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yellowcanoe The perspective here is fooling you. The "Pointy uppy thing" is about 3 feet to the side. (measured perpendicular to the flow) I still think I would have preferred the next slot over, but I'd have to take a closer look when I'm not on an adrenaline high. Waterdog lowangle al One...

Glenn MacGrady Thanks for the feedback. I appreciate the directness. You're right that that should be a fairly simple rapid. I'd be shocked if it even made a class II, but I'm not one to be able to judge. I definitely will be working on some of those skills in flatter water. I'll also be...

Yeah, pictures are hard. I took four from slightly varying angles, and played with my polarized filter a bit, and that's the best of the batch. Let's try this with a different crop/scale, just to see if that makes a difference: I run into issues handling my tandem without load, though I've...

Took my light SOF build out on a new creek the other day, and created a bit of a pickle. The creek I selected is a little pushier than what is normal in my area, due to an unusually high rate of drop. I tried to run the pictured riffle, and you can see the results below. (Stream is 25' wide...

Thank you for putting in the effort... I hope you got to get at least _some_ relaxation in during those last two days of vacation...

Chances that this was listed in the un-crating instructions that no-one had read? Or management forgot to pass on that part of the packet?

And if you want him to have a higher probability to see your request, prefix with an '@' symbol. It will cause him to get an automatic notification, even if he didn't plan on reading the post right away. As a working example: Jesse37hemlock you should have a little notification at the top of...

Pretty much anything Michner. Patrick O'Brien's Aubrey/Mauritan series, if you want it a little lighter. (Master and Commander, and sequels) Kipling. Get a hold of a collection of his short stories/poetry. He's a lot more than the 'Jungle Book' stuff. (which was targeted at kids anyway)...

Thanks for all the feedback so far! Sounds like this is a very.... personal... choice. I think my current size would work very well if I was only concerned with sleeping, but if I'm lazing about on a nasty day... Bob B. Wow... Cooke likes them large... I would need to get material if I were to...

Thanks for the info and links. I should clarify that my tarp didn't make that much noise, at least compared to what was happening up in the treetops. I will take a closer look at some of the tarp/tent options, at least to snarf ideas. I'd probably go with a self-built paddle over those...

ppine Sounds nice... maybe except for the donkeys?!? The Sonora can be a very pretty desert. DaveO Yeah, Sauk County has some pretty country. It's right next door for me. If you do come, try to avoid major holidays, as the tourists can be a little thick on the ground. (Maybe not this year, but...

Notes for those who are thinking about checking it out: - DNR sites are First Come/First Served, with an option to reserve the Cedar Tops site if you have mobility issues. (It's the only site that seems to have grass growing, and it has a floating dock, rather than just a sand/gravel beach.) -...

So, would I go again? Absolutely! Even with the crazy weather, it was a lovely place to disappear into. I just wish I was able to go further back in. What would I do differently? Mostly gear tweaks. Many have to do with my overall kit, such as a paddle that is more suited to the stance I...

Woah. Even I'm not crazy enough to try to go out in that - I'd have been sheltering in the tent, too.

Was prepping for my test trip last year, an realized that I did not have a tent of any description. I don't really want to borrow my parents' dome, and I don't want to put a ton of cash into something. I've been looking at tarp-tents, etc for a bit, and realize "Hey! I have about 13' of 60"...

Pictures? I'm going to come right out and say you've colored me skeptical. It's going to be hard to tell without looking, but most every canoe that I've ever seen would have issues with this type of modification. Some probable pain points: - Fair curve. Unless your canoe has a large chunk of...

This is the bit where, looking back, I'm wondering if I'm dumber than I like to admit... The bit of channel between Pine and the Bananas is a mess, which I don't fully appreciate until I'm out in it. Waves are now about 7' peak to peak, 24-30" deep. I can hold steady if I point directly upwind...

Next Morning, I'm sort of ready for the day. Sleep-deprivation issues, but the camp-breakfast nostalgia gets me in a decent mood. Wind is still going, and my campsite is right on a tiny neck between two chunks of island. The upwind side of the neck has about two miles of open fetch (Milwaukee...

I did also take this hull on a (short) camping trip last September. (Posting trip report today) Properly loaded, she handles very nicely. :)

I think I remember those. The issue wasn't so much "Getting in the Canoe" it was "Making sure I got rid of enough water that my weight doesn't just push it under"