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The following photos were shot in the “Commodores “ room…..basically a casual sitting room with windows overlooking the river and one of the club trophy cases. There are also 3 canoe models hanging in there. The first one is an 8’ Oldtown given to the club in 1917 after ordering an entire...

If you refer back to the map in my first post, just North of the club you will see the confluence of the Stillwater and Great Miami.....nestled in between the two rivers is "TrianglePark".....owned by the city since the late 1800's, has been the site of military encampments from the days of the...

40 years ago, the rivers were cesspools….in some areas, devoid of life…..a lot has changed since then thankfully. They aren’t perfect, but very much improved. A lot of the wildlife has come back including bald eagles….two mating pairs within the city limits on the rivers for the past 10...

I can do that! A number of years ago someone from the WCHA came out to the club and did an article on it for their publication…..in addition to the salesman sample, we have 3 oldtown war boats the newest of which was purchased by the club in the 20’s…..all 3 still in use by the club…. Mike

The first photo is a couple of my paddling buddies out in front of the club….the smaller green building is the Stillwater canoe club…or what’s left of it…. Mike

Here is a sat image showing the club: The more oblong circle on the bottom is the DCC property...the smaller circle is the Stillwater canoe club...is washed about 3/4 of a mile downstream, but remained intact and was hauled back after the floodwater's receded.....There is one last living...

I joined the DCC a couple of years ago after getting a tour of it.....I thought people here might enjoy hearing a little bit about it.....I will upload some recent photos from my phone as I get time.... I'm kind of embarrassed to say I had been driving/running/walking/biking/paddling by it...

Great stuff! You can realize an amazing amount of fuel savings by utilizing a coozy for your food/drinks to simmer in….not necessary for a day or weekend trip, but if you are out 5 days, a week, or longer, it helps. I made my coozies out of the reflectix windshield sun shades that you can...

About 30 years ago I was issued a pair of Steiner “Marine” 8 x50’s. Phenomenal binoculars, particularly in low light conditions. Great field of view, adequate magnification, but big, bulky, and heavy. I took them on trips, but they wound up buried in the bottom of my pack….not convenient...

Merry Christmas all! Mike

My first "backpacking" stove as a kid (in the early 70's) was sterno.......I think I still have a sterno stove out in the garage somewhere.....If I am only going out for a day or even a weekend.....unless it's super cold, I will probably take an isobutane stove for convenience sake....more than...

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Spring creek manufacturing I’m working on my phone, so not sure if I made the link properly, I have not used this cart, but have heard good things about it….you might want the larger 16” tires for your gravel road…..The gear I have purchased from them is top notch and outstanding customer...

Kind of a funny story along this line......a few years ago, my wife and I were visiting family in Gorham, Maine. We decided to take a more scenic route home and cut thru the White Mountains. It was mid October and we hit the tail end of a big snowstorm in the mountains and as we popped out...

I’m “down” with the mocha…. Mike

Loved your report! I last did the Frost River in 2015….We took a different exit route than you, but I have been through most of that area. You did mention a couple lakes that I am not familiar with…..I will have to dig out my maps and take a closer look at your route. Mike

Thanks Glenn! Just made a donation via PayPal “friends and family” and it appears to have gone through. Mike

Over the last couple of years, I have been downloading topo maps from the US Forest service for the BWCA from the app as back up to my paper maps.....newer additions cost $.99, but have much better detail than the usgs maps for the same area, even showing portages and campsites.....with that...

I have an iPhone 8X......As several others have already mentioned, an Anker power bank not much bigger than my phone will fully recharge it about 3.5 times. I keep it in airplane mode...there is typically no cell service anyway......what I use the phone for: - Usually have several downloaded...