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A few years back Dan Cooke and company were running guided trips down the lower canyons. They did it for 2-3 years, during the winter, if I remember right. I remember seeing posts but don't remember if it was on Facebook, a canoe forum, or somewhere else. Some of that info might still be...

Thanks for taking the time to write such a detailed trip report. I hope it serves others well in the future. Alan

That's good info. With so many rapids is it more of a pool and drop type of river with fairly slack current between the rapids or does it maintain a steady flow throughout? It's definitely steeper than other rivers I've ascended. I hope to get the opportunity to try it someday, maybe just...

I've always thought the lower canyons of the Rio Grande looked interesting. It looks like a beautiful area and is quite remote with not much traffic. I think the drive to the pickup at the end is pretty long and rough so I don't know how friendly it is to run your own shuttle. If I ever do it...

I would guess cost and lack of demand. The bigger it is the thicker and heavier duty it will have to be. It would probably be cheaper to buy another bag to carry bear canisters than to buy a big bear canister that would fit your blue barrel harness. I imagine the vast majority of bear...

Good for you! That's gotta be kinda tough when you have neighbors. Thankfully I live out of town and haven't mowed my yard in years. It's much more interesting that way and fun to see the plants that show up. I have another piece of land where I hope to build a house someday and so far have...

It was just Glenn's $15. I wanted to keep it separate from the rest of my money so I didn't inadvertently spend it. The bulk of my savings is buried in the front yard where I can better keep an eye on it. Alan

I buried it in a tin can in the backyard. I just hope I can remember exactly where it's buried. It's a lot of yard. Alan

The midwestern prairie landscape was demolished in about a generation. It did not offer much resistance. That being said I think in the last 100 years change has mostly been positive. Farm land is always increasing but there is also more land set aside. Farm practices are better and efforts are...

Not that I really fish anymore but I began pinching all my barbs down decades ago (back when I fished all the time). I started doing it on lures with treble hooks after getting stuck a few times while handling fish. I later started pinching down all my barbs to ease the release of fish that...

I found a couple more budget options as opposed to the Fjallravens https://thriveworkwear.com/collections/all/products/new-style-054-pro-knee-pad-painters-pants The Carhart link won't unfurl so here it is

I have a friend in that works on wind turbines (crawling around on his knees often) and he has pants like that. I thought it was a great idea when I saw them but, obviously, I've been too lazy to rustle up a pair. Alan

I'm often happy just knowing such places exist. It's too bad people seem to have a hard time just leaving things alone. Does it really exist if we don't visit it? I've traveled to places and explored where there are no trails or any sign that man has done anything to make it more hospitable for...

I get that. But pretty much all the species that grew here 250 years ago did not grow here 10,000 years ago. Surely there were species that suffered when the elm tree first showed up. It's very prolific and likely outcompeted other species. Nature is not static. I'm not saying we should just...

My last big trip north in 2016 covered a lot of the territory mentioned in Sleeping Island during Downes' travels. During that summer he mentioned much of the country was being burned up by forest fires and that there was a lot of desolation. Fast forward 75 years to when I was traveling through...

One of my favorite quotes is: "Over confidence is just a lack of imagination." Alan

@Glenn MacGrady would know for sure but I have my doubts that it's possible. Edit: My bad. I thought you were asking about an audio file and not a video file. I've only used flickr and Youtube and it's like Recped mentions below. Copy the URL, click the "media" button at the top when you're...

It's probably a good thing you came up empty. If you had shot one I don't think there was any room left in the canoe for the meat. Alan

I don't think there's any way you could pull the plastic staples that are in the forms. They would break in the process. I even had problems with them breaking while driving them. It got really messy trying to drive a 2nd staple in the same location. That isn't really a problem with steel...