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Forum: General Talk
04-17-2018, 08:34 AM
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IIRC a number of early Spring camping trips I planned were washed out.
Later I would wait until May - when it was drier - to be on the safe side.
Chris
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Forum: General Talk
04-15-2018, 07:40 PM
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Twice I canoed the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Some of the locals reminded me of the extras in the movie Deliverance. :eek:
You'd never know you were but 100 miles from NY City...
One of those trips was made in a dry Spring after a mild Winter, so water levels were low. We portaged more than we paddled! :mad:
There are plenty of places for whitewater canoeing and rafting within a few hours of here, but that's too much excitement for me.
I did however own a silly Sima Sports Pouch, a waterproof vinyl camera bag with inflatable air bladders. Now I own a Nikonos. :cool:
When my brother moved back to Long Island from Louisiana he gave me one of his twin Kmart fiberglass canoes.
It was an extra wide model, for stability while fishing. The model was curiously named "Yankee Rebel". :confused:
I car-topped that one into many places to fish, including a few I probably shouldn't have.
For years I owned a 12' Grumman aluminum rowboat which I kept on a NY City reservoir Upstate for fishing.
Sadly one Spring I found that one of the countless nearby dead trees had fallen dead center on it. :(
Chris
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Forum: General Talk
04-10-2018, 02:11 PM
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I tried backpacking, tent and car camping in my youth.
Today it would just seem too much like work.
Now each fall I rent a fully-equipped cottage in a state park. :cool:
I once asked my older brother if he wanted to go camping.
He said "Hell no! I did that for a year in Viet Nam..." :p
Chris
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