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Allegash was the 1st choice when I started researching ME a year ago. I'm not sure exactly why it fell off the radar. I have Gil Gilpatrick's book. Maybe I need to look at it again.

We love the west. We've taken some awesome paddle trips out there and it's still on our radar. We visited New England back in the 1990s and we thought we'd go back to ME again. We lost our love for backpacking and now we stick to canoe camping and we can drive to ME in one long day. Maybe we'll...

I have an ankle issue. It's pretty messed up...old injuries, arthritis, etc. So for the near future (the 2025 paddle season) I'm pretty much restricted to easy, or no portages. With all sorts of therapies, it's better than it was for our 2 trips to BWCA last summer but for this year I'm still...

Thanks. I do have the Delorme Atlas and AMC Quiet Water Maine book. If anything, reading thru that stuff is actually more confusing. There seems to be so many different entities that govern different parks, holdings, etc. Macias corridor is under BLM if I read that correctly. Then there's the...

I've searched the internet but I can't seem to find anything about backcountry/dispersed camping on public lands in ME. Are you restricted to camping only in established sites? (usually have fire ring/grate, pit toilet, etc.) Restricted camping is the main reason why I doubt that I'll go back to...

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I carry mostly for the trip to/from paddling destinations, not at all for fear of 4 legged critters in the back country. We've had to stay in motels in sketchy neighborhoods. Do I carry when I travel? You bet I do. But I'm also responsible and I don't leave my gun in my locked vehicle...

We are big fans of Watershed bags. Love them. They beat the crap out of the standard roll-down "dry" bags. And Watershed bags are submersible, truly waterproof. Roll down bags are only as good as the roll. You can't over fill a roll down bag and still have enough bag to roll. A watershed bag...

The seller says those paddles are custom made, high end. I haven't yet seen any of this stuff in person but my sister says everything is beautiful. According to sis, the seller seems to own a lot of high end stuff so I think the paddles are probably decent. We already own several good paddles...

I think it's the no trace crowd that is against leaving firewood. But the very fact that it's a designated campsite, by definition, means there IS a trace (many traces) that are left by the dozens of people that have stayed there. I personally don't understand the distain for leaving a small...

I just landed a sweet deal on a mint condition Sawyer. It's older, 1982 I believe. Always garage kept. Here's how I stumbled upon this boat. My sister lives in Florida and we drive down from Pgh to visit her once a year. We haul our canoe down each time but this trip we wanted to try taking the...

Yikes! We were on the Delaware River a few years ago and another small group of paddlers had trouble finding a site so they asked us if they could set up 30 yards or so from us. We said "sure". Around dinner time, we were all outside our tents chatting back and forth and out of nowhere a huge...

The sound of a nearby tree or large branches falling. Yeah, we try to avoid campsites with sketchy looking trees but sometimes even healthy trees come down. And hearing one falling, while in the tent in the middle of the night is definitely a pucker factor. Also spent a night backpacking on Mt...

Most trail cams work best with class10 SD cards. A tip I got from the guys at TrailCamPro as to always use the camera to delete/foremat the card. They said MAC computers sometimes leave "traces" of data which can effect the performance.

The timing of strokes shouldn't be overlooked. Whether it's just forward strokes or it's correction strokes, your stern strokes need to be in time and complimentary to the bow strokes. strokes that are not in time are inefficient which causes the need to exaggerate the correction stroke. That...

There are cellular cameras which do send images to your phone or computer. When they 1st came out you needed to pay for an account thru a cell carrier and they charged based on how many pics your camera sent. The bill could be pricey if your camera saw a lot of action. But I believe it's not as...

Here are a few more. Sometimes you get lucky and the subject is centered and reasonably clear. I'm guessing this is a turkey vulture? Wedon't have any hawks around here that are this dark colored. Maybe an immature bald eagle?? Unlikely but possible. Coyote at 15 yards. (note: incorrect...

Setting the camera on a natural scrape, or a mock scrape, bait pile, or other point of interest will produce more pics. This camera was placed about 10-15 feet from the scrape. This buck was within 6 feet of the camera. If the critter is standing still, it'll produce clearer pics. Badger...

Trailcampro.com is a good place to start. They test, rate, and sell cams. Sometimes they give a slightly better warranty on cams they sell than the factory warranty. I have a love hate relationship with trail cameras. They are great when they aren't malfunctioning but it's so aggravating when...

See post #6. ;)