LLC from Crane next weekend. Will try to get into Fish Stake Narrows. Just an FYI. Also, I received some good intel from Wally13 (thanks!) on his trip up there with other illustrious QJers. I feel like I'm set.

I'm so glad I didn't try to go early this year. Our trip is 7-30. I wonder if the park will be loaded with people at that time of year if they don't get things open until well into June.

I think I'm going to venture out sometime in late May to Seagull or Sag to get in a tune-up trip. It looks like it will be BWCA trips for the first half of the summer. Life could be worse.

TomT wrote on Mar 21^st, 2020 at 11:56pm:


Tom T.  Understandable.

I was talking to my son today.  He was going to join me on the first ten days of the bike trip.  He's a doc and did a stint at the CDC a few years ago working on the swine flu thing.  He thought the bike ride is in jeopardy at this point.  We'll see what shakes out.  If I don't go for a bike ride I'll be going for an extended canoe trip someplace......IF the nice folks in Canada let me in. 

You stay safe as well ......as with everyone else out there.

MPeebles I decided to put that one off for another time. I hope your bike ride happens. Stay healthy!

Atikaki would indeed be an adventure. I had something planned a couple years ago to do a loop via Aiken L. but couldn't pull it off.  I'll get in there soon I'm sure.

Marten wrote on Mar 19^th, 2020 at 1:47am:


Hey Marten. That's kind of interesting.  My bike trip is scheduled to start June 3.  I can't start much later than that for various reasons.  If I can't do the trip because of the virus thing I might be interested in carrying gear around for a few weeks in August.   It's going to be interesting to see how this pans out.

Tom T.  are you're plans still on for the bushwhacking trip in Sept. if conditions allow?

Later.........

TomT wrote on Mar 21^st, 2020 at 4:48pm:


"More recently, a resident in Kentucky shot down a Phantom drone that flew over his property as he argued that the drone violated his and his family’s right to privacy. There was some dispute as to how low the drone flew – the property owner estimated that it was at 100 feet or less, while the drone pilot had data to support that it was at above 200 feet. Although the property owner was initially arrested by the police, he was eventually cleared of all charges, with the judge stating that he had “the right to shoot the drone.”

  If you were shooting a Drone with a shotgun using
the best combo of goose loads/gauge of a shotgun,
the effective range is going to be about 50 yds, give or take. So that drone was pretty close or else he couldn't have shot it down.

  You can pick-up a good single shot 12 gauge Turkey gun for about $150 or so. Very safe to keep UNLOADED at home or to bring as a camp gun for vehicle type camping. Zombies aside, you can't count on 911 responding in MINUTES, when your life is in SECONDS of being endangered.

There was a story a few years ago about someone shooting down a drone with a rifle or shotgun that got over his property. I’m all for that but I don’t own a gun. 😕

Drones, smones who cares? My thought until a friend brought one to my cabin last month. Since he could view the camera image on his device it was easy to direct it on a mission. I have been using the video clips for my YouTube posts. Want to see if that campsite is taken on the next lake,no proble!!