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I've witnessed a couple of heart-stopping run-ins with strainers. One was a kayaker who tried to go over a log, but flipped over backwards and ended up going under it upside down and backwards. The other was a swimmer who went into the strainer feet first, but somehow managed to twist himself...

That's the way I learned it as well - go in head first, pull yourself on top of the obstruction, and hold on for dear life. We practiced using a long section of plastic pipe held a different levels in and above the water. The higher it got, the more difficult to was to pull yourself up on top...

As I was changing my second flat tire of the trip, a lady in a big truck stopped and asked if we needed help or needed to get a message to someone. I told her we were fine, that our paddling partners in a truck would be back as soon as they noticed we weren't behind them. She looked at my tires...

I'm 65, and definitely not in the physical condition that I was even a few years ago. I realized that during my swim on the Dead - I was exhausted. Tough to deal with getting old, and I am not even that old yet.

I'm old school and still use a waterproof camera. The camera is smaller than the typical phone so it is easier to stow in the PFD pocket, and doesn't have that big screen to worry about if you drop it or bang it. It is on a lanyard. Of course, I can't post pictures from the river, but I don't do...

https://www.americanwhitewater.org/resources/repository/AccidentSummary_Jan-June_2025.pdf?fbclid=IwY2xjawM6EbBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFEM1U4NVI1ZmNTeDlPRXczAR4jBQ7WIli0XQHoLRkSs4TJYhCa8kClnE_f-Cek-pkB3LiqDhbNJe6p8naRTQ_aem_0khzxXAAzKVK1sk1jBMlOg 25 fatal accidents reported 14 involved...

Working :( Ok, family too :)

We had a great trip last week on the Allagash. We did the section from Churchill Dam to Michaud Farm with a day to explore the lakes. The weather was great - sunny days and chilly nights making for misty mornings on the water. Water level was a little low, so we spent a lot of time dodging rocks...

It hasn't moved the gage yet... https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?site_no=01011000&legacy=1&agency_cd=USGS

We sometimes buy wood locally and carry it in. If you have room in the boat it is a lot easier - especially on shorter trips or on well-used sites where the wood gets picked over. On longer trips we always gather. For us, the routine pulling into camp is always the same - unload the boats, set...

We will be doing mostly lakes. There is one short class II section - Chase Rapids - that gets water from Churchill Dam. The ranger will shuttle the gear for $10 so you can run it empty. There are a few quickwater sections below that, but they will be low unless they get some more rain. We'll...

We'll be careful - thanks for your concern.

I'm off to the Allagash next week, but really didn't have the right boat. My Mohawk Whitewater 16 is a barge, and I wasn't sure that I wanted to paddle my composite Spirit II down Chase Rapids, or drag it through the shallows that we will probable hit next week. Fortunately, we were able to...

Don't worry @jdeerfoot, if you ever make it to the northeast and come on a trip with us we won't expect you to always do the dishes. Everyone gets their turn. No doubt about it, group meals can be a lot of work, but there are lots of ways for people to do their part. First there is the cost -...

I hadn't looked at this for a while - 44% at least OK with group meals, 56% would rather do their own. Off next week to the Allagash - 4 guys in tandems, two big coolers, three cooks and one guy who doesn't mind washing dishes - the perfect group. We'll do breakfast and dinner as a group...

Carp would be pushing upsteam. ;)

5' 10", 240 lbs - I'm big for it, but its a lot of fun to paddle. No oil canning. Looks like it is gone.

It is hard to know now because it is all underwater now, but based on the way the dams are spread out the rapids would have been spread out too. Probably not a pool and drop, more likely longer rapids interspersed with flatwater/quickwater. The river would have been really flashy. There is one...

I love my Yellowstone Solo. I paid $800 for it new in 2005. I'm in the same place or I might buy it,

Yup - the Riverton section of the Farmington is a great for poling, but I haven’t been there in quite a while. We would do downstream runs from the Goodwin Dam off Hogback Road to the parking lot at the Satan’s Kingdom State Recreation Area – about 10 miles. You can break it up into smaller...