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I've learned all sorts of tricks and hacks, especially from McCrea threads, but it was an encounter with another mutual acquaintance, Tom Wilhelm, known in some circles as "canoeswithduckheads", that is my "aha" moment: bungie balls. You know those loops of thin bungy cord secured at one end by...

I see a lot of myself in many of the responses here. Except maybe for Glenn's predilection for solo tripping: I am a gregarious tripper by nature, although my trips have almost exclusively been of the group-of-solo-self-contained-boaters-paddling-the-same-route-and-sharing-campsites type...

A well-trained dog with a good disposition is the only one I'll take in a canoe with me if I'm going to be out camping with them. My usual canine companion is a German shepherd, and one disadvantage there is definitely her size. But she stays put, and won't overreact if another dog all of a...

I have left a nice fuzzy rubber farmer-john wetsuit sitting on the roof of my truck cap, drying, never to be seen again. Twice. How bad is that? -rs

I recently returned from a beer-intensive canoe trip to the Saranac Lakes, and had an opportunity to sample three beers that had canoes on their labels. Of the three, my favorite was Founders All Day IPA. Also, Matt Brewing Company, who brew the "Saranac" beers, have a couple different canoes...

Maudite is my personal favorite with a canoe on it. There is also this somewhat less-favorable selection, although if you like Kolsch style it isn't bad: http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/710/89102/ -rs

Mine is probably one of those self-explanatory names, but perhaps not. Amongst the many canoeing-related there are, my two favorites are canoe poling and canoe tripping. Poling a canoe is as close as I've come to walking on the water, but "riverwalker" seemed too, uh, pedestrian a name. So...

Welcome to the light, lol! Be patient, and you will find yourself liking that single blade more and more. But don't ever let anyone tell you that you can't ever use a double blade occasionally...there is a time and a place for those infernal sticks!

Day 8: Post Office Lane, Westerly, RI to Barn Island Wildlife Refuge, North Stonington, CT One more day on the river. When I woke up, I reflected on the challenges we had overcome. Honestly, it had not been as difficult as I thought it might be. The most significant challenge that we had...

I hope you are enjoying this report, and I really appreciate your patience! I have only one more day to post, but it will be more than a week before I can get to it. Lake Tahoe calls for some R & R. Cheers! -rs

Day 7: The confluence of the Wood and Pawcatuck Rivers to Post Office Lane below Potter Hill Dam, Westerly, RI Once again, we woke up to a phenomenal sunny, dry day with nothing to do but paddle to our next campsite. *yawn* Our only obligation was to get to the paddling access down in...

A good craft beer IS the good stuff.

I recently received something called the "Impressive Flask Award" from the "Adventure Flask Society" (look them up). It was an impressive flask for sure...this puppy can contain an entire fifth of liquor. Despite regulations that may have dictated to the contrary, it arrived via the U.S...

I have been sending a lot of folks to the site and letting them know they have to register in order to see photos. I don't know if that is true or not, but what the hell, maybe it worked.

Welcome from a neighbor in Rhode Island! I hope your spring canoe trip plans come along nicely, and good luck! Nothing like camping out of a canoe.

Day 6, down the Wood River from Barberville to its confluence with the Pawcatuck River. It was cool overnight, and a cool, dry morning as we awoke. We convened in the conference room for a mosquito-free breakfast of leftovers: hot dogs, potato salad, egg salad, and strawberry rhubarb crisp...

Day 5: Portaging out of Big River Management Area out to Congdon Hill Road, up to Route 3, over to Austin farm Road, and through Arcadia Management Area to reach the Wood River and paddle down to Barberville. A few scattered raindrops fell early in the morning, and that turned out to be the...

Day 4: From Riverpoint Park, West Warwick, all the way up the South Branch Pawtuxet River, across Flat River Reservoir and up the Big River to camp in Big River Management Area, West Greenwich. I got up after a restful night and mentally checked my social calendar for the day. Let’s see…three...

Nice write up, and the pictures tell a great story. It looks like the food was worth having the guide along, IMHO! The BWCA is definitely on my bucket list. -rs

I have found the key to racing for me is good drafts, and I mean that in two contexts. First, drafting behind a fast boat (i.e. paddling only a couple feet behind the boat and taking advantage of their slipstream) can allow you to paddle at the same speed as they do with far less effort, since...