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Erica, your trip reports are so lovely and well crafted that we all might have guessed this.

I am an avid reader and bringing books on canoe trips, even when I am trying to keep weight down, is essential. I've tried bringing a...

A conservative estimate for me this year would be around 350 to 500 miles. I try to take a morning paddle of at least 3 miles and...

I love me some Current River in the winter. You can see so much more of the geological features without the foliage. Feel free to give...

I’ve never really tracked my mileage before, but I started keeping a log this year of each outing (mostly to track river conditions...

With the breakdown of our main transportation for canoes, we are down a lot from our goal. Probably barely 100 miles total. But, the...

September 2 - Day 14 Distance: 19.6km (Total 211.5km) Time: 5hr 30m Caltopo Map: https://caltopo.com/m/B8MTMST I was up just...

"Just after getting into my sleeping bag last there was an outbreak of avian anger(?), a gaggle of geese were honking. The wet sand...

2025 - The Day After The night I was dropped off by the side of the tracks was so horrible I have been unable to write about it. It...

What a tale so far!

That toast looks delicious, whenever I make toast I just spread some salt on the top of the hot stove and place the bread on it.

Day 4 We awoke to light shower activity, which was forecast to end almost immediately. The temps had dropped sharply overnight, and...

Thanks for all the kind words guys. It's hard to believe all those pictures were taken with a phone. I just try to capture images that...

TLDR: With a temperature drop from 70°F to 20°, a 16' Royalex hull wants to shrink over 3/8" but a wood gunwale only wants to shrink...

I absolutely agree. I also boycott any channel that leans heavily on that stuff, and have unsubscribed channels that start to implement it.