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Great pictures. Looks like a really cool place to paddle. Are the lochs connected... portage between them or hop in the car to the next? On your last visit, was there any notation about the bell & its significance to the spot or was it just an old bell sitting on an old altar? (Yes, I'm hoping...

Still sorting photos from Sparkleberry Swamp. These didn't make the cut.

Well done. I always hate to see the wood wasted if left to rot when the trees die or get blown over. Hopefully, you can get them dried straight. I'll have similar issues with twisting soon as we'll be milling some Black Locust. I'm interested to see if it remains bright yellow when dry.

Lots of great info here https://www.canoetripping.net/threads/mad-river-cold-crack-repair.129051/#post-160099

The hogs I posted above were on the road from the takeout. What I want to know is how did you spot that spider at highway speed?

3 weeks ago, I wouldn't have considered these critters to be wildlife.

(GASP) sacrilege!! Glenn, make him stop!! ;)

As usual, great pics Al. Thanks for posting the TR. I haven't been out much this year either but '26 will be different.

Pretty country for sure. I really like the shot at 2:24 of the video

Well, THAT might get messy. Pretty sure the electrocution tongs at the slaughterhouses only use 250 volts for hogs and I think they keel over at pretty low amperages. On the other hand, maybe we could wake up to freshly roasted pork? That might be nice.

The sojourn is run by the Conemaugh Valley Conservancy and is a series of day trips. I've never done it personally (way too many people for my taste) but I'm sure they would welcome any & all watercraft. And, yes, we had a ton of rain thru June so water levels were good this year. You'll...

If you're paddling the Kiski-Conemaugh Water Trail, are you doing it as part of the sojourn? Traditionally, that's the same weekend as the WPASCR and you might be interested in it instead (logistics on the river are a bit harder to manage by yourself but the river is there every weekend). They...

I just like that we don't have sponsored content or have to wade through ads. I've never spent much time on p.com but I thought the forum was merely one aspect of that site while CTN, as a forum only, is more of a social media / interactive experience. (like Facebook except you don't get to...

No snakes at all (now; I quit. If I keep this up, the TR won't be worth reading) :)

I talked to a guy from SC DNR today and he assured me that the hogs of Sparkleberry, like the bears near me, have been hunted enough that they give humans a wide berth. I wasn't all that surprised by that info considering a couple of the hunters that I met there.

Sparkleberry Landing which, I think, is closest to Rimini. I really wish I'd done more research before striking out but it was kind of a spur-of-the-moment trip, the canoe was still on the car from Allegheny Islands (just looks good up there) and the swamp was worth paddling. I'll definitely...

I'm wondering if it might not be overkill to add a solar fence charger & some fiberglass posts to the pack for Southern US overnights? I know domestic pigs have an extremely low tolerance for electricity and a perimeter of polywire was always plenty to provide containment. Is that going to...

Not to beat a dead horse but none of us are immortal (at least, as far as we know). When the day comes that one stops paying for photobucket (or their personal website), all pics, stories, etc will be lost and the links here will just be dead links. Maybe that's not a concern but there is a...

I think, in that situation, I'd have to be rooting for the goat. In my experience, hogs don't leave much in the way of leftovers. The goat might also distract a gator... might need to see if one can be trained to lay quietly in the Raven.

Looks like they've got you pointed in the right direction already but don't hesitate to ask (even the silliest of) questions. Many of us got lots of help here in the past and welcome the opportunity to give back. @Jim Dodd, the picture didn't come through for me either. Might need to click...