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Jack, I bought the portage yoke in the Adirondacks about 8 years ago. It was originally made by/for We-noh-na to adjust to their various solo models. Cost around $120 back then. Apparently they don't make that style any longer. Closest I could find is this seat clamp-on model...

I have been busting Chuck about his (lack of) fishing skills and feel it only fair that I relate a.... TRUE STORY: Over the years, Chuck and I have paddled/camped on at least 6 different occasions; Only on one of those did he actually fish. I was camped at Buck Lake, FL and Chuck walked in...

I just completed my 6th trip into the BWCA/Quetico wilderness area, this time spending a total of 4 weeks divided almost equally between the US and Canadian sides. Previous trips have been during Sept-Oct, but this year I went from the first week in August thru the first week of Sept. An...

That stringer of fish is more than Chuck caught in his entire life, including the exagerations :D :roll: :lol: Good on ya, Catfish.

Thank you for sharing the Trip Report, Mary, and the photos are great. Too bad the trip was marred by a few power boats; unfortunately they are a fact of life on most large bodies of water. In some areas you can add jet skies and air boats to the mix of hazzards. With a bit more experience, you...

This was not exactly a paddling trip, but I thought members might find it of interest for the unique locations visited. It was an 8 day camping trip divided between two destinations: Stillwater Reservoir, NY and Sugar Island, Ontario. I have been visiting Sugar Island for ACA canoe sailing...

Welcome back to the world, Mick! It's been a while since we have heard anything from the Land Down Under. But you certainly came back in style: Great pics, lots of wildlife, good looking Sheila :D , nice camp and an excellent narration. Has all of the elements of a documentary film. :idea: I...

The "Blue and white thing" is a canoe that wraped around a tree at higher water levels. Australia is a country of extremes; from dry river beds to a raging torrent (sometimes in a matter of hours). Road flooding is very common.

Thanks to both Jimmy and Mick. I did manage to get one photo up (after only 2 hours of cussing :) ), but I really don't know how I did it. Subsequent attemps result in the long "paste" that doesn't work. Guess I'll stick to paddling, fishing and sailing.

Good report, Mick, and what Photography! I had every intention of posting one myself, but had to buy a new computer and have not yet become proficient with Windows 7; not that I was ever proficient with any other version. I lost “everything” on the old computer and have to start from scratch...

Thanks for posting the Trip Report, Chris. Always willing to learn new techiques, gear and locations. Any fish out that way??

I was with Chuck that night in the Okefenokee and according to my (very accurate) body thermometer it was 24F degrees. Much, much too cold!! That is one reason I am spending the winter in Australia with Hairymick and Dave. Temperature here in Yeppoon, Qld is 80F on the coast.

I can't thank Mick and Dave enough for showing me around their neck of the woods. Caught 5 new species of fish, learned to pump (suck)for yabbies, enjoyed a dinner of fresh fish (whiting) fillets and made an attempt at catching mud crabs. And what a pleasure to paddle their beautiful boats!!! I...

G'day Mates, I just returned from a 2 day trip over to Fraser Island; What a unique place!! Thanks for the recommendation, Mick. As for a paddle early next week, I am PSYCHED for it: Just give me a time and place. Hope Dave can make it as well. Keeping an eye on the track of this cyclone...

Mick is being MUCH too kind. It is he that should be commended for his Aussie hospitality and the great job he has done building the various boats. The GEM model we paddled is truely well made and is an ideal all-round canoe. You can tell by the photo's that it is equally suitable as a tamdem...

G'day Mate, Thanks for the trip report, I knew there was water somewhere in Australia. I have been out in the western part, WA, for the past several weeks and looked at nothing but bone dry rivers :shock: However, the ocean beaches are GREAT but I am heading back to the east coast in the...

Happy you found the Report interesting, Mick. That is the reason we go to all of the trouble to post them. My canoe is a Hemlock, (Falcon series) Peregrine http://www.hemlockcanoe.com/ No, I am NOT any kind of photographer. Were it not for the "shakey" setting I couldn't even take a shot that...

Thanx for identifying the tree, Swamprat. It came back to me as soon as I read your reply and have edited the post accordingly. As for the hunters, their shooting could easily be heard in Fargo so they were probably conducting a legal hut: Racoon perhaps? At any rate, they probably wouldn't...

Around mid-December the weather was turning colder in New Jersey, so I thought a nice way to end the year would be a paddle trip down the Suwannee River. I had made the trip 10 years ago and really enjoyed the experience, so made arrangements with Canoe Outpost for the shuttle. The Outpost is...

Thanks for taking the time to write your Trip Report and share the photos. It's enough to get a Yankee's travel bug blood boiling. I can see my Jeep heading south, loaded with camping gear and a canoe on top. :idea: I'd rather be picking sugar sand from my toes then shoveling snow :? John