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Been a weird year, but I finally got to take a trip to the St Regis Canoe Wilderness. As described elsewhere, I chose to use a portage cart instead of my normal "Hoel to Turtle to Clamshell to Fish" route, and go from Little Clear to St Regis and then along the ski trail to Fish. This is the...

As I age, I'm trying to figure out how to use a canoe cart to maximum benefit. After renting one and finding it somewhat useful, I bought a nice 15'-no-air-all-terrain Suspenz cart. It handles flat terrain like a champ, and I've done several 1-1.5 mile long portages with it. It handles a...

Has anyone ever run Glasby Creek from Glasby Pond to the Oswegatchie in the 5-Ponds Wilderness? I watched a trip report on YouTube where a man and his wife put in near Wanakena at the Cat Mountain Trailhead, portaged across to near Dannick's Landing, over to Cat Mountain, a bunch of the 5...

Just wanted to plug a small shop, "Ed's Canoe Parts". I heard about him here, years ago I'm sure, and recently ordered an ash thwart from him. It came fast, and I'm pleased with it. Came pre-finished, which was unexpected... I'd have stained it before installation, but I like the 'white'...

I took a trip to Low's last fall, and my wife went along on her first ever trip. She kinda pooped out halfway through the carry over Low's Upper Dam. To shorten a much longer story, I was told to get a portage cart. So, it's time to order one. I occasionally pay attention when people discuss...

Hey all. Took a trip up to the Bog River and Low's a couple weeks ago. Rained Wed, Th, and Friday, and I had a great Sat/Sunday. Learned a lot about myself and my gear. This is my 2nd trip with my 'new' 1950 Old Town Yankee, and my first (and last) solo trip with it. At 74#, it is entirely...

I recently saw something on a vendor's Facebook page about the Pink Chair finally falling through the ice on Saranac. I asked about it there, but my comment was evidently deleted (too dumb? I don't know.) But could someone enlighten me as to the significance of the custom? Thanks!

posted this same thing earlier, over on another site: Mwaahahahaha! It is finally mine! I am a huge wood/canvas canoe fan. For years, I have had to borrow one from my uncle (a 1944 OT 15' canoe), and absolutely loved every minute of paddling it. I built my own 'stitch and glue' canoe, and have...

I'm starting to pull together a couple ideas for this summer's pilgrimage to the 'Dacks, and am considering the Whitney Loop/Lila Traverse. A couple years ago, there was some sort of lawsuit going through the NYS court system involving the legality of paddling from Lilypad Pond to Mud Pond, and...