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Can't you tell the paddling season is winding down? And please, don't tell me it's just migrating southwards! Anyway, thanks for the river Styx/ Charon references. When i googled "Images" I got some amazing pictures of Charon's paddles. I saw skinny singles, greenland doubles, several New...

Yes, good to see youngsters ploughing down bony rivers in cedar and canvas and loving it.

I just went looking for these (Five Ten "Eddy") on line. Can't find them in Canada, and the US sites I visited say "out of stock". Makes me want them even more :) Canotrouge, where did you buy them?

Your modesty is refreshing to say the least! To acknowledge that we know next to nothing, but to dive in anyway and learn as much as we can in the short period of time we've got is probably a good map for travelling to wonderful places. Paddle on!

Nice boat, Glenn. I really like the wood boats, Frozentripper and Robin. Yes, tandems paddled backwards from the bow seat aren't speed demons, but what can be sweeter than good weather days spent paddling in traditional hull designs in beautiful warm wood? And after all, what's the rush? I let...

No Title Three different folding kayaks, all of which I often paddle with single blades. The seats adjust for the increased height required for single-blading, and a short bent-shaft works extremely well. Rudder mandatory, though. The lone boat is a 70's-era Tyne Tandem configured for solo...

Enjoyed your report, Murat. You're onto something important here about finding beauty close at hand. And if the search comes up short__ yes, there are some pretty rotten paddling environments near urban centres__ the antidote is having a beautiful wooden hull curving out in front of you. If the...

Bob, I'm always interested in the perspective of paddlers in your generation, i.e. half a generation ahead of mine. You're leading the way, and giving us younger old geezers hope. I don't want to think wistfully of the past, but one thing I definitely miss from "back then" is not being...

I recommend Beryl Bainbridge's novel, "The Birthday Boys", written about 25 years ago. It's a fictionalized account of the Scott expedition.

I, like so many others, await each new chapter with a mixture of feelings, one of which, I admit, is angst. There is a lot going on in this writing. Your report remains focussed, in spite of the risk that our questions and encouragement could distract you or influence your narrative. Many...

Two-storie high orange flames, especially on dampish days, are the particular charm of those green beasts. How else is one to remove overabundant eyebrow hair?

I wasn't advocating the purchase of expensive SUP paddles, YC. I was writing, albeit lightheartedly, and perhaps with one too many zoological references, about the ways I love to paddle. I'll forgive the "No one here" dismissal, but I confess it did ruffle a feather or two... Good news...

I use a double-blade in only one canoe, i.e. my Osprey. I've paddled the boat less than 50 days since I purchased it used last year, but in that time have used the double-blade about 75% of the time. Thing is, I paddle several other boats, mostly tandems, mostly soloing, in none of which I'm...

Thanks for posting, Murat. Great photos. Your son is obviously enjoying himself. I started tandem tripping with my son when he was 9. The first was an APP trip in the fall colours. I took him out of school for that one. Each year the trips get longer and more challenging. He's 15 now, and we...

Karin, are you mixing me up with someone else? I sold you a boat, yes, but it wasn't a Penobscot. It's a Huron, and it's never gone swimming in salt water.

Christy, I'm focussing on the narrowness of the planks, not the ribs. The narrow (i.e. 1-inch) planks look "fitted" into one another rather than is the case with 2-3 inch planks laid with a few millimetres space between them as is the typical norm in other cedar/canvas boats I see. I wonder if...

Wow! Do those photos ever make me want to go to the Yukon! Looks like an amazing family trip. Thanks for sharing.

Nice find, Robin! I'm curious about the planking in your boat. The planks are very narrow, more like strips than planks. How common is that in canvas-covered cedar canoes? I've a Richardson Aquacraft Voyageur, 1965, (Rilco Industries, Lakefield), that also has very narrow planks of western...

Here in ze socialist republik uv Canada ve believe Zat evry comrade-citizen should haf one boat before allowing some comrade-citizens to haf a second boat. And more zan 2 boats is mere kapitalist decadence!

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