“The less a man carries in his pack, the more he must carry in his head….

The simpler the outfit, the more skill it takes to manage it, and the more pleasure one gets in his achievements.” --- Horace Kephart

 

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Autumn 2009

Table of Contents

 

The Canoe Trip

Our favorite Maine canoe tripping river:  The Upper Saint John

Cold Bad, Warm Good: The Campfire Reconsidered

Learning to live with blackflies:  Ending the cycle of violence.

Books about Maine canoeing, more or less.

The upper Saint John’s Rapids: A photo Album

 Old Favorites -- Four Scenes from a Maine Canoe Trip

Jumping Off and Setting Down

Waking Up First

Bourbon and Branch

Evening Fishing

 

Public Policy and the Maine Woods

Managed Wilderness – Baxter Park and Friends

The California Road – The Forest as a Human Landscape

Maximum Wilderness – How Thoreau Cursed the Allagash

 

 

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