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Boats wouldn’t be selling for $5K is there was no demand.

I put a fat bass on a stringer for like 5 minutes while I put my canoe away and fetched a knife. I had a bass head when I got back. The testudine culprit was still there, right near the rock I was swimming from earlier. I’ve also had some 2nd thoughts watching 2 big pike watching me in waist...

I’ve thought about it, but the weather takes a toll. If I had a 10’ garage door I’d do it, although I admit to a lack of enthusiasm for canoeing locally.

I slept on a pile of rocks my first night last year. Luckily, I snagged an open site on day two. The procession in front of camp kept me from skinny dipping my entire stay, and noise from other campers and aircraft was prolific. I’m hoping for better this month, but judging by the...

Don’t look now, but the political leverage of canoeists is zero, and canoeing is more popular than ever. We’re soon to be sharing the wilderness with copper mines and drilling rigs. Streams outside wildernesses are mostly open sewers wherever people live. Not sure how full latrines, decimated...

danged. That was my end of days strategy.

Tell me why we need more canoeists. Fewer canoeists means less crowds in canoeing parks. I say let the yakers conglomerate in the city lakes and outfitted streams. More campsites and thinner crowds in the backcountry.

They’re not likely to forget. The constant noise level (hum) inside surrounding homes will be like a lawn mower running outside, more when the diesels are running.

My PLB is obsolete too. iPhone will send SOS by satellite. Now I just need to keep it on me and in a dry bag. Not really sure where. My ACR attaches to my PFD. Seems like it should be with me.

The fix is on, and will be elsewhere. I’m glad Canada has meaningful regulations to protect dark skies, but I find that power is bought, and there’s plenty of greed everywhere to affect changes that the powerful want.

A mule would defend against one wolf and pack all your gear over the rockiest portage, but they’re hell to get to sit down in the canoe.

I know they don’t mean anything, really. Dark sky reserves are way down the ladder of priority when it comes to policy making. I don’t even have a yard light, to the dismay of one neighbor. So they matter to me. I can’t remember any sight that affected me spiritually more than the Milky Way...

I guess they helped. He hasn’t said otherwise. He can still hear a cat walking on the driveway.

Hello Folks, Anyone do fly-ins with your dog? I have some ear muffs I’m offering to anyone who needs them. Bogan was only a year old when we used them, so they’re small for him now. We used them for the one and only fly-in (and out) we’ll ever do, so they’re in good shape. PM me if you need...

As someone who’s beat up a few expensive boats on small streams, I feel your pain. I almost cried when I saw the cracks in a Gelcoat Swift P14 after a spring trip down the totogatic. IXP holds up pretty darn good compared to other compositions. I wouldn’t hesitate to use a smaller hull in...

Grown bull moose have no natural enemies in most places. They will stand their ground for a good food source. A grizzly or Woolf pack will only attack a bull when starving, or if the bull becomes incapacitated. One spring, I found a bull that had fallen through the ice on a narrow, his tracks...

I’ve been more in awe of wolves than afraid. A griz in camp or up close on a trail is another story - No awe, just healthy fear.

I talked with a guy yesterday who had a Burmese mountain dog. He was huge, big bones. A big sweetheart and likely not much good in a fight with a pack of hungry wolves. Just fitting him in a canoe seemed impossible, especially with a load of gear. I don’t think it’s possible. Big dogs...

I wish I knew more about trail bikes. Not sure what to look for. I’ve been searching within a 60 mile radius. Lots of mountain bikes, which don’t seem to have the fat tires. I had a trek hybrid, with front shocks. Stashed it all the time. Gave it away after the accident cause I couldn’t...

These E-Bikes seem popular. Most I’ve seen are ridiculously expensive. Stashing in the woods?