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A few months ago there were two guys loading up their SOT in the parking lot. The launch is probably 40 yards. I shouldered my Yellowstone and one says, "you need a cart like this!" My first three thoughts were: "Nah, I'll be fine, this thing is 28 lb" - dismissed as too arrogant, and perhaps...

It rained exceptionally hard here. It might have been the hardest rain I've ever seen. Almost scary, but thankfully it stopped quickly. The creeks and river flooded. Y'all use good judgement and stay safe.

Yeah, looks like an extra 6 hours. Still, I'd take that over an $800 explorer with cold cracks.

L This is like a a busted up car at the auction. If you're a good mechanic and you know what you're getting into it can work out. It looks like that explorer was in Alexandria Virginia, Norfolk is only another hour and a half down the road. 3 hours extra round trip. That's barely enough...

Hey Jmharrick, I'm going to offer some respectful, somewhat contrary opinions. I have an Explorer, and I also have an old town Appalachian. For white water and bony creeks something like an Appalachian or an Esquif Canyon, even a Prospector will be way better than the Explorer. The Explorer...

Eno River, NC, earlier this week.

That's a good shot. My Google Pixel has two modes. It's pretty impressive with just the flash turned off. There's an additional night mode that's more aggressive. Night mode only works on stills. Most phones also have aggressive filter that can do a lot of the same brightness adjustment on...

Hey Black_Fly Yes. I have a blackgold Yellowstone solo. It is very stiff and paddles wonderfully. I paddle it almost weekly in a small river with logs and occasional rocks. It's strong enough to survive striking logs at full speed. I've wondered this myself. I like my blackgold...

I have an old fiberglass Explorer. It isn't exciting or cool but if I could only have one canoe it would be fine. It is narrow enough to solo, big enough for two, short enough to be manageable in tight places, stiff enough to paddle well, and tough enough to take on rivers. Bonus it is old...

Follow up, the river crested when predicted by this tool. 3 days out the tool predicted the river would crest just under flood stage, it ended up cresting a little over flood stage. The important thing was it allowed me to understand 3 days out that the trip wasn't going to happen. I...

https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/forecasts.php?wfo=rah This is a river level prediction tool from NOAA. Iwas impressed because, for the river I was watching, it forecast way more water than I was guessing. It appears to be right so far, and I’ll keep an eye on it over the next few days. It...

Yes. I'd guess this is the main motivation. I'll point out that this could be done for marketing or for other purposes, like religious or political propaganda. Those are more effective if coming from an established form member. If for no other reason than they'll get taken down slower...

My favorite brand is Pelican. I like to paddle in the local reservoir.

What are the three questions I must answer to prove I'm a real human who loves canoes?

Baseball reporting and fiance has been AI generated for many years. Apparently because statistics for each made it easier to adapt than other subjects https://www.theverge.com/2016/7/4/12092768/ap-robot-journalists-automated-insights-minor-league-baseball What surprises me is the AI I'm...

Summer - just a life jacket if I'm on a river where I can keep out of the sun. Otherwise a long sleeve "rashy", AKA polyester, for sun protection. The rest of the seasons my first choice is a silk base layer. But silk is expensive, and a decent polyester/raylon/etc is nearly as good. After...

Pretty mild here in central North Carolina. Nothing has froze for more than a few hours. I paddled comfortably a few weeks ago when the rivers came up. I forded the Eno River last week, wearing running shoes. I was surprised it wasn't colder. The big concern is the lack of rain so far.

No, chipmunks are not on the endangered species list. There are species in the southwest that might qualify, but the Eastern Chipmunk is doing fine. I've noticed more gators in populated areas of SC than during my days living there in the late 1990's. My impression is they are on average...

I bring the first aid kit and try hard not to use it.

"not sure if the expedition Kevlar would hold" I have a carbon Kevlar Bell solo, and I'm surprised how well it's held up to logs and rocks. I have a expedition layup kevlar-foam tripping canoe and much prefer the extra stiffness of the carbon lay up. Swift has a finish with gel coat on the...