Campfire Singers of America Approved

Barrets Privateers - Stan Rogers
The Boxer - S& G
The ring of fire - JC
King of Spain - Moxy Fruvis
Brandy - Looking Glass
Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show
If you wanna be my lover - SG
I wanna be in the Cavalry - Corb Lund
Dirt Road - Jason Aldean (Version)
American Pie - DM
Piano Man - BJ

In the planning phases for the Moisie trip I'm intending this summer.

Here's a couple videos I found to get into a trip mindset for the big water.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdFQUTE2WEY

Still looking for a bowman!

How many rivers can a man float down!

1. Allagash River

2. Aroostook River

3. East Branch of the Penobscot

4. Moise River

5. Dumoine Noire or The Coulonge River

6. The Bonaventure

7. The George River

8. The Nahhini River

9. The Missinaibi (From Lake Superior to James Bay) and then the Harricanaw River
10. Machias Late april

Starting a new read! Its part of the leadership curriculum I'm finishing up at Jack Mountain.

Went for a hike today in the Chaparral. Covered a few miles and took a few pictures.

A theme for me in recent weeks has been moving forward  It used to be that change was upsetting. Something to be feared. A weapon people could use to intimidate and wage emotional war. I say, if its not working, lets move on! I enjoy finding resolution. Part of my quest in happiness has been practising non-attachment. What does that mean? It means accepting that the circumstances we find ourselves in are temporary. They are expressions of our choices and that our choices, at best, are representation of our goals.

The Super Cat and the Ventana Wilderness

The Super Cat stove was a fun project. I tested it out on a 47.6 mile hike into the Santa Lucia mountain range of the Ventana wilderness. This alcohol stove is light, compact and little more then the price of a can of cat food  It was wet, cold and rainy. It's nice to be lazy sometimes. I kicked back in my hammock lit the stove up and shortly thereafter was enjoying a hot cup of chamomile tea with some fresh honey. Little to no work. My only complaint is not having access to a renewable source of fuel when I'm outdoors. Every convenience comes with a cost.  I do my trekking in wooded areas. On any given day, I wouldn't trade my axe and a match-safe for an alcohol stove and its fuel, but on this trip, in this circumstance it was a lightweight luxury I enjoyed.