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My lining ropes are heavy. The material holds water, doesn’t float like I thought. It’s not a big deal, except when tripping, carrying everything on my back. I was able to dodge one 35 rod portage in the whole trip. Had water been a little higher, there would have been more. What material &...

Boges and me just got back from 6 days in BWCA. We entered at Island River, down the Isabella, around to the South Kawishiwi system and out Lake One. Not much time to fish, a couple bad storms, and a lot of moaning in camp from portage humping. This was the 2nd trip for my Northwind Solo. It...

Hard containers cause packing problems. I use a dry bag, although I think it’s not-so-dry anymore. I’ll try a heavier one next, with room for my skin stapler!

I guess I could measure my foot length to determine height. I normally use 6” for a bar. The curvature of the hull doesn’t impede the sliding or locking of the pedals?

What yak braces did you use? Did you bolt them on or pop rivet them? How far off the center hull? Thanks, BF

Any photos? What glue did you use? Sounds like a reasonable solution. I paddled around a lake today and my back was feeling it. Two things I can’t be without since the 2023 reckoning are a backrest and footbraces. Thanks.

I picked up the new Esquif Echo 2.0 yesterday. Boges and I took it out for a brief paddle on the Wisconsin River just below a dam. The positioning of the thwarts is unique on this craft. The end thwarts are moved inward and there is no middle thwart. The area in front of me is eumongous, and...

Here they be. Velcro straps on the bottom, drawstrings at the ends. I’m heading to WI, MI and MN if you’re anywhere along my route we can meet.

I have some nylon covered foam pads with Velcro fasteners. Haven’t used them in years, and no longer have a canoe trailer. You’re welcome to them. I’ll post a photo when I get home.

I take the 200g woolies in the summer, and a wool sweater.

Are there any preliminary assessments of the destruction? Which First Nations and villages and outposts were destroyed? The maps I’ve seen show a massive area burning, but no detail on what has already burned.

Did he process the cow?

Whst a shame. Needless to say, I don’t have many years to get up to Wabakimi. I have some good maps and lots of planning materials that will likely stay in a drawer. I’m sure the recovery will be slow for the area, maybe not at all for some of the outfitters. A friend and I were talking...

Upper Peninsula rivers take some finesse. Most are mostly impassable. The runnable ones (and stretches) are well covered in Jerry Dennis’ and Craig Date’s 3rd edition of Canoeing Michigan Rivers. The two authors did their field research as young men in the mid-80s. This latest edition is an...

Air quality in the UP is “Very Hazardous” and wind is supposed to be from the NW most of next week. So much for Sylvania Plan B. We need about 3 days of drenching rain across the whole of Ontario and MN. If it clears by mid-August, I have another permit for BWCA. My alternative plans for...

Gonna need a double blade paddle for that.

I’ve been there, hunted the Gila Wilderness. Hauled horses there from Kentucky once. Having lived in both Tucson and El Paso, that area was often on my mind, and I did read about a solo paddler who went down the Gila. Those rivers are so seasonal, it’s a hit and miss situation. I did the...

Anyone know whether there are navigable upriver portions of the Black River near Bessemer? Any other paddling suggestions that aren’t whitewater or waterfalls in the vicinity of the Black River Harbor Campground? Working on plan B for next week. Thanks.

Nothing to do but wait it out in the sweltering heat. At least the grass doesn’t need mowing twice a week. Too hot to ride the bike. I toyed with finally heading to Armstrong to finally see/fish Wabakimi, but RV camping is an expensive proposition there, and there’s fire up there too, so who...

I don’t understand the e-bike craze. 10 year olds riding those things. No wonder we live in an obese culture. Some restaurants have nothing green on the menu at all, yet 4 different fried sides. Our culture seems to be allergic to healthy choices. I recently got back on the road after a 3...