Aqua Jim

Some times you have to send in a submersible.  Fortunately ... Muscle Jim has experience.  He was a Navy Seaman.  Time to check the intake! … [Read more...]

The Dog Welcoming Party

  Rolling in to Jerry's ... and the greeting committee is at the dock. You gotta have ice for that beer, and we have three escorts!   … [Read more...]

Episode 13: The Appalachian Trail | n2backpacking.com

30-Pack from Podcast Episode #13 has made it to Washington State on the 2600 mile Pacific Crest Trail. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10202314212883704&set=a.1954766955853.119100.1443083319&type=1&theater His podcast about his 2012 Appalachian Trail thru-hike is the most heavily downloaded to date - at close to 600 downloads.... https://n2backpacking.com/episode-13-the-appalachian-trail/ Wanna hear about his PCT hike when he finishes? Maybe we can line him up again - 30-Pack … [Read more...]

Krakauer Offers New Insight In To What Killed Chris McCandless

Yesterday, author Jon Krakauer posted an article in the New Yorker  that claims to solve the mystery once and for all on how Chris McCandless died ...  "Considering that potentially crippling levels of ODAP are found in wild-potato seeds, and given the symptoms McCandless described and attributed to the wild-potato seeds he ate, there is ample reason to believe that McCandless contracted lathyrism from eating those seeds." You might recall that Chris McCandless was the tragic figure … [Read more...]

Views From Sunset Rock (aka Sunset Island)

We had a great sunset while fishing in Ontario last week, and I shot this video of the sky just west of "Sunset Rock" (aka Sunset Island) around 8pm. In the boat, Brett enjoys a frosty pop and the views from the bow. … [Read more...]