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    Carrying a gun when canoe traveling just because

    Yes, I agree. These bears were not originally found in the San Gabriels. They were transplanted there in the 1930s from Yosemite. Black bears were not very numerous in California before the grizzlies were extirpated. In the last decade or so, they've moved down to foothill communities and...
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    Carrying a gun when canoe traveling just because

    A little more info: The bear on the roof has two yearling cubs who have learned to open car doors and ransack the interior looking for treats. They've also attempted to enter houses by pushing on doors and windows. One got in through a bathroom window and roamed the house while the owner was...
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    Carrying a gun when canoe traveling just because

    This mama bear has been watching my granddaughter for a couple years. DFW won't do anything.
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    Rowing the Beast

    I actually have a Grumman rowing rig that clamps onto the gunwales. I need a better set of oarlocks, though, because the oars keep jumping out of the U. Other than that, it moves the boat very fast.
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    Imagine finding this on a wilderness trip

    Those actually look like Bog Men I saw in a museum in Dublin. They looked like they'd been preserved in a giant vat of Guinness stout.
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    Which trip report format do you prefer?

    I have to go with text and pics because I'm too deaf to understand the video dialogue, if there is any. This is a sore point for many deaf people, although YouTube has a sorta kinda captioning capability.
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    tracking in bow seat vs center seat

    Using a double blade helps.
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    Look who’s back in town

    What sort of gizmo are you using to hold the ropes under the hood? I used to drill my bumper and put in eye bolts, but everything's plastic now.
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    Re-Purposing Old Paddles

    Donate them to a fraternity. I saw them put to use in Animal House.
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    Diagnose/Restore Canoe

    I'm pretty sure that's a Michicraft. The painter attachments at the peak of the stems are definitely not Grumman.
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    Dog Food Container

    When we took our dog down the Allagash, we just carried a bag of dog food, no fancy containers. I mean, what dog is going to complain if its food is a little damp?
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    Canoe Seat Backrests

    I think they were originally designed for use on Grumman canoes, which is what we had. My wife liked them because she needed the back support and our PFDs then were the vest type with ensolite pads front and back. I could take 'em or leave 'em. Okay for lakes and open rivers but not so good...
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    Canoe Seat Backrests

    Coleman used to make a plastic seatback that hooked onto the seat. I still have mine and they do work pretty well.
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    Good Morning . Idle chat about your morning, your weather, your plans for the day.

    Reloading 600 shotshells for winter league since Cabela's dishonored their $39 a flat sale.
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    Way off topic

    That list appears to have the sex terms for the fox and the giraffe wrong. Vixen is female.
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    Gas prices

    Filled up my Forester for $1.91 a gallon at the Costco here in Fairfax, VA. Was in line for 20 minutes, but it was retired minutes.
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    spray covers

    Back when my wife and I were young and pretty* we used a K-koted nylon cover over the midsection of our Grumman held on by velcro patches just under the outside gunnels. We had a tarp (the footprint for our Timberline 4 tent) which we put in the bottom of the canoe, put our gear on the tarp...
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    Flies, a rant

    Was hunting the Blue Ridge a few winters ago when I came across a nice hornets' nest about ten feet up a sapling. My wife is a science teacher and appreciates stuff like that, so I resolved to get it. Shinnied up and started working at the branch with the bone saw blade on my knife. I was...
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    Dirt Magnet Canoe Question

    Rattle cans of brown and green paint, enough to give it that redneck camo look. You'll never notice the dirt again.
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    Worst Campsite Neighbors?

    Ile d'Orleans downstream from Quebec, 1975. A maitre d from Quebec City's finest restaurant (or so he assured us) was in the adjacent campsite. He sauntered over and began exercising his charm on my bride, inviting us for wine, for filet de sole, for many other delicious items that my memory...
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