Recent content by Mississippi Mud

Like Benjamin Franklin's "Rise, wash, and address Powerful Goodness," I rise, splash water on my face, make coffee, and address Powerful Goodness while squatting in the bushes. Then, it's another cup of coffee, recording in the journal, and packing up the campsite. Sometimes I'm on the water...

I've seen this happen in the Mississippi Delta. Once I was exploring around a national wildlife refuge there during August and came across a dried-up slough where alligators had gathered in pool of water. They were already gone, but there was a stampede of fresh gator prints following the bed...

Beautiful boat and rigging, Nomad. My condolences and best wishes for your sale. If I were closer, there's lots I would be interested in.

I like Opinel and you'll not go wrong with a Swiss Army, but, perhaps a bit out of nostalgia, I would recommend an Old Timer lock blade. It was my first knife, gifted to me by my father, who probably gave it in the hopes of keeping me still in church rather than any real utility. I never lost...

For Glenn and other appreciators of the shifting line between water and land: Somewhere in the Mississippi Delta Paddling partner Heron Rookery Cache River, Arkansas

Buffalo River, Arkansas is certainly one of them. SOT kayak at the bottom for scale.

Statistically, bear spray is a better deterrent than guns as more people survive encounters using spray. But both wouldn't be a bad thing either. Ironically, here's an article from Bear Hunting Magazine that discusses the studies backing this up.

As Glenn said, that's a big loss. I'd been wanting to order something from them for years, and finally did so a few weeks ago, a custom-sized seat pad. It's in the mail currently, so I'm hoping things will continue as is, at least for now.

I "lost" a Dagger Legend 15 and two paddles this way. Best way ever.

I was listening to a podcast on Southern whitewater, and a guest canoeist on the show noted the prevalence of kayaks and lack of canoes down here. He said he was once driving with his boat on top and another driver with a canoe signaled him to pull over. He expected to find out that he'd lost...

I haven't paddled any of the boats you're considering, but there's a used Magic in Warren, IN on Facebook Marketplace. $2500

The line on river left looks pretty hairy.

I agree with Woodpuppy that favorites are tough to pick. As a Deep South native, I had bald cypress in the creek in front of my house. It was the first stream I paddled (in a jon boat with no motor), so cypresses would certainly make the list. As well, tulip poplars usually grow on the first...

Great video and even better run.

Not at all. Piling on is what I hoped for here since I was having trouble thinking of drawbacks. I did consider the issue of snags from strainers or rocks (after a flip), but my thoughts were more along the lines of which (webbing vs accessory cord) would be more likely to become entangled...