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Glad you didn't let the bugs chase you away. Sounds like a nice trip. Seems the worse the bugs are, they more likely we are to get the place to ourselves. When we go to the UP in late May or in June, I wear a bug net over my sun hat on the head, my nylon rain jacket, and nylon hiking pants with...

Well, since I gave up drinking coffee, cocoa, and anything else with caffeine or sweeteners in it, I have become a mint tea sipper on trips myself. Peppermint. But would like to hear how the wintergreen stacks up? Nothing better than sitting in my chair enjoying my hot beverage watching the...

50 years of BWCA memories, that is fantastic! I can only imagine the stories you have to tell. Thank you for sharing your trip and photos. Does the hammock camping work out alright in a storm?

Nice photography, good eye for it. Thanks for sharing.

We have a Nova Craft Prospector 17. We love that we can load it up with a good amount of tripping gear, and it's a pretty wide boat and less tippy which is good on two counts, when my daughter starts getting rambunctious, or when she starts getting scared because with bigger waves it's less...

A wet, buggy canoe trip in the Sylvania Wilderness beats a dry, air-conditioned day in the rat race anytime. So off we paddled, with smiles in our hearts and bug nets on our heads. Located near Watersmeet in Upper Michigan on County Road 535, the Sylvania Wilderness has shorter and less rugged...

I like our Royalex canoe, but on a trip with alot of portaging it is pretty heavy and it would be nice to have Kevlar

Not really looking for trip partners, but under the assumption I'll get to lurk and see good trip photos or hear about good places to paddle, I'll join. Thanks for setting up the group.

SUP tripping - if I were looking for a good publicity stunt that would be the way to go. Or if I was 20 again and needed a crazy challenge. But I'm not 20 and crazy anymore, and I'm looking for peace and quiet - not a good publicity stunt. I too much enjoy the luxury of what can be carried in a...

Thanks for all your efforts. Really love the site.

I like to go with family. I get a big thrill out of watching my 7 yr old discovering new things about herself and getting excited over bugs, critters, and wildflowers. Someday she'll be off doing what grown people do and I'll be missing her in the canoe. That said, I do love the early mornings...

Nice pictures. But wow. That water sure was high.

Bagel with peanut butter and/or honey - my daughter's favorite trip lunch. Grocery store sells packs of small disposable cups of peanut butter and I save fast food honey packets. I like apples and peanut butter, of course there are only so many apples my husband will tolerate me putting in the...

I bring a a pair of two gallon baggies so the first can be folded in half and placed inside the second such that the trash is double bagged. I keep it in our blue food barrel. A two gallon baggie is capable of holding far more trash than we need for my family of 3 on our trips (one week). Of...

Mark Morall - Caught your (and Mary's) talk - the video compilation of many Wisconsin rivers. Thanks for that! My husband is a great fan of your videos and I really enjoyed it as well. Kevin Callan came over to my young daughter to hand her a hat during one of his talks, plus he takes his...

Thank you so much for sharing the link to this fantastic video. Loved it.

Once got my husband a Gransfors hatchet for a gift and he loves it. The bigger the axe, the more weight you have to portage. The hatchet does fine for all our canoe tripping needs. Of course we aren't chopping down monster trees. We are carving up dead ones to make campfires. Our old axe was of...

Coming soon to Madison, Wisconsin: Canoecopia 2015 March 13 - 15, 2015 Alliant Energy Center 1919 Alliant Energy Way Madison, Wisconsin Show Hours: Friday 4:00 to 9:00 PM Saturday 9:00 to 6:00 Sunday 10:00 to 5:00 http://www.canoecopia.com/canoecopia/page.asp?pgid=1001

Phil, Sounds like this spot is in your area. The pics show the bench and view on Sauk Point. This section of trail is about 8 miles out and back (4 miles for people who bring 2 cars). The Sauk Point Trail section of the IAT connects Parfrey's Glen to the more popular parts of Devil's Lake State...