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Nasty and dangerous green algae in the local river: It finally abated with the onset of lower temperatures and less rain, allowing me to get out with the Flashfire: Showing off my 70’s throwback hair: The footbrace is positioned lengthwise pretty much perfectly for me, just under...

Here is the flashfire before installation of the air bags: The riveting of the clips went smoothly enough. Used aluminum 3/16" diameter "short" (1/8") rivets: The footbrace works well enough. The mounting plates could be trimmed down at least ¾”. I will probably do that next time...

So I was out in my new-to-me Flashfire, and I realized that I left out perhaps the most important thing - some way to brace your feet. I absolutely need a footbrace in the Flashfire to be comfortable, but it is narrower and more round-bottomed than your Pack. If I had a Pack, I would probably...

I had an OT Pack long ago. Had some memorable times with it in the Moose River Plains and St. Regis Canoe Area. If you can paddle comfortably with the stock seat height, loaded and unloaded, then I would stick with it at that height. If you are not planning to kneel, and you want or need more...

Excerpts from the Sassafras (Maryland) Riverkeeper Harmful Algae Bloom Report yesterday: Unfortunately, the harmful algae bloom continues to be active throughout much of the Sassafras River, stretching from Turner's Creek up to Fox Hole Landing. This bloom started seven weeks ago and has...

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Thanks to all for the welcomes and votes of confidence. Mike, it is good to raise the subject of funding now. Doug is leaving us in good shape. I join the chorus of "Thanks Doug!" I am thinking February/March for the fundraiser: Folks tend to be at home, looking forward to the upcoming...

For my purposes, it is hard to beat the Bending Branches Black Pearl. Nice handle, sugar-island-ish blade shape (not racing shape), and the current version 2 is 11 degrees bend. Wood is satisfying to the eye and to the touch. Maybe the flex of a wood shaft would offset the weight gain. My...

Into my 40s, I was still a fool who thought pushing through pain and adversity, and taking the craziest, bumpiest, twistiest, most challenging road possible, was a mark of honor and valor and the only way to live. Among loads of other stupidities, I developed severe elbow tendonitis and ulnar...

Welcome! Decent scenery, indeed.

Red langford: Thank you for graciously laughing it off. Ppine: The language that you used in post #14, in response to Red Langford's post #13, is not really in the spirit of community that I hope to foster as the incoming Administrator of this Board: "you don;'t know what you are talking about...