Recent content by gadabyte

When making my canoe storage area a few years back, I thought "It's not ideal, but a tree would have to fall in a very specific way to impact my boats." I'm old enough to know what happens when you tempt the universe like that, but apparently not smart enough to heed that knowledge. So, of...

Sandy River this evening, between Farmington Falls and Mercer.

northwind solo in the eastbay on craigslist - https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/boa/d/berkeley-northwind-solo-canoe/7761680732.html

I enjoyed a short paddle and the YCGTFH presentation on friday evening before having to leave. It was well past my bedtime and I had an hour of driving to get home, otherwise I'd have managed to introduce myself to @goonstroke et al. before ducking out (I was the unkempt loner with a green...

i use caltopo.com for map generation and trip planning. they have numerous map and imagery layers you can choose from or overlay, you can mark routes, points, etc. you can also save pdfs or order prints, both of which you choose what scale you want the map at, etc. not the friendliest...

Canadian, so high shipping cost, but northwater makes a variety of sizes/styles. I think rutabaga (and maybe others) carry at least some of their stuff in the US.

pretty small parking area, can only fit 2 or 3 cars. it's usually empty or has 1 car there from people fishing. there's a path worn down to the water that functions as a hand carry put-in.

lt flows into Wilson Stream just before Wilson Stream joins the Sandy River, so a transcription error would be my guess.

focused a bit on remembering this on a long paddle today - could definitely feel the difference. having that bend really encourages/forces you to do the heavy work with your core, and my arms feel like i only paddled about 5 miles despite doing 13.

google maps location topo map with route and some details Not a destination paddle, but if you're in the neighborhood this is a nice day trip (if you don't mind getting your feet wet a time or two). I live about 15 minutes away and go here semi-regularly; there are often people fishing near...

i had something similar (albeit at least an order of magnitude smaller) happen on my left shoulder, where i always carried tools for a decade of trail work. it's no longer visible, but i can still find it by feel so i know it's still there. i can't even imagine the force x time (not to mention...

I'll have to miss Saturday and Sunday, but I'll be there on Friday for Goonstroke's presentation.

In response to @Glenn MacGrady's question in the photos thread, that is in fact my new-to-me SRT. I've put probably about 15 miles on it at this point, enough for a semi-informed initial impression. Where I've paddled it so far: open lake, labyrinthine marshy foot of a lake, a short riffle-y...

as far upstream as I made it this time (I will be back, and try to make it to 1 of the 2 ponds feeding it). Little Norridgewock Stream, Chesterville WMA.

I have a solo stove lite that I quite like. efficient and easy to use, I can take a quart of cold creek water to boiling for 1 minute with a small pile of twigs and about 10 minutes of minimal effort. the smokeless claim is marketing hokum (or only attainable with ideal conditions and fuel)...