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Paddling in Maryland, it’s rare to have to contend with ice. The few times I’ve done it, I found poling effective. I’ve been able to push my canoe up onto the ice, but can see the pole would be ineffective if the water is too deep to push off the bottom. Once up on the ice, I walk to the stern...

in the beginning I paddled whitewater. One year, a local club asked me to sweep after their annual Jones Falls Race. I started ten minutes behind the field, which I had not seen go off. “The Flume” is a 5-foot falls on the Jones. Except for me, the race was all kayakers, they stopped to drag up...

The difference is the wood. IMO wood boats have a more lively feel, whatever that means. And I think boats of modern materials that are railed with wood have a more lively feel than the same boat with aluminum or vinyl gunwales. or, as Lowangle says, maybe it’s just my imagination.

Called the number on the sign, answered by Annapolis Rec and Parks, who referred me to the office of Annapolis’ Harbor Master. The fellow answering the phone at the Harbor Masters volunteered he was a new guy and didn’t know all the background, but said the signs were due to electrical current...

A local kayak club used to run a couple of annual events out of this park, so I was very surprised to see that new sign. There is a trailered-boat ramp just off the the right of the photo. I'm thinking paddlers must have pissed off the trailered-boat users. Really, it's hard to figure. I'll have...

Truxton Park, Annapolis, Md.

I won a Duluth pack in one of the fund raiser lotteries. I was happy to be able to give it back when Robin posted about wanting one. I couldn’t think of a circumstance where I’d want to use the Duluth pack rather than my big dry bag with shoulder straps. They are both big bags with shoulder...

IMO, trip reports are greatly enhanced by maps. Corry‘s TR included wonderful mapping, and I appreciated it. Well done!

Good TR. thanks. I paddled there on an August weekday in 2018, and didn’t see anybody. So, I’m surprised there were other groups at the dam / campground. I’ve always wanted to go there for a full moon paddling trip, thinking it will be neat to be out on the lake at night. Probably good...

I’ve tried to be careful and gentle with my kevlar Rendezvous. On a recent trip I paddled several rivers that were shallow and rocky. I grated my teeth every I heard the rocks grinding away beneath me, which was about half the time on a couple rivers. back home, looking at the bottom, I can’t...

I've seen those fiberglass arborist poles but never got to try them out for canoeing. If you go that route, I'll be interested in how they adapt. I had trouble using stainless steel ferrules for poling because they want to over telescope--they aren't made to be continually jammed together. The...

Don't know if you considered a fiber pole. It looks as though Fibertex makes poles, if you want to explore that. I know you said you didn't want to make a pole. How do you feel about fixing a pole? I still have the remains of Frankenstick, formerly a two piecer made from closet dowel. I used...

Easy, cheap and useful! Thanks for sharing.

Comment: I’ve been using a two-burner Magellan propane stove for the last year. In the past, I always wanted a liquid-gas fuel stove in cold weather, because the little isopro gas bottles just didn’t seem to perform well once temps went below 50. On a trip last October, the stores were all out...

It's been a few years since I poled the canoe. Local paddling spots don't lend themselves well to poling: most are too deep or too muddy. But over the halloween weekend, I joined a group that was paddling the upper Potomac near Greenridge State Forest. I paddled that section before, and remember...

Funny how old threads pop up. Since 2016, I had to replace my Thule bars. The bars rusted because the plastic coating wore off the bars due to sliding canoes onto the rack from behind the vehicle. The culprit was the hardware Old Town used to attach seats and thwarts to vinyl gunwales. Each time...

I have a Sea to Summit dry bag that was missing the female half of the quick-release buckle, which made the bag largely useless. I contacted Sea to Summit about buying another buckle. Their customer service emailed right away that they were mailing me a new buckle. The buckle arrived and is now...

Thank you for posting the TR. Multiple, consecutive days of rain has driven me off a few river trips. Most everything is soggy after the second day. So the third day of rain is demoralizing, and causes one to question how much fun is being had, especially if the temps are low. Call me sissy...

Hope you went. I've always enjoyed Moosehead and while I have never paddled at Umbagog, I have to think Moosehead has more to offer. But it's just so big! And the inability to reserve camp sites makes site planning a gamble. Hope it went well.

I'm so glad I went to Michigan! I know I only scratched the surface, but it is a great place for outdoor lovers and except for one upset drift boater guy the people are friendly and nice. I'm indebted to Foxyotter and a couple folks from West Michigan Kayak and Canoe meetup, who all went out of...