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White Ash, Butternut (canoe) & White Pine (center shore)

The flip side is that any job involving organizing, managing, communicating, persuading, is a real butt-kicker. More so than physical work which is end-of-day rewarding for anyone, regardless if they finally earned their first blister. In speaking with someone recently on the Thrillcraft...

I had the pleasure of borrowing one of his food packs years back for a trip and ordered one of my own immediately upon return. Last year I called to order a hybrid pack and had Dan on the phone for a brief spell and then ended up speaking with his son, I believe. For me it was like a brush with...

They've been replaced by Thrillcraft by the masses that would rather not respect nature...nor connect with themselves. The 4th holiday is in full swing here just 3.5 hrs SW of Ely and those who like the silent sports pretty much stay indoors. Saw a Coleman camper the length of a train yesterday...

In the beginning stages of planning on a tandem trip this early Sept or thereabouts. Looking for any advice or suggestions given the following...Have not been in this partucular park. Will most likely enter the South side via rail. We will avoid all whitewater if possible. A mile-long portage is...

Beautiful fish! Northerns AKA "Slimers" taste entirely different depending on the waters they come out of. We came to relish them in the Canadian waters, certainly over lake trout, but not so much south of the border where they could taste...well...fishy.

Finally made a decision to order a NRS Ninja as during a little swim the other day struggled to get my existing vest off due to limited shoulder mobility from injury/operation. This kinda sealed the deal for me thinking a side-entry like this would be easier/quicker. Looks like they have at...

Wow. That photo is impressive! The southern half of the state is getting overwhelmed with rain but the north has had a real spring with clouds, timely rains, & gorgeous evenings as apposed to the past number of years going from hard winter to excessively hot, dry, & windy in the matter of a...

Thanks for the comments on Wabakimi as just started researching for our first trip there scheduled for this early fall and bear concern has been one of my questions as don't remember the last time I've hung a food pack. Instead I cover ours with a thick trash bag which is tucked tightly...

I second the Jackpine for two reasons having lived with a yard full of overly mature ones. One reason being mowing under them is like mowing a field of golf balls with their hard cones. Shoot one into a tree trunk and it is bound to ricochet into the side of your head...in the same place it hit...

I am really second-guessing my new Fleet-Farm zipper model. Thanks to all those that keep reinforcing this. This song comes to mind when it comes to taking risks. The cover art certainly does not blend well with silent sports like canoeing but great tune none the less!

Thanxsomuch Dirigo but I take no credit as this type of scenery is everywhere around me. Get out of town 2 miles, point-&-shoot. Then swat mosquitos and pick wood ticks the entire trip home.

This same thought has been in my mind a lot lately with a discussion on PFDs and the BWCA Curtain Falls incident. Caught 2 minutes of the story from MPR this AM on the way to work. Here is the link...

Probably a lot of us (me included) that consider ourselves proficient paddlers or swimmers would struggle. Thanks for the reminder to practice. The following from today's Minneapolis Star/Tribune. Tragic...No life jackets. One boat "fishing" less than 50' from springtime raging class-V, 30'...

Incredible

Schoolcraft River. Near source of Mississippi. Went only about a mile and ended up in a trap of 12' cat tails. Short day.

The amount of newbies that have been spilling into the wilderness over the past 20 years stresses me and in my part of the world (headwaters of the Mississippi) the woods are overwhelmed. Pick up a current Nat Geo and it glorifies the "Explorer" over the exploration. At the core, online avitars...

Agreed. And possibly one's comfort level with being in calm, warm water.