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Correct. Playing dead too soon (and never for a black bear!) can get you hurt. I've investigated two black bear "attacks" that were precipitated by the victims falling to the ground prior to any contact being made. Always stand your ground until contact is made--for grizzly, play dead (unless...

On last summer's Dubawnt River trip, we used 12 of Dan's packs, two canoe covers, and a tundra tarp. He was well represented and appreciated.

I just found out that Dan Cooke, of Cooke Custom Sewing, died last night. He was a much-admired paddler and manufacturer of canoe goods. He will be missed. https://cookecustomsewing.com/

Nice snooping around! Looks like you're having good weather--friends are on the Copper from Chitina to Cordova. I wanted to do that trip when I lived up there (flew it a lot), but I had unreliable partners. Gorgeous area.

I carry mine for general use in a Garmin case (Garmin case ) (with a strip of orange duct tape around it), that way I don't have to worry about it getting scratched up. The case has a belt loop (which I don't use) with which you could attached a carabiner if wanted. I don't trust the OEM clip...

Do Devil's club and alder count? They are the bane of PNW and SE Alaska land travel ("don't get off the boat!").

A crop:

It's a scan of a 35mm slide, then compressed. Not much detail there.

Two favorites: whitebark pine because I love the western high country, and the sugar pine of the Sierras. For those of you unfamiliar with the sugar pines, they're the ones with the 12" + inch cones, and get huge. I had an owl observation blind in one in Yosemite that was about 8 feet dbh...

They're probably headed to Yellowstone next to pet the bison.

Another recent (and more local to me) paddling fatality:Teton paddling fatality. I've spent a lot of time on Jackson Lake, and it can be formidable, even in a 17' Boston Whaler.

Yep, I'm a believer. Some years back I went over in an innocuous setting without my PFD (goofing off--calm, shallow, other paddlers almost in arms reach), I was really surprised how difficult it was to put the PFD on (Seda zipper). I learned something after 40 years paddling.....

On my trips north I've used a waterproof scabbard, with the opening towards me just in case it's needed while in the boat (and under the spray deck if used). On shore it comes out of the case, and I air out the case just in case(?). It's a roll-top soft Kolpin case they don't make any more...

You can save a lot on waste by creating your own meals using ingredients rather than pre-packaged stuff. My normal trips are 4-6 weeks, commonly with lots of portages. It all adds up.

One thing I do to save volume and avoid camp waste is to rebag everything in produce bags--they are very lightweight/low bulk, and reasonably strong (double bagged). You can buy a roll from your market for a few dollars. I just tie them closed in a loose overhand knot. I usually put all meal...

Clipper Sea 1 would be worth looking into also, and in the neighborhood (southern B C)

When I was serious about photography, I'd carry two camera bodies (35mm or DSLRs) and lenses to 400mm, totalling up to 25 pounds of gear (plus tripod). With portages. Depends on what you need. Now I use a P&S in a small padded case inside a small dry bag. Lots of options for different uses.

I've used a Pelican case for my camera gear for over 40 years. Before that an inflatable Phoenix camera case. I first saw a Pelican case at Bull's Sluice (Class IV) on the Chattooga in 1980. A photographer was shooting rafters going over the drop. When they were through, he tossed the case into...

The coastal (e.g. Florida) pelicans are brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis). White pelicans (P. erythrorynchos) are common through much of the West. I've seen them as far north as northern SK near Nunavut.

I use a Thermarest seat cushion (linked in prior discussion) for the web seats in my PakCanoe. It makes a big difference for primarily sitting. Adjusting the air pressure makes a big difference. It saved me from sciatica on the last trip--a couple of puffs and it went away.