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Cliff Jacobson
Jun 10, 20209 min read
HOW TO DIE ON A CANOE TRIP!
Ask folks what they fear most about canoeing a wild river where help is an airplane ride away and you'll probably get these answers--in...
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Cliff Jacobson
May 13, 20203 min read
IT'S IN THE GENES!
Mariscal Canyon, Rio Grande River, Texas Rio Grande River ("The Great Unknown") I was born in Chicago and spent the first 14 years of my...
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Cliff Jacobson
Apr 13, 20204 min read
REVIEW: Weatherwool Neck-Gaiter and NRS OSO PFD
WEATHERWOOL NECK-GAITER Weatherwool’s new Neck-Gaiter is among a handful of outdoor products I’ve reviewed that are done “just right”. ...
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Cliff Jacobson
Mar 26, 20202 min read
HUDSON BAY BREAD--YOU'RE GONNA LOVE IT!
Hudson Bay Bread is really a moist, high-energy granola bar. Each piece contains about a million calories! Now that the Corona virus is...
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Cliff Jacobson
Feb 23, 20203 min read
HOW TO PICK A GOOD CAMPING KNIFE
Top to bottom: Idaho Knife Works, "Cliff" knife, Grohmann #1 Camper, Spyderco Military knife (this one is left-handed). The Cliff and...
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Cliff Jacobson
Jan 27, 20203 min read
ONE SHOE FITS ALL IN THE BOUNDARY WATERS!
I recently returned from my annual fall solo canoe trip into the Boundary Waters. My experience began at the Tofte ranger station where...
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Cliff Jacobson
Nov 28, 20193 min read
THE TRUTH ABOUT MAGAZINE/WEB PRODUCT REVIEWS.
Snake River, Yukon, Canada Kopka River, Ontario Point Lake, Nunavut, Canada I am often asked this question: "We’re planning a wilderness...
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Cliff Jacobson
Nov 16, 20192 min read
MY FIRST BOUNDARY WATERS TRIP
Cliff: above center: Note LLBean boots Cliff: Right. Note leather boots. I learned fast that rubber is better! Above: Cliff with...
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Cliff Jacobson
Oct 24, 20196 min read
KAYAK OR CANOE--WHICH IS BEST FOR YOU?
Kayaks now outnumber canoes on almost every waterway. Why are they so popular? Some years ago, I guided a group of teens on a canoe trip...
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Cliff Jacobson
Sep 24, 20196 min read
THE BEAR TRUTH!
#1. Bear climbs tree, chews through rope #2 Bears climb trees. Really! Readers who are familiar with my books know that I...
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Cliff Jacobson
Aug 30, 20194 min read
SOME NOT-SO-POSITIVE THOUGHTS ABOUT OUR NATIONAL PARKS
You are REQUIRED to hang your food in Yellowstone NP. Note that the bear-hanging pole is directly over a prime tent spot. Way to go,...
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Cliff Jacobson
Aug 2, 20193 min read
WHAT? A NEW SURVIVOR SHOW!
I recently got a call from a casting director in California. She was casting for a new TV show, similar to “Survivor”. The idea was to...
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Cliff Jacobson
Jul 4, 20194 min read
SOME ADVICE FOR TRIP LEADERS
A bright summer morning on any river. A crowd of canoers prepare for a downstream float. It's 9:30 a.m. and confusion abounds. ...
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Cliff Jacobson
Jul 2, 20192 min read
New Book: Justin Cody's Race to Survival!
Wilderness users are an aging group. The U.S. Forest Service recently reported that the average age of those who go to the Boundary...
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Cliff Jacobson
Jun 23, 20197 min read
TWENTY TIPS FOR CANOEING THE BOUNDARY WATERS
Much as I love canoeing wild, fast rivers, I can't escape the lure of the Boundary Waters. And every year, since 1971 (when I moved from...
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Cliff Jacobson
Jun 5, 20194 min read
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW!
A properly equipped family canoe. EVERYONE is wearing a life jacket! Hardly a year goes by when there isn’t a drowning on some lake or...
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Cliff Jacobson
May 9, 20197 min read
JUSTIN CODY'S RACE TO SURVIVAL!
This month, I'm breaking with "blog tradition" to share with you Chapter One of my teen book, Justin Cody's Race to Survival! 10,000...
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Cliff Jacobson
Apr 12, 20194 min read
LESSONS FROM CANOEING THE ARCTIC
INUKSHUK Wilberforce Falls, Hood River, Nunavut, Canada My first Arctic canoe trip was on the Hood River, Nunavut (formerly, Northwest...
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Cliff Jacobson
Mar 18, 20195 min read
Montana Madness
Larry Rice (L), Cliff Jacobson (R). Northstar Phoenix canoes (IXP layup) Some of the "smaller" waves on the Yellowstone River Each...
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Cliff Jacobson
Feb 4, 20193 min read
A MIRROR INTO THE PAST
Cliff, age 39 Cliff, age 39 In October,1980 I took my family on a canoe trip into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area of Minnesota. Autumn is...
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