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Day 5 & 6 - Thursday, Friday (9/5 - 9/6/2019) The days are windy and intermittently sunny. We chased the sun around with our solar panels, but more out of practice than needing the juice. I like to keep my GPS and phone charged up in the event we have a real issue and would want to use them. For...

Day 4 - Wednesday (9/4/2019) We pushed off 1/2 hour late. Again, JS and son just could not get it going. We backtracked our route and did the toughest portage first. The groups were well-rested, and you could tell the spirits were high. I think the time in the hammock and day's rest, combined...

Day 2 & 3 - Monday, Tuesday (9/2 - 9/3/2019) I had mentioned to the group that getting on the water at first light would be good and suggested a time. As I said, as the organizer, I don't want to dictate things. All the group except for JS and son were ready at a reasonable time. They had...

Day 1 - Sunday (9/1/2019) The group woke up around 5:45 am to get all our stuff down to the dock and be at breakfast by 7:00 am. We were more than ready by 6:45 am. and luckily breakfast was starting to be so we finished up eating by 7:15 am. We got our tow (two boats) to Prairie Portage. The...

Players Me: Me Mikey: My main outdoors buddy BIL: Brother-in-law. Good guy. Nephew: The main fisherman of the group. He prefers to catch and release. He's 27 at the trip's start and has a birthday along the way. JS: A long-time friend of BIL and is extremely hard to communicate with. He can't...

I appreciate them, though. Good overviews of the area. I've found a few others, some videos, etc.

It's a habit to reach for the phone when sitting and doing nothing. I tried to help this problem by bringing a small wood-burning twig stove. It made me slow down and process a stack of twigs and small branches in order to cook my food and have a fire going. It wasn't much, but it gave me an...

Thanks; I'll read those! I do know that there are some whitewater areas that will need portaging around. Hopefully, those links will give the places to take out and then back in so I don't go around a corner and find myself in trouble. I read maps well, which helps, but nothing like information...

I have a battery brick but I use them to keep my Garmin InReach charged up, mostly. Maybe take a battery brick but only use it to charge things in the interest of safety or emergency.

I don't know of a better area to ask for information, so if there is one, please point me to it. I live in southern Ohio (just above Dayton) and am looking at local river trips. I've been on Rockcastle River in Kentucky for short recreational purposes and am now looking to do a canoe trip from...

I think it's a clever idea. I don't think it will work out due to the possible tangles and resulting danger, but maybe in the ideal situation, some speed could be picked up. Sure, you could paddle faster without using it, but then again, would that be clever? No. But using a drift sock on a...

Some people are not aware of the etiquette of leaving safety and/or courtesy wood for the next camper. On my most recent trip, my friend's son said "Hey that was nice, we don't need to get any wood" and I explained it to him and he said "Ahhh" and it made sense to him. I'll bet there are many...

I bring two head lamps. Both for redundancy for myself and in case someone else needs one. I have had to use my backup twice, once for me and once for another person. I use rechargeable packs (three AAA's in a bundle) that are made for my headlamp. I'll link the headlamp below. Sometimes, I take...

To not help the feeling of being vulnerable and open to critters, I've had TWO critters walk under my tarp when in my hammock. Not mice or little things, but something bigger. PROBABLY a raccoon, I don't know, but around that size. I hollered at each, and they ran off.

I don't count my hammock, etc., as I take the same setup when I'm backpacking and watching the weight—though I love my hammock! - Chair - Extra wood processing thing like my hatchet in addition to my Silky - A second stove, which is a small gasifier, as it makes me slow down and enjoy the moment...

I purchased a top quilt to replace a bulkier sleeping bag. I plan on buying - A canoe - Paddle for canoe - Bear vault

That link is what what I needed, especially since I'm investigating trips in that area. The description of the various trips that outfitter helps out on is great!

Thanks, I appreciate it!

Thanks for posting and the pictures! I use an Ursack to defeat the mice but will probably move to a barrel on trips like these. Did you take this trip upriver? I looked for this river on the tubes, and it seems people are going UP the river. If this is the norm, why is that?

If I'm the edge of being able to single portage, what has usually made the difference is my exercise program leading up to the trip. If I've not prepared then it falls to a double-portage, but if I'm feeling strong and decently in shape, I can single portage more often than double portage. Then...