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August 28-29, 2026. Cold and windy came the dawn. Total low cloud cover. I didn't get out of the tent until 9 am and it was still looking grim. The wind cut through me. Chilly fingers struggled with pack straps. I was now worried about making it to the pourvoirie before they closed down for the...

My first day of instruction with Jimmy Yokum at NOC he made me tip my canoe over.

John McPhee can make almost any topic interesting, even stuff I thought I never wanted to learn about.

Gators are in the estuaries. They do well in the semi-salty water. In the Carolinas they are out on the islands.

Be careful. That is a first post and could be a scammer. I know cause I got one.

Doesn't anyone use thigh straps in white water anymore? If I am wearing booties I can slip out easily from the seat, but with thigh straps I would have to release the straps.

Does running attract the attention of a bison to run after you like it would a predator? I kept thinking the man would have done better to hide behind a tree or a car. Not that the trees were big enough but being still behind a tree would not provide a target as much as running.

Welcome from south central Florida. My biggest fear now are the Burmese pythons, but you’re far enough north to avoid that.

Welcome WoodsnWater.

I read that when cannibalism was banned by the missionaries in Borneo, the inland people got sick because there was not enough protein in their diet.

When I moved here, a bypassed agricultural area, the night skies were so dark amateur astronomers came to view the night skies. As time has gone on, the skies seem less dark. Not through any major development. Just eaten away one piece at a time. The darkest skies I ever saw was 50 years ago in...

Days 27 - 28 Yesterday afternoon the wind blew from all four directions. Last night it blew so cold I unhooked and zipped tight the little ventilation slits at the top of the tent. I think I heard a bear last night, snuffling on three sides of the tent. I got up and grabbed the bear spray as...

More Challenges This set of rapids (above) would be easy and even thrilling with another foot or so of water. Nevertheless, I was proud of how I used my brains and skills to get through it fairly easily. Unfortunately, the pool at the bottom of the rapids made a sharp left turn into another...

Great trip report. What a hidden gem!

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A Grizzly Encounter This is from the New York Times which has a pay wall, but anyone can access several articles per month without charge. A woman in Alberta, Canada, walking with her dog, is approached by a grizzly. It circles her several times, coming closer each time. It makes two false...

We don’t have great whites, but we do have some nasty ones, bull sharks and hammerheads. I caught and released a black tip shark in the Ten Thousand Islands. A kayaker hooked one of the big sharks in Estero Bay and it pulled him along like a toy.

I paddled a sit on bottom plastic boat with a single blade paddle in France. I was surprised at how comfortable it was for a couple of hours.

A few years ago I was looking at pfds and found a couple of 50 N, but they weren’t really for paddling. More like big heavy things to float an unconscious person, as I recall.

Big Blue has worked well for me on trips longer than 3 weeks, charging cell phone, flashlight, hand warmers and probably more stuff that I can’t remember. It charges even on cloudy days. It charges even when you don’t have the perfect angle, which is frequently hard to set. I also bring a couple...