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One of my favorite places in Vermont to canoe. Wish it was a bit closer but we have some good spots in southern Vermont.

There's been an increase in this lung disease in parts of Vermont, especially after the repeated flooding of the past few years.

Brown recluse spiders aren't something I've ever thought about but if they're showing up outside the normal range I'll be paying more attention. When I lived in the Pacific Northwest I learned to always look for black widow spiders but was never fearful of them. They're pretty docile unless you...

I don't know about making it easier to re-enter a capsized canoe but I've used side flotation bags (10" x 40") in my 18.5' Odyssey tandem and it works great keeping the canoe stabilized when big whitecaps swamp the canoe. We were on a stretch of the Columbia River when the wind started howling...

Thanks for the historical perspective, Glenn. Enjoyed rereading that thread.

There aren't many places in the lower 48 where you can canoe in those conditions and surroundings. I do miss the variety of paddling opportunities in the PNW but am thoroughly enjoying the canoeing here in the northeast.

Must be well behaved. And mellow.

My 1986 VW Jetta GLI, when they were still made in Wolfsburg, Germany. That was a great car. My 1990 Wenonah Odyssey. Great canoe. Still have it. Pulled this canoe like a sled into Rainey Lake, about a mile off the North Cascades Highway in Washington. Had a couple big dumps of snow in October...

I didn't mean to suggest he was compromising in order to write for Canoesport Journal, but thought it was interesting how people and their priorities change over time. Mike Galt obviously loved both solo and tandem canoeing, just had different priorities at different times in his life. Note: I...

Good point, but I was thinking more about his perspectives on solo and tandem sport canoeing. I went back and looked at Mike Galt's first article for Canoesport Journal (Vol. 1, No. 1, Autumn 1987) and this is what he starts out with: "Tandem Magic" "Tandem! Funny. Time was when I wouldn't be...

Interesting that Mike Galt wrote about tandem sport canoeing in his "Tandem Moves" section of Canoesport Journal.

And here I thought the question "what is a canoe" had unambiguously been answered in this thread: https://www.canoetripping.net/threads/what-is-a-canoe.128510/ What is a canoe? Whatever the heck you think it is since there will never be consensus. 😄

So everyone else's pits were hairless and smelled like rose petals? :LOL:

It's a unique stretch of the Columbia. The reminders of our development and use of nuclear warfare give it an almost surreal backdrop. I recommend stopping along the way and climbing to vista points to better see what's out there on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. I feel fortunate to have...

I got busy and then was traveling for a bit so haven't been working on it. I may try to visit the Newman's shop so I can try one out before I buy.

Having grown up south of the Province of Quebec I learned to pronounce 'portage' like the Quebecois do, no matter where I lived. But now that I routinely canoe in the Adirondacs I refer to moving my canoe and gear as a 'carry'.

Hi, Daisy, My advice? Take canoeing lessons. I read books and watched videos, which helped, but it wasn't until I took a two-day canoeing lesson that I really felt comfortable and more confident paddling a canoe. I've been paddling for 35 years and still take lessons now and then. :) Ppine gave...

Washington state produces some very fine wines, both red and white. If I'd just bought a piece of land around Walla Walla back in 1980... I never did paddle Lake Roosevelt, mainly because of the power boat and party barge traffic, but there are some beautiful places along the reach. And you...

That fiberglass and gel coat combo is pretty tough. Does a good job of repelling tree trunks. 😃

Saturday 22nd outing. Leicester River flooded forest. Earliest I've ever been canoeing before, at least in Vermont. I was with a group of avid kayakers that do this each spring. My 13' 8" Lady Bug was the longest boat there but still managed to bob and weave through the trees just fine. Fun day.