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Friday was a cold, rainy day and I think only a couple of paddlers actually got on the lake for a short time. The vegetarian Pot-Luck dinner was GREAT! The weather, while poor for paddling, made it a good time to meet, talk and listen to "old hands". Saturday morning was still a bit wet, but...

If I were a turtle, I think that I would rather walk along while being herded with a stick than having someone grabbing my tail. Personally, wouldn't want to risk a foot-wide Snapper getting a taste of me!

As I walk my dog along the road by our neighborhood's small lake, I usually help several turtles along during each of the warm months. They are mostly Painted Turtles, Snapping Turtles and Box turtles. The Snappers usually get moved along with the help of a large stick, but at least they are...

Ahh, so many levels now: Flexatarian> Omnivore> Polotarian> Pescatarian> Ovo-Lacto Vegetarian> Vegetarian> Vegan and probably a few others I missed. I just like food!

That sounds GOOD! There are always tasty eats at this event, at least the times I've been. I'm curious to see that Dragonfly too.

DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!

Bruce, Thank you for all your information. I had gathered my maps in 2019-2020 when Jeff's maps (which was in a change-over from "Unlostify") was unavailable so I have been using "Maps by Jeff" online to supplement my "Official Algonquin Provincial Park Map" and "The Adventure Map, Algonquin...

Thank you for your suggestions, petit.conan. On my "possibles list" I had listed the Smoke > Ragged (I've read that the Parkside Bay area is very nice)> Big Porcupine and possibly continuing or day tripping on to McGarvy > North Grace > Louisa and returning by the same route. I will look...

Thanks Gamma, I have not seen that site and it looks very interesting.

Hi Pook; I will be arriving at Algonquin the morning of June 2nd. I may do this one as a paddle-in and base camp then explore other lakes from there as day trips or continue to another lake, depending on the permit situation at this late date. In 2020 I had planned a 7 day solo trip from Canoe...

I realized that after I drive to the Western Pennsylvania Solo Canoe Rendezvous from South Carolina, a rather long drive for a couple of days of mucking around in boats, I would be around 60% of the way to Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario. I last planned a trip there in 2020 and got my...

NoelCanoeDad, that is a great group of canoes. I had hoped to see some Pat Moore canoes in the mix, but I'm looking forward to seeing and maybe paddling some of your other fine selections.

I have seen some stripper canoes there along with a wood-and-canvas canoe or two. I would be curious to see your Tie-Dyed Merlin in person; that is one colorful canoe! I think I would have to call it the "Rasta Canoe". It will definitely get some attention.

I only noticed that the date had been changed back in March when it was pointed out to me. My "Plan A" had been to attend the Maine Canoe Symposium on the weekend of the 30th, paddle around the Adirondacks for a few days, then hit the WPASCR on the way home. The date change shot down that...

Now that it's only three weeks away, I was wondering if anyone else from this site will be heading to the event, what solo canoes you hope to test out and what (if any) canoes you plan on bringing. I have not decided on which canoe to take along, or what canoes may be coming home with me!;) If...

Congratulations. Whitewater now has another new addict...uh, canoeist! ;)

A few years ago I did motorcycle trip from SC to Great Falls Montana, taking a fairly direct route out but riding the upper-tier states on the way home as part of my "bucket list" to ride all 48 contiguous states. Instead of the interstates, I did mostly US, State and County Highways on the...

How many of you had a Gerber River Shorty knife in the past? I used one back in the 90's and early 2000's before I did a hiatus in my whitewater paddling and gave it to a friend. I haven't had a dedicated "PFD knife" since then, but had sort of missed having a handy fixed blade rig instead of...

Work and weather kept me from answering your question, but after a couple of paddles on flatwater and a Class 1-2 river and jumping into a pool in the river (it was up to 86 degrees today!) , I now have a few answers. After testing the Force 6 Rescuer 3, I am very happy. Here are a few...

So much can depend on geography. Down south I have heard it called "tote" as in "Tote that canoe down to the river." A portage as a physical entity can be referred to as a path or trail as in "Tote that down to the river on that path". Does one "Portage" as an act of carrying or does one walk...