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After I finished the basic canoeing course in Switzerland, I met up with a friend for a day at Lake Constance to enjoy a nice relaxing...

In late April 1984 a buddy and I entered the USFS Sylvania Recreation Area in the UP of Michigan at the north end of Clark Lake, a lake...

Some trip notes related to wind. And...food.

In 2018, on an Allagash trip, I was caught on the leeward side of Umsaskis Lake and had to walk our canoes in waist deep water, all the...

It depends on the direction of travel (quartering from aft is worst), tandem or solo, and at what end of the lake I'm at. Based on the...

Whatever mother nature can throw at me wind is the worst. Wind can make padding impossible, even life at camp miserable. You can’t...

I've spent an entire day paddling in extreme winds where I found multiple recent (and large) blow downs across portage trails and heard...

Custom Hemlock Canoe Works SRT in the premium + layup. Went retro with the Curtis Canoe "Sunset Orange" or as close to the original as...

First test paddle in the books! The occasion seemed to warrant a rare selfie. Apologies on behalf of my generation. I know it's just...

As far as I know, all Royalex Mad River with wood gunwhales have the Royalex edge exposed. This photo is of a 1982 Explorer which we...

I'm a huge fan of them. I don't remember the name of the stove I use right now. It's a super popular brand though so I'm sure someone...

Enjoyed the photos. Do you know what model of Mad River was being poled?

I don’t know if this post should go in the Poling section, the Solo section, or the Tandem section, so I’ll put it here. We had nine...

Great story, made me smile, thanks for sharing.