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I had a Bell Northwoods. It was a great canoe.

Mythology is right.

If there was any suffering involved, I wouldn't do it.

Moving a thwart is easy.

In SE Alaska, Eagles and Ravens are the two main clans. I had a pet crow once that came with an old log house I bought 45 years ago. He roosted under the front porch. He sat on the window sill when I took a shower with no screen in the window. He followed the kids to school. He came in the...

Try paddling a tandem canoe from amidships.

Big fan of Col Townsend Whelen. I have used a nylon version for 35 years, They are surprisingly comfortable in cold weather with a fire in front. It has a couple of small burn holes. "Ways of the Widlerness" is one of the great outdoor books of all time.

wildlife sightings get to me. A herd of elk swimming acros the river below camp, ,bighorn sheep, a fawn looking at me when I wake up from a nap. I like to find remnants of those that came before. Old lumber camps, homesteaders cabins and Peubloan artifacts. A favorite memory was watching...

Sometimes I just want to paddle a Tripper. tung oil, varnish take your pick. I like to leave the varnish off the top of the paddle and oil it.

Cherry is a great material. I have some solid cherry dressers and night stands made by a friend of mine. In shop class I built a cherry display case for a knife collection. We can get it here in Nevada from old orchard trees that get replaced in the Sacto Valley. Makes great fire wood. My...

This site continues to be one of the best around.

What is it about the proverbial "shore lunch"? We end up in great places with no one around and enjoy a break from exertion and refueling. Splendid.

I have spent 6 years working on coal mine reclamation at Black Mesa on the Navajo Res. It changed my life. I know only one Native that belongs to the Native American Church and uses peyote as a sacrament. He is the guy I buy art from at the local pow wows. Ike is from Texas.

yknpdlr, Blessings to you. Have no fear when you walk with your Ancestors. Walk in Beauty.

Instant mashed potatoes, rice, oatmeal, dried fruit, smoked salmon, pouch meat like tuna, chicken and spam. Flat bread, dehydrated soup, cheese, crackers, When in doubt make pancakes. Keep an eye out for forgeable plants. Always carry fishing gear. Bring a pistol for pot meat.

I learned about the eclipse from the Navajo elders, The Dine. Stay home, do not look at the sun and have a day of prayer.

I have a degree in physical geography. An eclipse happens every 18 months or so on the planet somewhere, just not in the US. I would not travel 40 miles to see one. I will be spending the afternoon, teaching kids to ride horses. It is the Boys and Girls Club Summer Camp. We will get kids...

The most important thing about this discussion is the safety of your kids. They need to know how to swim, how to wear a PFD and how to behave in a canoe. I have had undisciplined kids jump off the gunwale and capsize my canoes. They need to be taught how to behave in one. Don't kid yourself...

Putting a gunwale in the water in rapids has never appealed to me at all.

I had a Wenonah Odyssey and never liked it. They have a straight keel with no rocker. Fast in a straight line. The only canoe I never liked. Sometimes I just want to paddle a Tripper.