boy&hisdogs

Cross Bay Lake, Boundary Waters, Minnesota.

This subject is serious and under estimated by way too many people. Spring is the killing season. I see paddle boarders often in...

Not canoeing, but took a bit of a relaxed hike. Not sure if the photos do it justice, but the sunlight coming through the haze was...

Fitted some Douglas fir full cap gunnels, it’s all I could find quickly

My dad told me about an experience he had with this when he was young. He and a friend were fishing on a small boat late in the season...

If anyone is interested, the June 2015 issue of Woodworkers Journal featured a tutorial on carving a canoe paddle. For the time...

Unfortunately this is a problem when everyone has their own tent, but the group still should try to make sure everyone has a decent...

I can see why this is a trend. As we get older we don't always sleep as well as we once did, and over the years may have had some bad...

That's how it is around here too, usually they ban "open fires" which means campfires. Stoves are a separate thing and are often still...

I enjoy a campfire and would hate to see a permanent ban. I understand temporary bans during extreme dry weather, and according to the...

Excellent post and pictures Aslowhand.

Wow, pretty cool thread. I use my twig stove for cooking and coffee … or to use in my tarp tent to take the morning chill off. When...

Out with the pupper in 2021

When I was a small boy, I was out in the woods with my father, saw my first weasel. Dad said that it was good that weasels were so...

In trying to catch a red squirrel that had taken up residence in my barn I actually caught an ermine in the have-a-heart trap. I didn’t...