Somewhere in New Hampshire

The Tutshi and Takhanne

This summer we spent a few weeks in Alaska for some paddling opportunities. We paddled 3 different rivers in the first few days. After arriving in in Juneau and flew to Skagway where we entered Canada to paddle the Tutshi. We then traveled to Haines and drove into Canada again to paddle the Blanchard and Takhanne.


Useful GPS coordinates:.

• Tutshi Put-In" N59° 44.399' W134° 58.379'
• Tutshi Put-Out" N59° 47.844' W134° 54.646'

The book "Paddling in the Yukon: A Guide to Rivers" by Ken Madsen is also useful resource if you can find a copy.

Maine Trip 2014

We recently completed the annual trip to Maine. It was a great trip this year! We drove up on Friday and arrived just before dark. On Saturday we did 2 glorious laps on the Kennebec at 4800CFS and 2400CFS. Andy and Wendy joined us again on Saturday night. On Sunday we finally got on the Dead at a nice burly 5200CFS. On Monday we drove home. It was a great way to spend the long weekend!


See the Maine Trip post for last years more detailed report.

The Dynamic Duo run Dragons Tooth

Building a Pea Trellis for the Vegetable Garden

The trellis we had in the garden for peas and pole beans suffered a bit of a collapse last fall, so it seemed like a new structure might be in order. I did some research and drew up a plan. The goal was to create a structure that would be sturdier but also functional. With plan in hand, I made a list of supplies and then we were off to Home Depot. The stack of 12, 8 foot long 2x2 boards weighed more than I expected, so I revised the original plan to build two trellises instead of one so that they would be easier to move. We rotate what we plant in each vegetable bed each year, so it was important to have a structure that could easily be moved if needed. The revised plan is below.

With the plan in mind, I got to work. The first step was cutting the 8ft boards into the correct lengths.

Once the pieces were cut, it was time to start assembling.

Things started coming together very nicely.

Here is a picture of the first trellis finished and in the garden.

And here is a photo of the two trellises complete and in the garden ready for the peas to start growing.

Happy Gardening!