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Glad to find out about Ririe - that is pretty close to the section of the Snake that we are thinking about running again this year!

Very interesting and enjoyable blog post. Thanks for including it.

I did remove some of the screws/plastic nuts which hold the plastic cap on so that I could get a secure metal to metal connection. I managed to get the spacer bar under part of the bracket with the threaded holes but the width of the rack didn’t permit me to get it on top of the holes. Good...

It is a. 2025- build date 2/25. There is a metal bed rail with a gray vinyl?grey cap over it. Ford supposedly strengthened the attachment points (floor to sides) on the 2025 trucks after getting a lot of complaints from customers who wanted to put racks or camper tops on them. The J-braces...

I used Yakima towers and round bars on my 2016 Tundra for nearly 10 years with no real problems but a close call last year. One of the clamps worked its way loose, but the canoes tied on top and front and rear kept it from falling off! I started checking them at every stop and never did regain...

The "crack" in the gunnel (in the photo with the thwart) appears to just be the seam between the inwale and outwale. My 1989 vintage Kevlar Explorer has the same junction lines on both gunnels, the full length of the canoe. You may have a little separation where the crack is wider, possibly...

This was an enjoyable read. I've kept most of my old Canoesport Journals and like to re-read the articles by Harry Roberts et al, usually on cold, snowy nights. The old ads are also interesting 40-50 years later.

I have Kevlar Explorer from 1988 which I bought about 8 years ago. It is a very versatile boat and has served me well- both tandem and solo. Its design allows me to pole it and paddle standing up using an SUP paddle, as well as the normal kneeling and sitting techniques. What year is it? In...

Glenn- thanks for posting this. There are so many good quotes; reading them was a great way to start my weekend!

Are you interested in River or lake paddling on this trip? Leigh Lake in Grand Teton, as mentioned already, is gorgeous but you need camping reservations way in advance using recreation.gov (which I do not like). The photo is from a bike trip we did in Grand Teton Park along the lake last...

Welcome. Looks like you got a great deal. I personally like the combination of a MR Explorer and beaver tail paddles when I paddle tandem.

Good valid explanation from repced, particularly the difference in population and hence difference in the gross size of demand between the two countries. Some of the comments above reveal a misunderstanding in the nature of tariffs (which is constantly lied about by the current US "leadership...

The comment by Dogbrain re the morning sun is accurate from my experience. Many years ago we had my son's Royalex Mad River ME hung under our back deck. One side was exposed to the sun for a couple of hours each day and the interior side and bottom were always in the shade. We were astounded...

It was a stroke of luck. I didn't "need" it, since I already had a NS Phoenix IXP (the only canoe I have bought new since 1992), but I have never regretted the purchase. I gave a buddy a ride down to look at two Bell Royalex Yellowstones which had been advertised and there it was, looking...

I have seven canoes with wood gunnels, the newest of which is 18 years old and most are over 30. All have been treated with Watco at least annually and all are in excellent condition. Maybe 5-10 minutes per boat per year- no big deal. Another thing to consider is the feel of varnished vs...

Yes- I read it last year and enjoyed it very much. I agree, it is probably worth reading again. "Throne of Grace" was really interesting because so much of it takes place on rivers and mountains which I have paddled or traversed- but by pickup truck rather than on foot or horseback!

I have trained my dog (a vizsla) to come when I whistle, using a whistle like those pictured. She gets to run off leash at the 40 acre dog park and gets pretty far away. When I whistle for her other dogs of various breeds often also come. I infer from this that wolves might also be curious...

I have also had good results by doing physical therapy rather than surgery to recover from multiple rotator cuff injuries (they were from mountain bike and skiing accidents-not paddling). After seeing a good friend endure two unsuccessful surgeries for rotator cuff tears, I have decided that PT...

I just finished "Throne of Grace" by Drury and Clavin. It's a history of the first mountain men and the exploration of the West following the Lewis & Clark expedition. They were incredibly tough men. A number of epic canoe trips are referenced, mostly from the 1820-1830 time frame. It has...

My post (#25) was truncated somehow. I strongly recommend practicing kneeling as you would in a canoe over the winter. It was painful on my ankles to have them flattened out under/behind the seat when I got back into solo canoeing. Now, after doing some kneeling yoga for a couple of years I...