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I see coral snakes from time to time around my house. Even when I lived in town. Coral snake venom is more potent than other snake venom in North America, but very little venom, if any, is injected during a bite. This is because the mouth is small, the teeth are small, and a large proportion of...

The auction company wants to sell the original Hudson Bay Charter, but Canada says it is a historical document that should be in a museum. It is from 1670 and is signed by Charles II. The article is from a NYTimes Canada Newsletter.

Thank you for saving the turtles. I save them too. Stopped several lanes of traffic to pick up a large turtle, put him in the well of the passenger seat and took him out to a strand where he rapidly moved across the ground and into the water.

My only point was that snakes, especially venomous ones and large constrictors, need to be treated with the same respect, attention and care we give to bears, big cats, alligators and venomous spiders. Bites and attacks, etc., may well be rare, but that doesn’t mean someone should be blasé about...

Thanks. It looks like you are quite the cook. An interesting website, too..

Are you willing to share your recipe for cinnamon rolls? If so, please do.

My mom made these too. I loved them as a kid.

Most snakes may slither away, but venomous ones not so much. And in other parts of the world (outside of North America) many more species of snakes are venomous and aggressive. Or are large constrictors. Many venomous snakes are aggressive. I’ve personally witnessed a cottonmouth standing its...

Fixed it. Thank you for letting me know.

Fisheating Creek Info This is one of the best paddling sites in Florida, in my opinion. The creek winds its way through several different ecosystems, marshes, cypress swamps, lakes. It is changing all the time which provides interest. You will easily see turkeys, hogs, deer, raccoon...

About 20 years ago I was foundering in the Arlanda (Stockholm) for a book in English to read on the flight back to the US. Totally unaware, I picked up the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I read it straight through, all the way home.

Thanks for the nice TR and photos. I think it's important to remember the local day and weekend trips.

I think the PLB is a good option for me. There is no one at home now worried about what has happened to me. That sounds sad, but it is really a relief. My Spot is an old one that can only send out two messages I think, an OK and a Need Help. Thank you for reminding me, Modified Ottertail. I was...

Yep. I was a fan. My go-to paddle is signed by the maker, Dave Kavner, and dated at 5/88. Thirty-seven years. He said it was made tough for wilderness tripping.

Joe Kane had never been in a kayak before this trip. He'd never done any river paddling. He was there to write the story, but got sucked into paddling. The read through the Black Canyon is harrowing. It was a poorly put together team, with only Chmielinksi and Truran truly being qualified.

Looks like a lovely trip! It's a good trip report if it makes me wish I could go there. Maybe I will. It's been decades since I have been to Maine.

I have just re-read Joe Kane's Running the Amazon which reports on the first descent of the Amazon River from its source high in the Andes Mountains in Peru on a river named Apurimac to the Atlantic Ocean. It was done with kayaks and a raft, but was still extremely interesting. Holes where the...

When I paddled Juniper Springs, it was closed to any kind of swimming, snorkeling, or even getting out of your boat. It wasn't because of gators. They were trying to keep the spring water clean.

What a lousy run of luck with all the ice and frozen weather. But I am very glad you all got out safely. I still think I am going to try to run this river this summer. It sounds like there wasn't too much development at least on the upper reaches. It's nice to know the pourvoirie at Monet is...

Bolding mine. I would gather that getting bumped is not unusual if you paddle close by in shallow water. (I am currently searching for more info on the Okeefenokee. I was there maybe 30 years ago. I’m thinking about starting in the NE part of the swamp and head SW and into the headwaters of...