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Website is now updated. Probably will just do a full day on Saturday. I see there’s also the BikeORama event happening at the same time, same place. Will pop in there as well. The event grounds are big enough where I don't think these two events will interfere with each other.

Thanks. Seems whats on their website glitched out.

Even more annoying when you find yourself second guessing nothing but your current canoe’s color.

The schedule is up online…but seems awfully sparse. Seems like the presentations are cut back about 80% from previous years. Is it just an incomplete list?

I’ve done it. It’s actually the best way to make an edible bannock.

Never done BWCA, but do you pay a fee for a permit? I know with my state’s park system (WI) there’s a fee to book campsites. You can cancel a reservation but you only get a portion back, not sure what their formula is. That gives a financial incentive to not book unless you’re serious. Also...

I usually wear shirts made for running. Lightweight stretchy fabric that is comfortable and drys quickly. Years of triathlons and marathons I got two dresser drawers full. Most races you sign up for give you these technical shirts with their logo and sponsors on it.

Eagerly anticipating the presentation schedule. Should be out in the next week or two. That will determine if I come for one day or the whole weekend. Objectives this year:: see if the guys at Swift can talk me into a Keewaydin Combi. Buy a double paddle for soloing. Learn what I can about...

Learned #2 the hard way. Made a quick stop to check out an island campsite on a windy day. Thought I dragged the canoe far enough up the beach. Scouted a couple minutes, walk back to beach and the canoe’s gone. Frantically scanning the area and I see it drifting out in the lake...

Recently got bit by the sewing bug when doing a small tweak on my hammock. Now I got a heavy duty Singer and searching for projects. Honing my skills hemming pants and making hats. Preparing to start a project making a pair of shorts which will be the most complicated project thus far...

Used to scuba dive N.Wisconsin lakes when I was younger. Tires and rusted out 55-gallon barrels are common on lake bottoms. Regular trash is plastic bait containers. Those things are all over the lake bottoms. Problem is some areas make if so difficult to properly dispose of items, like...

This entire year was a write off. Blew out my shoulder in May just as I was preparing for my first trip of the year. Was demoralizing having to pack my stuff back away with one arm in the sling. Concluded the injury was severe enough and cancelled all my other planned trips. Had surgery in...

I blew out my right shoulder in May while weight lifting (bench press). Not fun at all, I heard it crunch as it gave out. Had surgery in July. Hit the physical therapy hard and recovered very well. However, that put an end to all my summer plans. As for identifying animal sounds I just...

Managed to just do another solo trip. This was my first and only trip of the year due to a shoulder injury and surgery. Not with the canoe unfortunately,. I bushwacked backpacked with a hammock in a State Forest. This time around I enjoyed the night. Didn’t sleep much because I didn’t...

Only ones I encountered have been due to misguided people just having to leave their mark. I consider the desire to always leave signs of humans out in nature a travesty. Therefore I consider it a duty to knock them down.

Congrats I’m now 9 weeks post surgery from a particularly bad rotator cuff tear. It’s still a long road to recovery. No way am I able to lift the canoe anytime soon so not going to be able to do a canoe trip this year. Might be realistic to think about a short backpacking trip in mid Oct.

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Encountered something now that just ruined my whole season. I was weightlifting. Bench pressing more specifically, wasn’t even an outrageous weight. Did this weight 2 times prior in last week. This time I hear a ‘crunch’ and my arm completely gave out. Turns out I tore a tendon clean...

For those that enjoy fresh fish on the campfire on camping trips, what do you do with the fish guts? I mostly camp in WI and regulations say you can’t deposit fish entrails back into the water. Other regulations say you can’t discard any refuse on state owned lands…which is pretty much all the...

Is it that noticeable? Guess I should really take each for a test paddle first. I do a lot of fishing from the canoe and often sit with an anchor. Would suck if we feel like we are gonna dump every time someone takes a cast or anchor line goes taut. According to Swift’s website they are...