Recent content by Bandanna Dan

We tried instant hummus powder this year. Available from Outdoor Herbivore or Amazon. Rehydrate with water and a little olive oil and put it on crackers, corn chips, or tortillas.

Last summer, at a portage landing in the BWCA we found a 9mm handgun with a full clip laying in the mud. While we were discussing what to do with it the owner showed up looking for it.

Most of my paddling is in a Wenonah J203. I have a Prism for tripping.

Interesting. There is a USCA canoe race every year that starts and finishes on Island Park. I've been several times and paddled by the Club and wondered what the history was.

In 50 years of paddling I don't think I've ever broke a paddle, but I've always carried a spare. Once in a canoe race we were neck and neck with another team when they broke a paddle and had no spare. They begged us to give them ours. We paddled on about 50 yards and dropped our spare in the...

I had a '97 Subaru Outback with 300k on it that had been really good to me, but I couldn't keep up with the rust. I found I got more emotional taking off the roof racks than I did turning over the keys to the new owner.

Check sent today. Thank you!

Wow, what a blast from the past. I did own the book and used it extensively to keep my '68 bus going. Eventually sold the book at a garage sale and often wish I had it back. Such a classic of that time period.

I started paddling with a buddy in the Boy Scouts, with the goal of entering a popular local canoe race. That grew into a love of the sport, and for the next 30 years most of my paddling was training or racing. About 20 years ago I took my first trip to the BWCA, and then other destinations...

Agreed. I got to paddle a couple boats I'd always been curious about. Later in the evening I got to meet Turtle and pick his brain about places to go in the Adirondaks.

Wonderful report. Thanks so much for posting this.