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The sound of a nearby tree or large branches falling. Yeah, we try to avoid campsites with sketchy looking trees but sometimes even healthy trees come down. And hearing one falling, while in the tent in the middle of the night is definitely a pucker factor. Also spent a night backpacking on Mt...

Most trail cams work best with class10 SD cards. A tip I got from the guys at TrailCamPro as to always use the camera to delete/foremat the card. They said MAC computers sometimes leave "traces" of data which can effect the performance.

The timing of strokes shouldn't be overlooked. Whether it's just forward strokes or it's correction strokes, your stern strokes need to be in time and complimentary to the bow strokes. strokes that are not in time are inefficient which causes the need to exaggerate the correction stroke. That...

There are cellular cameras which do send images to your phone or computer. When they 1st came out you needed to pay for an account thru a cell carrier and they charged based on how many pics your camera sent. The bill could be pricey if your camera saw a lot of action. But I believe it's not as...

Here are a few more. Sometimes you get lucky and the subject is centered and reasonably clear. I'm guessing this is a turkey vulture? Wedon't have any hawks around here that are this dark colored. Maybe an immature bald eagle?? Unlikely but possible. Coyote at 15 yards. (note: incorrect...

Setting the camera on a natural scrape, or a mock scrape, bait pile, or other point of interest will produce more pics. This camera was placed about 10-15 feet from the scrape. This buck was within 6 feet of the camera. If the critter is standing still, it'll produce clearer pics. Badger...

Trailcampro.com is a good place to start. They test, rate, and sell cams. Sometimes they give a slightly better warranty on cams they sell than the factory warranty. I have a love hate relationship with trail cameras. They are great when they aren't malfunctioning but it's so aggravating when...

See post #6. ;)

Thanks. I looked t it briefly. Seems like there's some useful info. I googled "Maine Lake Finder" and they have something similar but the MN finder has the best info, and is user friendly. There's a choice for using a mobile version too. I haven't tried it yet on my computer. One thing I really...

I'd heard of that Minnesota website but I never used it until the last couple weeks. It has great info. Fish species, lake size, depth, maps, water clarity, fish survey results, and invasive species alerts. I'm probably forgetting a few other things. I looked at the New York site and it's...

Do any other states publish a "Lake Finder" similar to Minnesota? Thx.

Thanks! Living the dream right now near BWCA. Camping, paddling, portaging, and fishing. Been fishing for 60 years and never had a hook buried in me until last week...happened twice in 3 days.

It's not easy to interpret flows/gages in the beginning. There are some guide books for certain areas and streams but I don't know how inclusive they are. Like everything these days...Google the stream AND the gage closest to where you'd like to paddle and search for input from others who have...

I was mostly talking about large open water crossings with 2+ foot waves. If it's a sketchy crossing and choppy water, it's an easy call...hunker down and wait it out. But there are those times when the decision is not so easy. Relatively calm on the lee end of the lake, but maybe rocking and...

The more I think about it, I think I'd rather have genuine Tyvek. The stuff is practically indestructible and it won't fray. That's okay, I'm not desperate for it. I do already have a footprint but I thought I'd take the chance to grab this when it was offered.

I've read recently in a few places about people using Tyvek for their tent footprint. My neighbor just re-sided his house and he had some house wrap left over and he offered some to me so I thankfully accepted. But I realized that it's not true Tyvek, it's this other stuff and I'm a little...

Most likely 4-8 days. It really depends on the trip. If the smallmouth fishing is good, it would be easy to stretch the trip into more days! The Adirondacks would be high on our list if I can figure out appropriate routes. Thanks for the advice. UP and N.WI also intrigue me. All of them are...

We did Lake Lila once. Pretty nice. Went through that region many years ago on our way to Baxter. We weren't canoeing though.

Thanks! I just started a new thread on the destinations page. I gave some details about us in order to help people if they decide to give input. We have that lifetime senior pass. UP routes would be fantastic. We drive through there to/from BWCA mostly to avoid driving thru Chicago, but we now...

Sorry for the long post, but I figure the more info I give, the better info I'll get. I'm fairly new to the site but not new to canoes, or camping. We have been on some great trips but for the most part, we do a lot of day trips or our canoe camping has been repeats to the same places. I'd say...