https://davidkspencer.github.io/witheagerfeet-blog/tags/paddling/ Recent content in Paddling on With Eager Feet Hugo en-us Wed, 29 Apr 2015 23:25:15 +0000 https://davidkspencer.github.io/witheagerfeet-blog/2015/04/solo-canoeing-hamilton-rod-and-gun-club-sturbridge/ Wed, 29 Apr 2015 23:25:15 +0000 https://davidkspencer.github.io/witheagerfeet-blog/2015/04/solo-canoeing-hamilton-rod-and-gun-club-sturbridge/ <p>This past weekend, I took ownership of a genuine “beater” pick-up truck.  This truck is old enough to drive, and it looks it.  But it can do one thing our family SUV can’t — handle a canoe atop it.</p> <p><a href="https://davidkspencer.github.io/witheagerfeet-blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/019.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-346" src="https://davidkspencer.github.io/witheagerfeet-blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/019.jpg" alt="019" width="1000" height="633" srcset="https://davidkspencer.github.io/witheagerfeet-blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/019.jpg 1000w, https://davidkspencer.github.io/witheagerfeet-blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/019-300x190.jpg 300w, https://davidkspencer.github.io/witheagerfeet-blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/019-474x300.jpg 474w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></a></p> <p>The white sections are metal trim my father-in-law and I fastened to the body to make it pass inspection.  The truck used to be his, and when he took it off the road I gave it a new home.  I don’t know how long it will last, but a summer of canoe trips will be worth the cost of insuring it.</p>