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I hope to paddle early and avoid the wind. The rest of the time, if it appears windy and I can't just go out and bob, I hope to sit in my camp chair and read a book and drool at the scenery. I respect bears a lot, and take all the necessary precautions. I've never had a problem. I keep my...

I have no idea what Minicel is, but I understand the frustration when something that seems like you've prepared to do goes miserably wrong. This may not be the least bit pertinent, but in a book I read once, someone said that if you try to draw something by looking at it and drawing, you...

For what it's worth, your experience with a PFD being "much fatter in the chest" than without, imagine how much fun this is being female and having less strength. My plan/strategy has always been to bob/swim to shore, wearing my PFD, and wave by-by to my departing boat. It seemed like it would...

I grew up in Iowa, and I love the place (odd, I know), but I'm allergic to corn pollen. I went to school in Knoxville, TN, right next to the Smokys, and fell in love with mountains. I wandered a bit, doing a few years in western Kentucky, then I got a job in Sault Sainte Marie, MI. I was less...

We need more Luca pictures.

What a beautiful dog!

Oh, and about the bugs. I have an Original Bug Shirt and pants. Those saved me in the Arctic. I trust they will save me in the Tetons, as well. Thanks for the warning.

Two Ocean is now on my list, but it's a looooong (very happy) list! I'm checking things off one little bit at a time. I also hope (HOPE!!!) to get a few nights in the Bechler region of Yellowstone this summer--hiking, not canoeing. I'm incredibly excited about this. I didn't realize how...

I finally got organized enough to pick some dates and make reservations to canoe and backcountry camp in the Tetons! I almost waited too long, as there were only two sites on Leigh Lake, in the Tetons, for the dates I settled on. I took two nights on each of the sites at the base of, hmm, Mount...

Very nice!

I bet I'd be a better paddler if I had a Spider-Man paddle! That's an awesome idea. I hope he loves it, too!

Beautiful. I'm surprised to hear the snow's that deep. Do you worry about avalanches? Did you see mountain goats? I did get to the Beartooth from Cody. I live near Cody.

Well howdy neighbor! Have you done the Beaten Path? Was that ON the Beaten Path? That's a trail that's on my radar for next summer. I was on the Beartooth Highway this last weekend, by the Chief Joseph. It was chilly, but not snowy. It's soooooo beautiful up there. Thanks for sharing...

Hmmm. I want to say Richard, but I may be confusing him with a rafting guide on the Grand Canyon. I've done 4 trips with WI. I did a kayak trip on Superior, a canoeing trip on the Missouri in Montana, the Everglades, and the Porcupine River in Yukon and Alaska. Rob did the Porcupine trip...

Bob B. About Jake and his pack. I have a friend who backpacked, and had his doggie companion decked out with a pack. The pack had his food (which was light). It didn't slow him down much, if at all. The dog went exploring and managed to wiggle out of his pack. They never found the pack...

I did that trip with WI a few years ago. It was great! I hope you have fun, Snapper.

Maybe find a spray nozzle that fits on the (plastic) vinegar bottle. ?

Thanks for all the information. Pook, thanks for the clarification, and Robin for the photos. Bob B., it appears in the last picture that Jake wants you to get in and paddle. Right now. :-) I've seen lots of dogs with packs on before, but not boating. Does it slow him down some, when...

Hi Mark! Glad you found your way to the site. Hopefully someone will be along to help. :-) Pringles

This is probably a dumb question, but-- people on this site talk about chestnuts and prospectors and trappers and other canoes. When I've looked, those don't seem to be models by a particular manufacturer, so I'm assuming they're canoes with certain characteristics. Characteristics that...