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CelloDan
Toby woke in a beautiful location. Nice that you and Diane got to share it with him.
I'd be you a client as long as you guarantee a pan fish breakfast. 
Those are some big ones my friend! 
Gracias James
Dan, if you had a bigger boat you too could offer packages like the Kawartha does. You might then profit from helping others to experience the waterway lifestyle that you enjoy or at the very least allow others to fund your adventures.
Thank you
Nice carvings and cool names for them too Ray
Very nice stone carvings and photos
My little collection is an eclectic mix of about 55 knives.
Dan, you do the porch proud by going so well equipped. Have fun and send pics if possible, especially of the family and you in your boina. Be blessed my friend.Getting ready for a trip to Saranac Lake, NY to visit our daughters who are working as camp counsellors and take the chance to relax "a little more" out in nature
What knives to bring ?
If I am being 100 % honest and if BF did not exist I would probably just bring my Pioneer X and my #8 Opinel as my knives mostly get to see only light camp duties.
Of course, a stout fixed blade is always good and my Verijero gets to fill that role wonderfully ( and I would never leave it behind regardless )
I am bringing my BF 2022 Bunny Knife and its lovely leather slip to carry it, use it when the chance comes up and to remind me of a special place called "The Porch"
Oh, and I am planning to wear the boina everyday (beret) too
, so here goes:
So, the canal is running over the top of the culvert? That's interestingWhat this thread needs is MORE photos
You have to pass through a culvert under the canal there, to get to the river.
I know - is it a culvert, or an aqueduct, or both? I will try to take pictures next time, but with the overgrown banks there may not be much to see from the top side. I will also see what I can turn up online.So, the canal is running over the top of the culvert? That's interesting
Pics when you can if you please. Duck go has not been illuminating.
Thanks Tom. Don't spend too much time on it. It's just the geek engineer in me coming out
There is plenty of cool engineering to geek out on along the C&O canalThanks Tom. Don't spend too much time on it. It's just the geek engineer in me coming out
Thanks for the picsThere is plenty of cool engineering to geek out on along the C&O canal
Here is what I found on Google Earth street view:
Unless you notice the creek as you pass by on the towpath, you may never know there is a culvert there.
The canal doesn't look that navigable.They keep that section flooded for recreational boating (canoes and kayaks) I think. In a lot of places it’s just the drained canal prism, in varying states of being overgrown.Thanks for the pics
Gracias James
What this thread needs is MORE photos
Wow, great pics
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Awesome photos.What this thread needs is MORE photos
I launched my boat near Pennyfield Lock this morning, near the mouth of Muddy Branch. You have to pass through a culvert under the canal there, to get to the river. There was barely enough water in the branch to float my boat - I got hung up on a little sand bar on the way out and had to hop out to drag it over. I managed to stay afloat the whole way on the return trip, though.
The river was very low and choked with aquatic grass, but I made decent progress upstream using a pole for propulsion.
I went about a mile, to some rocks, and fished a little but didn’t catch anything.
No luck at this sandbar, either, but saw a nice catfish go right by me on my trip back downstream. The fishing was just secondary to the “messing about in boats” part, anyway.
