Another year, another mini-fleet.

Its Parents' Weekend at Salisbury School, and we are well underway with eight skin-on-frame canoes to be completed this school-year. We have: set up our forms, laid the gunwales on the forms, fabricated and assembled the breasthooks and the stems and knees.  The stringers are all complete and are soaking or have already been tied temporarily to the forms.

Soaking stringers

Next week, we will start cranking out the ribs and get ready to start steam-bending them into the 'cage' created by the stringers.

PREVIEW

End-of-summer overnight.

A quick trip to some new territory.  A little to the east on two of the three Saranac Lakes.  Started at the South Creek boat launch and headed out o to Middle Saranac.  I had hope to head up to Weller Pond, this is considered part of the area that is 'reserved campsites', so I took the Bartlett Carry over to Upper Saranac and camped at the southern tip of the lake.

I had planned to go further north, but the wind and chop made me reconsider and stay at the south end.  My campsite was the least of the designated sites (and also the only one free), but I don't take up much room and it was a pleasant, relaxing night. 

Summer Day Trip

 

Exploring the Berkshires

A little paddle/hike to a pair of ponds in New Marlboro, MA.

7/14/2024

Further From Home

An overnight trip up and back on the Oswegatchie River in upstate New York (I mean really upstate, not the Catskills). Camped at Buck Brook lean-to and paddled to High Falls and back to the car the next day.

 

Some rocks and small riffles, lots of beaver dams, big and small.