Canoe Tripping

Canoe Tripping

Old Town Guide 119 In The BWCA?

Wow, some people think I’m nuts for buying the Old Town Guide 119 and using it on a Boundary Waters Canoe Trip.  I don’t see what the big deal is?  Not sure if it’s just that they don’t like Old Town canoes, or maybe they think an eleven foot nine inch long canoe is just […]

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Canoe Tripping

Heading Back To The BWCA

Heading back up to the Boundary Waters Canoe Wilderness Area next week for a solo canoe camping adventure.  I’m taking my new canoe, an Old Town Guide 119, out for its first major camping trip.  I’ve had it out a few times since I bought it a couple weeks ago but this trip will see […]

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Camping Canoe Tripping Fishing Hiking

Matthew Posa Adventures On YouTube – Worth Watching!

I love the outdoors.  Camping, fishing, hunting, hiking, canoe tripping.  I do all of those to greater or lesser degrees.  Most of the time I can’t be outside doing those things I enjoy.  You see, I have to work and make money that I get to then squander on things like bills; mortgage, food, heat…etc…  […]

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Canoe Tripping

I Purchased A New Canoe – Old Town Guide 119

A few weeks ago I had the chance to test paddle an Old Town Guide 119 on Bone Lake in Polk County Wisconsin.  To be completely honest I was not expecting to enjoy paddling the Guide 119.  So you can imagine my surprise when I found myself having a good time. A very good time. […]

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Canoe Tripping

What Canoe Should I Buy? Hard Decision!

It’s no secret I’ve been thinking about buying a new canoe for almost a year.  Been saving up a little money on the side to make that new canoe purchase, and I’m getting close to being ready… sorta.  Currently I own an aluminum 17 footer that is over twenty years old and over 86 pounds […]

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Camping Canoe Tripping

Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway, National Park – Trip Planning

Many people don’t realize that the Namekagon and Saint Croix River together form the Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway, and that it is in fact one of our National Parks.  That’s right, both rivers form a beautiful National Park with over 200 miles flowing water through forested landscapes. Do you like to hike?  How about […]

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Canoe Tripping

BWCA – Alder Lake, Canoe Lake, & Crystal Lake

Anybody following this blog for a little while will know I had a May BWCA trip planned for some time.  I recently got back from my trip and want to share some of the details. I entered the BWCA at Entry Point #64 back on May 22nd, on East Bearskin Lake, and came back out […]

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Canoe Tripping

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Ice Out 2018 – Feeling Worried?

I have to admit I am feeling a bit worried about my solo canoe trip into the BWCA next month in May.  You see, last weekend, April 13 through the 15, much of Wisconsin and Minnesota got smacked with a Spring snow storm.  Temps dropped hard and depending where you lived you got anywhere from […]

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