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Snow squalls and hail off and on all day, but these South Bristol harbor rats refused to believe it wasn’t spring.

Paddling around Nahcotta on Willapa Bay, Washington

Two and a half weeks ago, I broke or bruised my ribs – typical of my clumsiness. This morning I wanted to check on the healing progress...

Paddling season seems a long way off. I look forward to mornings like this.

Snowshoe day trip in cuyahoga valley national park with my wife, father in law and Abby just before a snow squall hit yesterday...

Time for some varnish on the gunnels, otherwise the shop dust came off and she looks ready to go.

My sisters and I in 1965. I still own this canoe.

Panther tracks on my access road: Wild turkey tracks at the same location I know they were less than 24 hours old because I had...

I got out for my first paddle of 2026 today on the ice-free tailwater of the Swift River below Quabbin Reservoir in Massachusetts. The...

Wow! I remember paddling the Current River, has to be 48 years ago... it was an annual "float trip" for the students, put on by the...

Ditto on the adverse conditions. Favorite is when it is snowing but there is NO wind and the flakes come silently straight down. Sooo quiet.

My last paddle of 2025 was on December 29th on the Swift River in the tailwater below Quabbin Reservoir in Massachusetts. There was...

My last paddle of the year... had to paddle through some "hard" water ;) Happy New Year! André

Lower Current River in the Ozarks today.

Dehydrated pineapple & cranberries are both awesome.