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That looks like the foot brace from Northstar Canoes. Nearly three years ago, I installed the same foot brace on my Northwind Solo using the epoxy glue included in the kit. The foot brace works excellently. I have put it through heavy use, and the glue shows no signs of failure.

So well said, Seeker!

A friend and I drove 2.5 hours north to view the eclipse in the 99.6% totality zone near Bradford, VT, The traffic on Rt. 91 in Vermont was heavy as predicted. Given how heavy the traffic was, we decided not to drive to the 100% totality zone. The sky did not darken as much from where we...

IMO, anyone with the name Black Fly needs no help, at least none that I can offer him unless he wants to learn how to let black flies bite him gracefully😉.

Too funny, Glenn. I've had two incidents in remote locations where I rendered first aid to an injured person, only to learn afterward that the medical assessment and subsequent first aid I rendered were observed by medical doctors, who did not intervene for legal reasons. One event occurred...

I am a non-medical doctor with an MS & PhD in medical and aquatic entomology. As one may surmise from my avatar and screen name, I am a black fly kind of guy, although I have also dabbled in mosquitoes and other aquatic insects. Despite a nearly 50-year obsession with black flies, I remain...

Great photos Stripperguy! Thanks for sharing them.

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I have two favorite peaks that I enjoy hiking while on paddling trips in the Adirondacks. The first is an unnamed peak that overlooks Lows Lake and Grass Pond near the western end of the lake. It is just west of the summit of Grass Pond Mountain. View of unnamed peak (on the left) from...

Like Coldfeet, I have a 2017 Ford F150 Super Crew Cab with a short bed and tonneau cover. I have carried canoes between 12 feet and 18 feet (and kayaks) on Thule racks attached to the cab's roof without any problems on the three F150 Super Crew Cabs I have owned. I use square load bars of...

New York Adirondack St. Regis Canoe Area Carry Signs

With the temperatures in the mid-30s, brilliant sunshine, and minimal wind, my two friends and I enjoyed a wonderful New Year's Day paddle on ice-free Tully Lake in north-central Massachusetts. I was in my Northwind Solo, while one friend was in his Hornbeck, and the other was in his...

It was a mixture of canned corned beef hash and dehydrated scrambled eggs & cheese. The biscuits were also tasty, but I only got to eat two out of the five I made. An unknown critter snagged the remaining three, which I had left out to cool, but left them unguarded while I spent a few minutes...

Even food that doesn't look all that appealing tastes great when cooked in my Cold Handle pan. 😊

Winter cold must be coming soon. I have seen an uptick in the number of wooly bear caterpillars seeking refuge in my barn this week. I even found one curled up in my Old Town Guide safely tucked away for the winter in the barn. It is interesting how they will just curl up in seemingly...

Donation sent. Thanks for what you do, Glenn.

My wife, a full professor in entomology, says there is no scientific literature to support this old folk tale. The National Weather Service has an interesting and informative web page on the subject. https://www.weather.gov/arx/woollybear

I have the Shakelton 8' X 8' removable floor model from Ellis Canvas Tents. I would not consider it a lightweight tent. The packed weight with the poles and stakes (minus the removable floor) is around 37 pounds. It packs down to the size of a medium duffle bag, approximately 14" X 12" X 35"...

Brook trout caught on a caddis imitation as far as I could paddle my canoe up Hay Brook, a tributary of Grand Lake Matagamon in Baxter State Park, Maine. I caught it on September 30, 2023, the last day of Maine's north zone open water fishing season. This brook trout was also caught on a...