wanigans through the lids. I've been thinking about such designs a lot lately because I have...

I thought you had Q towers? Whats that about 1A Rain Gutter towers?

never ran into a fire ban if there is a fire ban I guess there is no alternative, eh? got to use a stove.

I've been thinking of this exact issue lately. My Q Towers are really old and they sure don't owe me a dime. Might be time for new Q Towers.

Gorgeous.

I agree it sounds like an Explorer model. Keep in mind when making gunwales if the canoe has tumble home you will get better results if you put a bevel on the side of the gunwale that connects to the hull. The bevel is greatest at the center thwart usually. Many people will measure the bevel...