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Some years ago, I bought a couple of sporks. Used them tripping because I was going very light weight. I liked them, one at a time, obviously. They are bright colored which makes it more difficult to leave them behind. When I commented on them positively on myccr, I was laughed out of the...

I forgot Virginia and Maine. And if we are counting riding in dugouts, Costa Rica and Indonesia.

How far away are you from northern France?

I loved the way you set this up with the goals. Excellent. Such a vivid and well-written account — really captures the experience.

Hey folks! I just started a new topic! Where have you paddled?

In the interest of helping with starting new threads; I was wondering how widespread our canoe (not kayak, not raft) trips have taken us. For large countries such as the US, Canada, or Australia, you might want to identify the state or province. Glenn, if you can think of a catchier title to...

A Perfect Day I woke to dank and dreary skies. Cold. Scuttled back into my sleeping bag and slept more. I was awakened by loud construction noises that seemed close, yet I could see no sign of them. The instrusion went on far longer than my tolerance and I resolved to leave the island the next...

Glenn, you’ll have to ask Aslowhand about the boat, as I know very little about it. The swans here are not annoying. They swim elegantly and grace the lake with their beauty. We watched others feeding them, which is not allowed. (Hah!) Then they look like domestic geese reaching out with their...

So just this morning at the guesthouse I’m staying at, a woman from Oregon, was telling me about her canoe experiences. She and her husband both had separate unpleasant canoe experiences and were considering switching to kayaks. With this thread fresh in my mind, I explained how just a few basic...

When I was paddling tandem many decades ago, we were learning on the Hudson River up in the North River - Riparius area. There were river gages on some of the concrete bridges. It was rollicking II - low III stuff. The Upper Hudson Gorge has dam releases which are much more exciting in the...

I sympathize and wish I had an answer. My success rate is zero. I took part in raising two children. One hates camping. The other has learned to be afraid of gators, though she never was when I was raising her. She will still paddle with me but is grown up with a job and has little time for it.

Welcome from Florida.

Two of the prettiest lakes in Switzerland, Lake Thun (Thunersee) and Lake Brienz (Brienzersee) are joined at the city of Interlaken. Aslowhand and I made an impromptu short trip on Thunersee this past weekend. Spring in Switzerland can be capricious, but the weather was glorious and mild. There...

Swans on Thunersee, Switzerland.

I’m also interested in a hat. I will PM you. Thanks.

Please do not wait on this. Some things about Medicare, particularly supplemental benefits cannot be changed at a later date. It is a convoluted mess. Do not count on all the Advantage programs to give you accurate information. Likewise, do not count on supplemental insurance companies to give...

Willis posted a thread on Lake Lila on July 31, 2011. Lake Lila Then with my permission, he posted my trip report on the Little Tupper Lake to Lake Lila traverse on August 2, 2011. Little Tupper Lake to Lake Lila As always, we owe a great debt of gratitude for Glenn making the site as...

Happy Birthday Snapper and Stripperguy. Wishing you many more years of great paddling.

With any luck, you’ll make it to the last installment where I encounter aliens looking for canoeing expertise and I convince them there were others who had far more knowledge and experience than I. Ooops. Sorry about that Boreal Birch.

More Island Bliss Back on my perfect island vacation I continued to enjoy the spectacular weather, the lovely vistas, and picking off and squishing ants. Various songbirds paid visits. Cedar Waxwings, A small sparrow-sized bird with one wing bar who flitted and fluttered through the brush...