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Robin, On Friday you'll probably see an 18 wheeler arrive carrying Coldfeet's camping gear. His idea of packing light for an overnight canoe trip is somewhere around 100+ pounds of gear so semi-car camping in your back lot should be a major logistical maneuver. On a positive note as his wife...

Having paddled and camped with David (coldfeet), I know you had to spend a lot of time laughing both with him and at him. Two scenes struck me as typical of a Coldfeet paddle. One was him looking at the map, which reminded me of the time he couldn't find the Indian Carry from Corey Creek...

Robin, As I mentioned to you on our paddle you're doing a great job on the site. One of the main things I appreciate is that the vast majority of the people who post on the site remain respectful of each other as compared to other paddling sites.

Thanks Robin, we had a great time. I really appreciate your not including a picture of me taking my first swim of the year. After looking at the canoe when we reached David's house I'm adhearing to my statement that I kept the front end of the boat off most of the rocks. That's my story and...

Hanz (Doug) you're welcome to come about 35 miles east I currently have over two feet of snow and still coming down. The snow blower is sitting in the garage just waiting for you to come play in the snow. Haven't seen or heard a plow since about 10 pm last night. Rhododendron leaves are curled...

Jim, there are a few of us from Long Island. Coldfeet (David) from Plainview, Hanz (Doug) moving to Ronkonkoma soon and I'm from Middle Island. We manage to get up to the ADK's a few times every year to do some tripping. --- Ray

Doug, great trip report. I'm not surprised that you picked up some trash along the way with MS, she might have killed you if you didn't. One of the goals on my bucket list is to pick up more trash then she does on a river cleanup. It's a goal I doubt I'll ever accomplish. Do you think the...

I paddle my Rapidfire with a double blade and use a 46" Foxworx bent shaft paddle as a spare or when on narrow streams with low hanging branches. The combination works well for me and I'm far from an experienced paddler using a single blade. My RF has the mid-height seat and I'm a 5'9" aging...

Geoff, if you were to ask 50 different people about where to use wheels on the NFCT you'd likely to get 50 different answers. For example; the Raquette Falls carry which is a little over a mile long and a constant source of opinions on whether to use a cart or carry your boat. If you were to...

The Northern Forest Canoe Trail website has a paddlers forum. http://www.northernforestcanoetrail.org/Paddler-2/Paddler-Blogs-73

Doug, where are the pictures of David and me looking like idiots at every beaver dam, or floating log. You also left out the part about you hitting the deer with your canoe. Might be the first recorded incident of a canoe versus deer encounter.

Stump Pond (Blydenburg) was closed to private craft for years. It's a strange relationship. The pond is part of the county park but the small headwaters stream for the Nissequogue River is State property once the water flows from the pond over the spillway for a former mill. The stream becomes...

I had the chance to paddle one last fall and was impressed with the changes made over the "old" style. After about 2 hours I found the seat to begin to be uncomfortable compared to the RF or my kayak while the person using my RF said he preferred the seat in the New Trick. It was the rigid...

Thanks for posting, it was an enjoyable read.

Dave, never able to totally dewater the Rapidfire. I use the same technique as the others above and flip it over then back upright - its not hard with the PFD on, but when entering the boat it ends up with a few inches of water in the bottom, but at least I'm back in the boat. Being cheap I've...

Pretty much the same situation here. Roughly 50-50 on kayak or canoe use. Kayak near home on Long Island and canoe in the ADK's. I've practiced getting back in the Rapidfire and double canoe but haven't tried it with a paddle float or stirrup -- I do basically a seal beaching technique to...

I've got more water shoes than Imelda Marcos since I hate cold soggy feet -- In the summer its keens sandals or cheap body glove water shoes depending on what I'm paddling. Large shoes don't fit in the sea kayak and on Long Island we're dealing with primarily sandy beaches so the cheap water...

Welcome Jason, another Long Islander here that spends as much time as possible in the ADK's. -- Ray

I suspect some people don't see it as breaching beaver dams if someone merely assists the beaver by helping them identify weak spots that need to be reinforced. If the beaver has done a good job of engineering his/her structure then of course they should carry/portage around it, but if the...

Thanks Bob, I keep trying to think "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger" but my body is telling me I'm getting too old for this stuff and I sure don't feel any stronger. --- Ray