Author Archives: canoelover

Son 1.0 is working on his Environmental Science merit badge, the last one he needs before he can get his Eagle Scout. So we’re spending a good deal of time these days going over requirements, looking for areas to complete … Continue reading →

My name is Canoelover, and I’m a kayaker.  It’s been 21 hours since my last kayak. Hello, Canoelover. The P&H Delphin has been around conceptually for a while.  I think I saw a drawing of it last summer, and I … Continue reading →

Governor James Doyle The Little House on the Lake Madison, Wisconsin Dear Governor Doyle, I’m a Democrat, and I held my nose and voted for you in the last election.  I will not do that again. The primary is coming, … Continue reading →

I don’t use the word hero except in rare cases.  Kurt Mead isn’t exactly a hero, but I do admire his encyclopedic knowledge of odes. Epicordulia princeps, a Prince Baskettail I took some pictures last week.  And by some, I … Continue reading →

The University of Wisconsin Arboretum is a few blocks away from Chez Canoelover.  When I need a fix of outside, it’s a little more convenient than driving an hour or two to get really out of town.  It’s hardly wilderness, … Continue reading →

Looks like a bee, flies like a…well…a fly. Batesian mimicry is an awesome biological phenomenon, wherein harmless species (flies) take upon themselves the look at feel of harmful species so that predators are either momentarily or permanently confused.  Makes sense. … Continue reading →

Interesting day. The shop was busy, of course, but there was a little time here and there to take some pictures.  We’re right on the cusp of massive amounts of emergent life.  An occasional mayfly, a few teneral damselflies and … Continue reading →

Once the varnish is dry, it’s back to the rack for the paddles until they’re needed, except for a few of them.  I wanted to add leather wraps to some of the paddle shafts where they often rub against the … Continue reading →