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I make my own, hand carved out of one, sometimes 2 pieces of wood (side scraps glued together). straight shaft, oil finish My favorites for solo are wide beavertails. I like the fat part of the blade in the water for the j-stroke. My current paddle is spanish cedar (cigar box wood). Stable...

Osprey with a still kicking menhaden. Hamburg Cove, Connecticut River

Prescription for distance only. Just replaced my 20 year-old sunglasses (glass lenses). I use Costco. check up with a retinas scan runs about $130. Got 2 pairs of glasses for under $250.

Nice post. I always wanted to do that trip but moved east before I had the chance.

Pawcatuck River, Rhode Island. One of my new favorite day trip places.

The most dangerous thing on a New England canoe trip would be a person carrying a gun because they were afraid of bears.

Coleman. 3 day trip down the Rum River. It wasn't mine. Piece of crap. 'Nuf sed.

definitely a Grumman at Boy Scout Camp on Many Point Lake in Minnesota.

He's probably already better at paddling a canoe than any of us ever will be.

I'm in Milford, CT. Lower section of the Housatonic and the Wheeler Marsh are just on the other side of town. East River in Guilford is one of the best day trip paddles around - salt marsh, fresh water marsh and forest in 4-1/2 miles. Lake Lillinonah, I especially like the Shephaug side...few...

I use a small Otter box in a fanny pack.

Very nice. And a great documentation job with some excellent shop efficiency ideas. Thanks

Lake Ozette, on the Olymic Pennisula of Washington State. this link leads to my blog http://canoepost.blogspot.com/2009/09/august-29-2009.html I folllowed the shoreline around and with a few great sidetrip hikes made it a four day trip. the Pacific Ocean is 3 miles away through the rain forest...