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Re: The Continuing Adventures of A Slow Boat to Nowhere
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2019 6:43 am
by algale
rjent wrote:
That is fabulous that you are enjoying your creation so much. Well done.
To this Westerner of blue skies, open country, and fast running water, that spooks the hell out of me LOL. Ever have any snakes drop out of the trees ....
The snake in a canoe thing (almost sounds like a sequel to Snakes on a Plane) has not happened to me although I have heard of it happening. The only snakes I saw on this trip were the black rat snakes I saw in abundance crossing the roads between farmers' fields during my drive.
Re: The Continuing Adventures of A Slow Boat to Nowhere
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2019 8:10 am
by rjent
algale wrote:rjent wrote:
That is fabulous that you are enjoying your creation so much. Well done.
To this Westerner of blue skies, open country, and fast running water, that spooks the hell out of me LOL. Ever have any snakes drop out of the trees ....
The snake in a canoe thing (almost sounds like a sequel to Snakes on a Plane) has not happened to me although I have heard of it happening. The only snakes I saw on this trip were the black rat snakes I saw in abundance crossing the roads between farmers' fields during my drive.
That is good to hear. I had a friend who lived in Louisiana, was an avid fisherman like me, and fished the bayous regularly. Had it happen a couple of times. LOL
I have seen rattlesnakes swimming on the surface of our local lake, but at least I could out run it LOL.
Beautiful country, looks very isolated and wild.
Your canoe is gorgeous.
Re: The Continuing Adventures of A Slow Boat to Nowhere
Posted: Sat Aug 10, 2019 4:10 pm
by algale
Just back from 3 days/2 nights with the Slow Boat to Nowhere in the Adirondacks on Little Tupper Lake!
The canoe, as usual, was great! The new thing on this trip was tent camping with my pup (3 year old Airedale Terrier named Berkeley). He's gone on a few day paddles with me but never overnight or in the tent before. He ended up being very well behaved -- even when a bear tried to come into our camp at 1 AM! Luckily the bear stayed just outside camp and nobody and no one was hurt!
The NYETI cooler performed great too. Although I think I will build a smaller one. It was sized to provision 2 adults for a week with fresh food. My trips are generally solo, or solo with a dog and more like 2-3 days. A smaller cooler would be easier to portage....
A few pics.
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Re: The Continuing Adventures of A Slow Boat to Nowhere
Posted: Sat Aug 10, 2019 7:43 pm
by jsburger
algale wrote:Just back from 3 days/2 nights with the Slow Boat to Nowhere in the Adirondacks on Little Tupper Lake!
The canoe, as usual, was great! The new thing on this trip was tent camping with my pup (3 year old Airedale Terrier named Berkeley). He's gone on a few day paddles with me but never overnight or in the tent before. He ended up being very well behaved -- even when a bear tried to come into our camp at 1 AM! Luckily the bear stayed just outside camp and nobody and no one was hurt!
The NYETI cooler performed great too. Although I think I will build a smaller one. It was sized to provision 2 adults for a week with fresh food. My trips are generally solo, or solo with a dog and more like 2-3 days. A smaller cooler would be easier to portage....
A few pics.
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Man I miss those days!
Re: The Continuing Adventures of A Slow Boat to Nowhere
Posted: Sat Aug 10, 2019 8:51 pm
by BuckeyeDennis
Al, even beer commercials don’t look THAT good!
The Swedish Bikini Team excepted. 
Re: The Continuing Adventures of A Slow Boat to Nowhere
Posted: Sat Aug 10, 2019 9:00 pm
by algale
BuckeyeDennis wrote:Al, even beer commercials don’t look THAT good!
The Swedish Bikini Team excepted.
LoL! Weather was perfect! (Could have done without the bear, however).
Re: The Continuing Adventures of A Slow Boat to Nowhere
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2019 7:59 am
by algale
Just back from a 5 day trip along the Penobscot River Corridor in Maine between Lobster Lake and Chesuncook Lake. The Slow Boat performed perfectly and the NYETI cooler did it's job quite well -- we had fresh food for 5 days (although the cool evenings meant it wasn't a huge challenge).
This photo was taken our first night at Ogden North campsite.
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The highlight of this trip was the moose and its calf we surprised as we paddled up Lobster Stream on our way out of the lake. The wind was blowing in our faces so the moose didn't smell us or hear us until we were quite close. Amusingly, while I was filming this, I looked to my left and there was a beaver in the water, not three feet from the canoe, looking at me!
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The footage in the videos below is shaky in place sbecause I was filming with one hand and paddling with the other to keep the canoe from turning in the wind.
Re: The Continuing Adventures of A Slow Boat to Nowhere
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2019 10:58 am
by Dansmith
Very nice.
Re: The Continuing Adventures of A Slow Boat to Nowhere
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2019 2:55 pm
by Hobbyman2
Thanks for sharing
Re: The Continuing Adventures of A Slow Boat to Nowhere
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2019 5:54 pm
by jsburger
algale wrote:Just back from a 5 day trip along the Penobscot River Corridor in Maine between Lobster Lake and Chesuncook Lake. The Slow Boat performed perfectly and the NYETI cooler did it's job quite well -- we had fresh food for 5 days (although the cool evenings meant it wasn't a huge challenge).
This photo was taken our first night at Ogden North campsite.
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The highlight of this trip was the moose and its calf we surprised as we paddled up Lobster Stream on our way out of the lake. The wind was blowing in our faces so the moose didn't smell us or hear us until we were quite close. Amusingly, while I was filming this, I looked to my left and there was a beaver in the water, not three feet from the canoe, looking at me!
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The footage in the videos below is shaky in place sbecause I was filming with one hand and paddling with the other to keep the canoe from turning in the wind.
Way cool. Reminds me of my 4 years stationed in Quebec. 4 of the best years in my life.