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I wrote earlier about getting reservations on Leigh Lake in the Grand Tetons. The trip starts July 23, and is for four nights, so the paddle out would be July 27. That's a Monday through Friday. If anyone would be interested in joining me, I can provide more information. (Killer perverts...

I know that at least some of you have gone from Lewis Lake to Shoshone Lake. I'm planning on making hiking reservations for this summer, or at least trying for reservations, to the site near the point where the river leaves Shoshone Lake. I am wondering about hiking in a packraft, and on the...

This is broad, but... I've never been the one who had to tie in gear before. I will have either a large backpack, or a couple of smaller waterproof bags that will have all my gear. How do I tie them in so that if I go over, they either stay with the boat or in the boat. I recognize that if...

I've backpacked a lot in bear country, but not done so much canoe camping. I have watched the video with a woman whining at a bear to stop breaking her kayak... have any of you had bears show any or much curiosity in your canoe? How about an inflatable? And no, I don't cover my boat in...

I finally got organized enough to pick some dates and make reservations to canoe and backcountry camp in the Tetons! I almost waited too long, as there were only two sites on Leigh Lake, in the Tetons, for the dates I settled on. I took two nights on each of the sites at the base of, hmm, Mount...

This is probably a dumb question, but-- people on this site talk about chestnuts and prospectors and trappers and other canoes. When I've looked, those don't seem to be models by a particular manufacturer, so I'm assuming they're canoes with certain characteristics. Characteristics that...

Hi, I was exploring my library's stacks and found a book by Pierre Pulling (his woods name--his real name is Albert Van Siclen Pulling). The book is Canoeing the Indian Way: Straight Talk for Modern Paddlers from the Dean of American Canoeists. I had never heard of him, but it was a little...

I don't post here very often, but you are the folks most likely to understand how wonderful it was for me to finally get to paddle on String and Leigh Lakes in the Tetons. Years ago, I had hiked on the Teton Crest Trail, coming out of the backcountry by crossing the bridge near the portage...

Hi, I've moved. I used to live in Michigan's Upper Penninsula, and now I live in Wyoming, near Yellowstone National Park. :-) Now I have a whole new set of places to play. I paddled once on Lewis Lake last summer, and thought it was beautiful, and now I want to go back. Has anyone here...

Hi, I'm planning a trip to the NE in July and August. I'm thinking about taking a little folding kayak with me, but am curious about whether I need to register my boat? I have reservations at a campground on Lake Sarnac (Saranac?) and hope to be able to paddle in some little back bay of Lake...

Hi, A friend and I were talking today, about a program I heard at Canoecopia. That individual talked about his very long trip to York Factory via a collection of rivers and lakes. My friend and I both got excited about the prospect of paddling from ??? To York Factory. We're not interested in...

In an attempt to get back to paddling topics... Has anyone done the float down the Green River in Canyonlands? If yes, was it easy to find campsites? Any good day hikes to report? Pictographs or other interesting finds? Pringles

Is anyone here ACA certified? I took the ACA IDW for sea kayaking in the spring. I guess I have two years to take the ICE. Is anyone currently certified? Has it made much difference in your paddling? Did you meet other paddlers to go paddle with? Pringles

Hi, I'm Pringles, and I live in Michigan's UP, in Sault Ste. Marie. I started canoeing when I was a kid. Dad bought a no-brand aluminum canoe from a canoe livery, and off we went. On his death bed, Dad signed over the registration for that canoe to me. I kept it on the side of the garage for...