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Wonderful write-up. Your pictures brought back some great memories from a Cedar Creek trip with a friend years ago in Congaree National Park. Lovely area, thanks for the trip report!

Great write-up, thanks for sharing!

I’m another fan of Exped pads. They mostly self-inflate then they’re easy to get to the desired firmness with their built in pump or bag. I’ve used the same one on all of my river overnights for about 20 years and our son spent every night of last summer on one. We like them so much that we...

Thanks for the welcome and suggestions. That’s a nice part of the state. I’ve looked into the North Forest canoe trail a little. It looks like there are some nice sections. The Missisquoi river going into Lake Champlain intrigues me and may be the first section I try. I hope to do an Adirondack...

That’s a similar way that we enjoy Chittenden, lots of swimming, picnics and relaxing. The Adirondacks are definitely on our radar for tripping and I’m also trying to figure out what rivers around here are suitable for longer runs. It’s somewhat of a challenge with all of the waterfalls and...

Nice,I know the Estherville area quite well and went through there often on our trips to the Iowa Great Lakes . I lived in Central Iowa, Ames area, for most of my life. I spent a lot of time on various rivers around there. Skunk, Boone, Des Moines, Raccoon, Iowa etc… Spent many nights on...

That picture was taken from a small island at Chittenden reservoir.

Thanks. I was over there a couple weeks ago, nice area!

A big canoe on a big truck. The canoe is a 20' Grumman Guide that we purchased from a moose guide in Maine. The truck is our work truck from our previous business. Completely overkill for canoe transport but it's headache rack and removable rear rack that fits into the stake pockets works well.

I recently found this site after rediscovering the joys of canoeing. I’ve been spending a lot of time reading this forum so I figured I should join and introduce myself. I spent much of my youth canoeing rivers and lakes in Iowa and the Midwest. For the last couple decades, I’ve been using a...