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You don't see this very often - a tripping canoe running the class III section below the Ball Mountain Dam on the West River in VT. This (father/son?) team made it look easy. They took the far right line through some pretty big waves - that's the way the raft guides go. Kid in the bow does...

The road washed out in 2020, and they haven't repaired it, so there hasn't been a shuttle from the park since then. The shuttle was great - could do 3 or 4 runs a day, and din't have to deal with the dam Waiting for the shuttle in 2019 in Jamaica State Park. The shuttle truck for boats in...

This one is definitely on my list - down the backside of the Ball Mountain Dam on the West River in VT. It is not particularly long (little over half a mile), but the rocky path zig-zags 247-feet down to the river - that's about 22 stories. I used my cart to get my canoe to the bottom...

I have lots of paddles that lean against the foundation in my basement and collect dust, but I have three that I use all the time. I paddle dedicated solo boats, and my "go-to" paddle is a Werner Bandit. With a “T” grip and spooned blade it’s great for “cab forward” paddling – forward and...

Wow - that first video is pretty amazing. Some big leans up and out over the gunwales to pull that boat around. My usual response to paddling whitewater solo in a big tandem is "why?" He does it with style. Not sure which is more impressive - this guy or the kid in the Waterwalker movie...

I have a Spirit II with bucket seats and foot braces that I paddle sit-and-switch with a bent shaft. All my other boats have high bench seats, so I paddle them kneeling (or sitting) with a straight shaft. For me, the paddle depends how the boat is set up.

That video got around - saw it on Paddling.com. Any chance you will get the boat back. Is it repairable?

We'll see what they say at the training. I'm like Riverstrider - even in open water I wouldn't use a paddle leash. Its the whitewater paddler in me. I could put a spare, break apart paddle on my kayak deck, and probably should - the deck lines are there, and it would be one less thing to worry...

When I started paddling (2005), the Great Canadian Canoe Company was located on Route 146 in Sutton, MA. It was probably located in Worcester, MA at some time before that. They were a distributor, not a manufacturer - importing canoes and kayaks from Canada and reselling them under the Great...

Going to be doing sea kayak assisted rescue practice on Sunday. One of my questions is what do you do with the paddle - assume you hold on to it and pull the skirt with the other hand?

I've thought about it, but when I looked a few years ago there were none around. I would have had to build it from a kit, and that's not for me. I think I'll work on my sea kayak skills for a while. ;-)

I have a whitegold Wildfire that is pretty comparable to your Phoenix (6" shorter, 1" wider at the gunwales and waterline). I can paddle it fast for short bursts, but I don't think of it a a particularly fast boat. I never paddle it with a double blade, or even a bent shaft, so maybe that is...

A nice summer night at Tville (Farmington River, CT). This was last night. With all the rain, Tville is still running great - unusual for the middle of July.

I have seen a few Prodigies over the years. Little longer than and Ocoee, little wider than an Outrage, but pretty typical for a 12’ boat. As popular as Bell was with touring boats, they never really competed with Dagger or Mad River in whitewater boats. They did pick up some Dagger designs when...

I'm a relative youngster (turned 64 yesterday), but I do have some friends that are in their mid-70's. Paddle days are a little shorter, and we avoid long portages, but I still do my best to drag them out, and maybe carry a little more of the load than I might have otherwise. Hopefully in 10 or...

When I started I always cooked on a Coleman two-burner with a stand. Up off the ground just like cooking at home, and the pots and pans stay pristine - none of that black soot on everything. That's not the way my current crew does it - everything is on the fire. I am becoming a convert. Takes a...

The guy doing the cooking is a competition BBQ cook and judge. He know's how to cook over a fire. This was dinner the night before - campfire paella. Not in a Bid Daddy pan, but about the same size. Life is good when you travel with him...

This is the 20". It is nice to cook everything in one pan. You can set up different heat zones depending on where you position the pan on the fire. It would be nice to have the lid - on this trip the eggs would have set up faster. I didn't realize that Lisa DeHart did a video on it.

A friend has been bringing one on trips, and I am becoming a convert. Doesn't take up to much room, will cook a ton of food, and is easy to clean. Here was breakfast yesterday - a dozen eggs, home fries and bacon. I'm not big on runny eggs, so I had him flip mine - tasted great. This was...

He sure did - calm and cool - went through like a pro.