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I'd run my Northstar Phoenix in class 3 and possibly the right class 4 so I suppose that woud be considered whitewater.

Apparently looking for sharks teeth and fossils is a huge thing on the Peace. We didn't encounter many people on the river but most that we did had shovels and sieves they'd made out of mesh, PVC, and pool noodles. If we return to that area next year I'll probably make one although I don't...

We covered from a few miles upstream of Brownsville Park down to Arcadia and levels were fine. There were some shallow places, but nothing you'd drag on. Last winter we did some sections up near Wauchula/Zolpho Springs. It was narrower and deeper but not a lot of good places to get out and...

After a week in the 90's its finally cooled off with a high of 74 predicted today. Last week we spent most days paddling the Peace River in Central Florida but we'd wait until almost dusk since the sun was so brutal. This week we're in a county campground with 4 smaller lakes to choose from...

If the Cirrus had been out when I bought my Phoenix last Fall I'd have given it a serious look. Although I might have felt bad abusing a Swift the way I plan to abuse the Phoenix on shallow rocky rivers.

I did strength training and cardio regularly until about 50 but hated every minute of it. I can't stand being in a room doing one thing like a treadmill or exercise bike - it bores me to tears even with a TV on. I've since just focused on the "keep moving" strategy. I walk the dog at least 4...

It looks like something is be interested in but no specs yet that I could find on their website. If it's coming in March hopefully that means I'll get to demo one at Rutabaga this summer. On a side note, I have to congratulate Bill on not using the word "beautiful" in every sentence. That's...

My brother (bow) and I (stern) probably in the mid-80s in my father's Mad River.

I've had four dogs - one found abandoned in a campground and 3 from the humane society. All four would happily hop in a canoe and, despite their 50-60 lbs, didn't upset the balance. The bummer is that my current dog barks or whines the entire time. She knows the "quiet" command but the only...

I grew up in Painesville and have fond memories of paddling and fishing the Grand River. It was (still is?) designated at National Wild and Scenic River so there was minimal development within eyesight. I haven't been back in over 30 years but I'm guessing it's still beautiful.

If you decide to fish out of a canoe with three adults I highly recommend barbless hooks.

Trolling motor? :cool:

I was paddling in the Everglades this morning and an old Grumman came wobbling out of a canal to share the lake with me. The three occupants appeared to be college age males and were wearing ancient life jackets and using plastic paddles that were clearly rentals. It was a complete cluster...

I just watched this video (@ 1:40 minutes in) and I thought his solution for ankle pain was both funny and clever. What are other kneelers doing to alleviate ankle pain?

I'm most impressed by the carry to the put-in.

I love the irony of that article having links for sharing it to Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest right at the top. And according to my browser's built-in ad blocker there were 10 advertisements. It's just another example of media peddling outrage instead of information. And it works because...

My wife and I are in Florida for the winter and I reluctantly brought kayaks. Last year we paddled in very tight mangrove tunnels and also out in the open in the Gulf so I thought a kayak would be more appropriate. We did some tight mangroves a few days ago where I'd have struggled in a solo...

For many years I worked at a company that had offices is Michigan/Indiana and Mexico. It wasn't unusual to have to loan jackets, gloves, and hats to engineers visiting from Mexico. They simply didn't own any and had no concept of cold. I had to rescue more than one who put a rental car in a...

I thought snowfalls had decreased over the past few decades so this morning I looked at historical snowfall data for a few Midwestern towns I've lived in and found there's very little change. The year to year variation is much higher than the variation in 5 or 10 years averages. In other...

I'd like to understand the different vacuum methods. When I looked at Swift and Northstar canoes side by side at an outfitter the difference was stark. The Swifts were perfectly smooth and flawless. The Northstars varied from boat to boat but they all had ugly folds in the interior. One...