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Missouri River, Whitecliffs section. Cathedral Rock?

Nice. Tell me you were using a beautiful wooden paddle that had the just right flex in it...

I'd love to buy a handmade boat. As a potential buyer, I honestly have no idea how to find a handmade boat that would meet my needs. I was in Maine, hiking on the Appalachian Trail with a friend and after we finished our hike, we were driving around a rural area looking for moose. We happened...

I used to live on the border and crossed often. The only issue I remember going INTO Canada, in terms of food, was blueberries. Blueberries were a local crop and they didn't want our pests. Other than that, no one paid any attention to food. Alcohol, tobaccco, firearms, bear spray/mace, yes...

Well, I wasn't too impressed, which is why I asked if you folks had heard of the guy. I recognize that sometimes authors from days gone by have different views about how to do things than I might. I'm thinking of those like Kephart and Rustrum--their technology and experience is vastly...

Absolutely! I want to camp in the Tetons, on Leigh Lake this year and I'm thinking about getting a shuttle across Lake Yellowstone. With the shuttle, you don't need to paddle in the exposed section of Yellowstone Lake. I like the idea of being able to putter about in the Thoroughfare without...

Hi, I was exploring my library's stacks and found a book by Pierre Pulling (his woods name--his real name is Albert Van Siclen Pulling). The book is Canoeing the Indian Way: Straight Talk for Modern Paddlers from the Dean of American Canoeists. I had never heard of him, but it was a little...

About ten seconds after I saw your canoe, I needed one. Then I needed a yellow tent. And a big white pine... a couple of moose... a crackling fire... . That was great. Winter's barely begun and I'm ready for summer.

It looked beautiful. And, woods and bacon just go together. The last college I worked at had a Unicorn Hunter's Society. Maybe you could start your own chapter. Pringles

"Spazz-tastic." I have that. Snakes, not frogs. I never had a name for it before! Thanks for your service. Pringles

My Dad. He didn't always have a lot of patience, but he bought the canoe, registered it, hauled it around, let me sit in the bow and paddle, and later sit in the stern and steer. I "steered" him into logs and bushes and the bank and anything else that was around that I wasn't supposed to steer...

Really beautiful. Makes me want to get my boat out right now... .

That was a great read! You've made me wonder if they rent canoes in December, when I'll be in the Richmond area. A little drive to do a day trip... that's a good thing. Thanks for sharing. Pringles

Thank you Holmes. I love the idea of the new day being birthed, too.

I get to camp, and I look for a flattish spot to put my tent where I'll be able to look out and see something. It may be the lake or stream or a mountain or a meadow, but of all the directions available, I want to be able to look out and see something. It's good to be able to look up and see...

I'm glad you enjoyed it Odyssey. Holmes, I think I got to that road in the spring. Can that be both the put in and take out? The river looked to flow well, but that maybe you could go downstream and explore and then paddle back up. I got to the String Lake put in on the same trip this spring...

I went to the Cody store a couple of weekends ago, and they were "switching out" their gear for fall. That makes sense, except I was hoping to buy a stuff sack and a mug for backpacking. Those aren't exactly the kinds of things that change from summer to fall, at least I don't think they are...

Thanks so much for adding the pictures, HOomes375. I was having organizational issues and had enough problems getting me, my boat, my paddle, a life jacket and a tent into the car. I've lived near Yellowstone for three years, and I'd kick myself for not having done this trip sooner, but, well...

That sounds like quite a trip. I've been backpacking up in Yellowstone this year, and took a weekend off from that to get my boat on the two little lakes in the Tetons.

I don't post here very often, but you are the folks most likely to understand how wonderful it was for me to finally get to paddle on String and Leigh Lakes in the Tetons. Years ago, I had hiked on the Teton Crest Trail, coming out of the backcountry by crossing the bridge near the portage...