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I think I may be the only one who thinks the boy is traveling downstream. When I look at the partially submerged vegetation it all seems to be leaning in the direction of his travel. The muddy water, plants protruding through it, and absence of a river bank suggest flooded conditions. The...

I think he may be going downstream in flooded conditions. It's easy for him to steer with the boat trimmed that way.

Good for you Patrick! It's always nice to acquire hand tools with known history. It's hard to find high quality files and rasps today. I very fine craftsman gave me this advise: "If you come across a rasp or file with a nice handle, buy it. No one goes to that trouble for a poor piece of steel".

We have a couple of Fishell cherry paddles which came with an oiled finish. I've maintained the finish nicely with garden variety BLO, no thinner, from the hardware store. I wipe on a thin coat everywhere and then hang for 30 minutes. Excess oil drains to the blade tip where the thirsty end...

Karen and I just happened to stumble into dougd and "The Gentlemen" at Cedar Stump Campsite on the Rapid River in Maine, late September, 2018. We were camped on the island in Sunday Cove, Umbagog Lake, and woke up that morning to very high wind. Definitely a better hiking than paddling day...

Very well done and enjoyable. Thank you for posting it.

The Allagash River, 2004, with our oldest, Ben. He was 16 and I 47. Family canoeing prior to then consisted of day trips on flat water. I was at a point as a parent where I realized that all too soon Ben would be out of the house and on his own. Time for an adventure, and a canoe trip where we...

Very nice work on the scarf joints! Interesting project that I'm enjoying following.

Interesting track pattern! I tend to only associate otter with sliding in the snow, but the photo looks more like a mink or fisher?

We have a couple easy meals from the supermarket we like. Annie's mac and cheese with a can or two of lump crab meat stirred in. Zatarain's red or black beans and rice with a can of chicken added. We usually bring flour tortillas which pack well and seem to last forever, so burritos are an...

Thank you for posting this. I find it very interesting. I like your purpose built, homemade, threaded rod clamp. Nice work!

Our Brittany, Libby, has loved the water since she was a pup. Probably due to that I was deficient in training her to be comfortable in a canoe. My bad. The first canoe trip we included her on was a one night local trip, camping on an island. She was extremely reluctant to get in the boat, but...

We carry and like an InReach. We have the Explorer+ model which comes preloaded with topographical maps of the US, Mexico and Canada. We carry it as an emergency contact device, but use it mostly for weather reports which are really good.

The photo of the Portage ME Post Office brought a big smile to my face! My Dad, brother, a few friends and I deer hunted North Maine Woods land through the Fish River Checkpoint from a rented camp on Portage Lake from 1985-2008. One year my Dad hit an 8 point buck with his truck on the way into...

For knives I've settled on the Razor Sharp Edgemaking System (www.sharpeningmadeeasy.com). It consists of two 8 inch paper wheels on a high speed bench grinder. One wheel is charged with silicon carbide grit and the other with buffing compound. Sharpening is free hand, fast and forgiving. For a...

The meandering pattern of the tracks and the tail drag marks everywhere makes me think beaver. Otter slide prints are more linear, and interrupted by running.

I wove 2 seats last winter for the first time and was glad I did. It was fun, satisfying and a useful skill to learn. I'd recommend practicing on a small test panel first to get a feel for materials. You have a really nice project underway and I'm enjoying following along. Thanks for posting...

yknpdlr, that looks really good! Is it a secret recipe?

2000 Chevy half ton , extended cab, short box, 4.8 L eight cylinder. 336,000 miles and still a reliable, daily runner.

That's a great video Doug. Do you make your own bag for steam bending or buy it?