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Here's a timely article: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/05/invasive-species-damage-cost?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other&fbclid=IwAR3YMibNifjZPHYghw3z8o_o58AJnJ57kRFQIISVz-hiQdHemCNtjBPOFs4 (actually billions)

And therein lies the catch. If you believe that the world is here to solely benefit man, then I guess you feel we can do what we want as long as mankind benefits. If you believe that the non-human world has intrinsic value independent of their direct value to man, then there is a lot we can do...

Still waiting on winter here. Last year this time I had 1.5 feet of snow in the yard, and temps for 12/22 hit -45 F. This year we finally had 4" of snow on the ground, but still with temps in the 40s, but cooling off. No snow forecast. Skiing is out, but the ice climbing is in.

That author (?) posted another similar response in another thread.

Yeah, I think we've been invaded: "While carrying rope isn't universal for flatwater trips, it's certainly not uncommon! The amount and type you choose often depends on personal preference and perceived risk. Some opt for lighter static lines (around 6mm) to handle basic tasks like securing gear...

There's a big difference between the Inside Passage and the Northwest Passage. The Inside Passage is basically the west coast of B.C. to Alaska alongside a temperate rainforest. The Northwest Passage is basically from Hudson Bay around northern Nunavut and NWT to Alaska through a treeless...

I use clothes in a large stuff sack, whatever is not on my body. However, I usually take a down jacket (light weight on short summer trips, beefier on longer northern trips), and I arrange it in the stuff bag, flattish, so all the down is on one side for my head. Makes all the lumps and...

I use my breath. I have a Klymit insulated mattress, and it's held up at least 6-7 years with several 4-6 week trips, and a number of other shorter canoe and backpacking trips. I've never heard of a noticeable reduction in insulating capacity with breath--it makes sense theoretically, but...

Sorry, 2001, corrected.

And sit and switch for the win! My bent shafts never touch the gunwales of my heavily tumblehomed fast boats!

FYI, five years ago I had NRS replace neck, wrist, and new booties for $240. Or you can buy parts and do it yourself. This was a drysuit bought in 2001 and not used much, and not maintained. Seals had rotted, but so have I over the last 20+ years.

And the Chitina River.

Snake River in Grand Teton NP, but the banks are usually a bit high.

I just read reviews of it, and several said it was bad in wind. How bout yours? Did you just add bug net? And how many people could function under it?

I use a deck on my PakCanoe for expeditions where the boat is always loaded, and we're running whitewater or big lakes. Bailing the boats in both instances would be difficult, and the covers keep a lot of water out. I've used a short bow deck (Visqueen) on my DR solo canoe in whitewater--it...

Sorta like going to a Ford website and saying "buy Chevy".

Gotta read "Sleeping Island" by Downes. Good stuff.

Anything by James Lee Burke. He has novels and crime fiction. All are superb. Edit: Re-read and saw you're looking for adventure. These aren't it, but the writing style is wonderful, especially if you have southern or western roots (yeah, I know, Illinois is neither). Alan's...

Oooh, tell us more!

Could be worse--just north of Thompson Pass they got 6 feet in a day with that 8 November storm, close to the 6.5 feet record from 1963.