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Photos A Walk in Nature
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We battled the holiday crowd,,,,to visit friends camping at a boat in area called Handsome Lake. (he was a Seneca religious leader)
Heading south on the Allegheny. The North Country Trail runs down the left bank.
There they are! Nancy’s “tail feather“ has seen better days
Adina, is a Professor of Geology at Pitt, and found a petrified branch. The tip of my knife points to a knot.
(no sign of a T-Rex
)
Heading south on the Allegheny. The North Country Trail runs down the left bank.
There they are! Nancy’s “tail feather“ has seen better days
Adina, is a Professor of Geology at Pitt, and found a petrified branch. The tip of my knife points to a knot.
(no sign of a T-Rex
)
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Did you make that boat?
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Yes. It was a kit from Clark Craft in Buffalo. I don’t think they do kits anymore, just plans. (for this boat)
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I’m glad you remembered, because my stories get more spectacular with age…
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Wonderful news to hear Diana's surgery went well! Gorgeous sunsets Dan!
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Gracias JackWonderful pics gents
Wonderful post !!! Thanks for sharing
Very cool
! Looks beautiful Are you using a small outboard ? ( or are you the only one paddling lol ... just like tandem bicycles right
)Thank you Dwight
I would love love love a drone
The pics I shared a while ago from a drone where done by a fellow sailor anchored beside us with his huge 40 foot $ 100,000 sailboat.
I joked with him about our boats being David and Goliath lol. He was a very nice fellow.
Sailors are nice but not quite as nice though as knife folks
The pic from yesterday was accomplished by climbing onto a higher elevation on shore
.I was a bit cold and miserable when taking that pic though. You, see, a bit earlier in the day I had gotten some weeds stuck in the slot for the swinging keel so the the thing would not move either up or down. I needed to solve this issue if I was to continue sailing today so last evening I swam underneath Serena and got it all out. When the job was done I picked my phone and climbed on shore for the pics. September in Canada starts getting chilly in the evening .
Today was a challenging day to sail as conditions were too strong so I called it quits and headed for home... but not before getting rained on as I was packing up Serena at the boat ramp
Knife pics ? Let me see what I can do
Drone pic from a few weeks ago
A poor man's drone effects lol
Conditions were a bit too much today for my skill level and Serena's size.
A knife in the "walk in nature" thread … does it count for today ?
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Are you using a small outboard ? ( or are you the only one paddling lol ... just like tandem bicycles right )
We use a 2hp Honda to do distance, and paddle in the shallow or explore. (lazy)
I love your boat. Great size.
We also have a 14’ dual station rowboat, and a 21’ bowrider. The canoe is the most fun. (and challenging)
I would rather sail, but the wind is always confused by the hills where we live. There just isn’t sailing on the river. Pity.
)We use a 2hp Honda to do distance, and paddle in the shallow or explore. (lazy)
I love your boat. Great size.
We also have a 14’ dual station rowboat, and a 21’ bowrider. The canoe is the most fun. (and challenging)
I would rather sail, but the wind is always confused by the hills where we live. There just isn’t sailing on the river. Pity.
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I thought stories were intended to get more spectacular with age
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Are you using a small outboard ? ( or are you the only one paddling lol ... just like tandem bicycles right
We use a 2hp Honda to do distance, and paddle in the shallow or explore. (lazy)
I love your boat. Great size.
We also have a 14’ dual station rowboat, and a 21’ bowrider. The canoe is the most fun. (and challenging)
I would rather sail, but the wind is always confused by the hills where we live. There just isn’t sailing on the river. Pity.
I too have a little 1985 2 hp Honda
I love it !Last year it took me all over, about 600 km for the season. It survived my abuse, bullet proof little engine.
Noisy though as it is air cooled. I wear ear plugs LOL ( I would navigate for 8 hours straight at times )
btw, I like lazy
... I could never really get used to rowing and not been able to see where I am going.Here it is on Esperanza, a row boat for two I built 14 years ago for my Dad.
Engine troubleshooting with my trusty Pioneer X lol
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Great looking boat!I too have a little 1985 2 hp Honda
Last year it took me all over, about 600 km for the season. It survived my abuse, bullet proof little engine.
Noisy though as it is air cooled. I wear ear plugs LOL ( I would navigate for 8 hours straight at times )
btw, I like lazy
Here it is on Esperanza, a row boat for two I built 14 years ago for my Dad.
Engine troubleshooting with my trusty Pioneer X lol
I don’t remember what year the Honda is (4 stroke). At a slow jog it sounds like a B-17.
I‘m with you on the navigating backwards! I looked into a unit that lets you sit facing forward and row normally, but it reverses the oar stroke. It was $1700!
(we have the same type of oar locks..very salty
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Beautiful place for hiking … love the path through the forest. You got very good company there with those two traditional knives
After getting into the habit of carrying a traditional knife in our walks it sort of feels wrong or that something is missing when I somehow forget to bring one with me.
Getting ready and packing up Esperanza for a Rideau Canal cruising adventure with none other that Mr.
RayseM
who is due to arrive at any moment from beautiful Maine.I keep defaulting to my trusty Pioneer X for this type of outing. It may not be the most glamorous in my humble collection however It does everything I need it to do.
I will think of another one to bring for pictures though
The thing is I need to pack as light as possible this time because Ray is bringing with him the kitchen sink, the toaster and the microwave
Later folks
I can’t wait to hear all about your trip! I know you guys have been planning it for a long time now - I hope the weather cooperatesBeautiful place for hiking … love the path through the forest. You got very good company there with those two traditional knives
After getting into the habit of carrying a traditional knife in our walks it sort of feels wrong or that something is missing when I somehow forget to bring one with me.
Getting ready and packing up Esperanza for a Rideau Canal cruising adventure with none other that Mr.
I keep defaulting to my trusty Pioneer X for this type of outing. It may not be the most glamorous in my humble collection however It does everything I need it to do.
I will think of another one to bring for pictures though
The thing is I need to pack as light as possible this time because Ray is bringing with him the kitchen sink, the toaster and the microwave
Later folks
I won’t say “I hope you have fun”, because I don’t think there is any danger of you NOT having fun…
And no, I am not jealous. Not at all. Really. You guys just go on and enjoy yourselves.
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Thanks Dan, enjoy your adventures!Beautiful place for hiking … love the path through the forest. You got very good company there with those two traditional knives
After getting into the habit of carrying a traditional knife in our walks it sort of feels wrong or that something is missing when I somehow forget to bring one with me.
Getting ready and packing up Esperanza for a Rideau Canal cruising adventure with none other that Mr.
I keep defaulting to my trusty Pioneer X for this type of outing. It may not be the most glamorous in my humble collection however It does everything I need it to do.
I will think of another one to bring for pictures though
The thing is I need to pack as light as possible this time because Ray is bringing with him the kitchen sink, the toaster and the microwave
Later folks
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Looking forward to hearing about this. Have a great time you two.Getting ready and packing up Esperanza for a Rideau Canal cruising adventure with none other that Mr.
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I can’t wait to hear all about your trip! I know you guys have been planning it for a long time now - I hope the weather cooperates
Looking forward to hearing about this. Have a great time you two.
Gracias amigos
The anticipation of an upcoming adventure has robbed me of my sleep
I may pay the price tomorrow … hoping I don't fall asleep at the helm lol Ray arrived
We had a wonderful time discussing and admiring some of the knives in our collections, packing up Esperanza and making decisions about what to bring, what to leave behind and doing our best to fit the kitchen sink in Esperanza without affecting too much the boat's trim and performance
( just kidding, we are actually proud of ourselves as we actually have some room to spare
)Ray then presented me with a most wonderful, generous and thoughtful gift.
A puukko knife that he made with material gathered around his surroundings close to his house ... birch bark, antlers, bronze. He made a very nice leather sheath for it with very cool touches such as the bronze shackle to evoke boating adventures and engravings both on the knife and the sheath to personalized them
He also gifted me a a beautiful Canal Street Cutlery stockman serial # 46 ( what a cool association to our adventure on the Rideau Canal
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My carry for this trip
Tomorrow we'll leave early and drive to Kingston where where we will launch Esperanza on the shores of Ontario Lake.
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