Bryan Hansel

I do landscape photography professionally, and I teach photography workshops.

I also enjoy:
Freelance writing, urban sketching, haiku, hand-drawn maps, public speaking, kayak, canoe, bike, bikepack, backpack, xc ski & adventure. Slacker. Pro-wild rice.

Grand Marais, Minnesota, USA

Photography and Workshops: https://www.bryanhansel.com/
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2026-05-02 16:15:33 UTC

I just heard that there's still 14 inches of ice on the lakes in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. It looks like another week or so before they open up.
#photography #Minnesota #BWCAW
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2026-05-02 13:14:38 UTC

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those look really nice. I wish they had more depth.

2026-05-02 13:13:32 UTC

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great suggestion. Thanks. It's hard to find reviews on this that show it packed with gear.

2026-04-30 18:13:06 UTC

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I checked it out at the Duluth store and it wasn't big enough, but it's a really nice bag.

2026-04-28 20:37:52 UTC

I wish Timbuk2 made a bike messenger bag in canvas. I want a Classic in large but in waxed canvas/cotton instead of nylon. Does any company make a quality bike messenger bag that size in waxed canvas?
#bikeTooter

2026-04-27 15:44:21 UTC

During a recent vote in Congress, Republicans removed protections from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, the most used wilderness area in the country with over 1,175 lakes and interconnected waterways spread across 1.1 million acres in northern Minnesota.
https://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/they-sold-out-the-boundary-waters/

2026-04-24 03:23:36 UTC

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paddlesports is the main category that contains the canoeing, kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding, and most types of rafting.

2026-04-24 03:19:52 UTC

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I sea kayak on Lake Superior, and it's typically colder than the PNW. I think most cold shock deaths get counted as just drownings because there's no way to know if they suffered cold shock before they drown, but I would suspect that in most cases on cold water victims did.
https://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/wetsuit-vs-drysuit-for-paddling/

2026-04-23 22:29:22 UTC

80% of fatal paddling incidents share one detail: the paddler wasn't wearing a life vest. Coast Guard accident data reveals what's killing paddlers and what you can do about it.
https://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/why-paddlers-die-life-vest-use-and-the-boating-accident-data/

2026-04-17 07:01:51 UTC

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they voted and the Republicans removed the protections and the easy they did it puts everything in jeopardy across the country, and we needed everyone, including people not from the area, to contact their senators. It's too late now.

2026-04-17 06:59:11 UTC

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for camping and paddling gear, I try to cover as much as I can at PaddlingLight.com, but a clearinghouses for small quality brands would be great. Garage Grown Gear carries good stuff.

2026-04-15 17:44:17 UTC

RE: https://ecoevo.social/@sarahdalgulls/116408090233520817
I worked in retail with VF bought TNF and saw what this article talks about.
#note10y5…clfp

2026-04-14 00:54:29 UTC

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Lake Superior, Minnesota, USA

2026-04-13 22:19:33 UTC

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thanks!

2026-04-13 22:16:01 UTC

My 2027 Photography Workshops opened for registration over the weekend. I'm humbled that a few filled up and several others just have one space available on them. Twenty years ago this year when I first started teaching photo workshops, I never imagined that my workshops would fill up so quickly. I never imagined that I'd have to plan my life a year in advance to run my workshops. It's almost like living in a dream. I'm so thankful for everyone that has helped me along the way.
#photography
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2026-04-07 15:29:36 UTC

the earth rises
over a cratered moon —
"a whole civilization will die tonight"
#haiku

2026-04-06 15:42:38 UTC

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thanks!

2026-04-06 15:37:02 UTC

Today is moon approach day for the Artemis mission. I'm excited. How about you?
#artemis
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2026-04-06 11:17:57 UTC

Learn how navigation really works in the Boundary Waters and why magnetic anomalies rarely affect your compass. Tips on deviation, declination, and staying accurate.
https://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/do-magnetic-anomalies-affect-your-compass-in-the-boundary-waters/

2026-03-31 20:48:52 UTC

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you're welcome. I'm not sure it made a difference on my map at the scale I made it at. It only took about 20-30 hours.

2026-03-31 18:09:33 UTC

Learn how carving your own wooden camping spoon builds skills, self-reliance, and a lighter, custom tool for the outdoors.
https://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/the-best-lightweight-camping-spoon-is-a-diy-wooden-spoon/

2026-03-31 15:41:19 UTC

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yes, the trail realignment via the Strava heat map data is now on OSM. I'm not sure if anyone has changed it after me. What I found is people were using their personal GPS units to track their hikes and then using that data (even if it was wrong) to update the trail. Last I checked, my work was still there, but that was a couple months ago.

2026-03-30 17:06:16 UTC

My Unofficial Superior Hiking Trail map is finished and available for free. This was a personal project that I wanted to do, and it resonated with a few hikers who asked me to make them available. This will likely be the only edition of this map, but it should be one of the most accurate produced. I aligned the entire SHT with Strava heat map data via Open Street Maps. That took many, many hours!
Get it here:
https://bryanhansel.lemonsqueezy.com/checkout/buy/16d0dbf5-dcd8-46c3-89ab-dc0667a54e37
#minnesota #backpacking #hiking
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2026-03-30 16:22:52 UTC

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I put on about five miles walking back and forth across the grounds. I also got there really early before a lot of people were there. At other points, I just stood where a march was coming in and asked people as the marched passed. They kept MLK Jr. Blvd fairly clear, so it was easy to get to the outside and use that to move between the sides. There was one point where it took about 20 minutes to go 30-40 yards though. I just photographed everything in that space that I could.

2026-03-29 04:18:34 UTC

No Kings in St. Paul was so cool today. Springsteen was amazing, and seeing Joan Baez, Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), Maggie Rogers, Twin Cities Singing Resistance, and Brass Solidarity perform together was unreal.
#minnesota

2026-03-27 22:36:39 UTC

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I was

2026-03-26 19:17:07 UTC

Little Red Corvette - Baby, you're much too fast
#photography
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2026-03-22 22:53:38 UTC

I'm below 10 pounds of gear for my backpacking bikepacking, and canoe camping base weight (paddling gear and biking gear not included). For bikepacking, I don't use the pack listed, and I haven't weighed the bikepacking bags that I use. I'm using Ortleib gravel panniers, a Rogue Panda top tube bag, and a Revelate Designs Pronghorn and Egress handlebar bag. So, probably 4 pounds in bags. I should get lighter panniers.
Full list here: lighterpack.com/r/ocdm37
#backpacking #bikeTooter #canoeing
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2026-03-22 12:57:27 UTC

A personal essay about what experiencing solitude under the winter night sky means, and how it feels being the one that interrupts another’s solitude.
https://bryanhansel.substack.com/p/sorry-to-interrupt-your-solitude

2026-03-22 01:48:24 UTC

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I'm hoping the snow lasts until April or mid-April. I'd like to get more Nordic skiing in before it melts.

2026-03-21 03:10:36 UTC

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US Parks abd public lands also have those restrictions. This law and new rules are specific to content creation. The new laws are far more permissive than the old ones.

2026-03-21 03:08:51 UTC

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I've reached out to get more clarify, but it certainly seems like your need to get approval to take a cell phone video or photo in a Wilderness area. There were issues will the law that weren't addressed when it passed, and they were supposed to be addressed this term, but that's not likely. This was one of them.

2026-03-21 01:54:52 UTC

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enjoy!

2026-03-21 01:54:35 UTC

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you should have seen the old rules. They were much worse.

2026-03-21 01:53:28 UTC

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the old rules were much more restrictive and were enacted before social media existed. These new rules are much more lenient.

2026-03-21 01:51:31 UTC

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Lake Superior is so large that it didn't cool down enough to form ice until February, and it doesn't usually freeze over. We get pack ice that goes in and out with the winds. This ice formed a couple of days ago and was washed up onto shore. I still have 3 feet of snow in my yard.

2026-03-20 23:32:56 UTC

Without a press release or public announcement, the U.S. Forest Service quietly updated its filming and photography rules, which are now in effect now, bringing its policies in line with the EXPLORE Act, but leaving a critical question unanswered.
https://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/forest-service-updates-filming-and-photography-rules/

2026-03-20 17:27:06 UTC

Happy Spring! Here's this year's the first spring sunrise over Lake Superior in northern Minnesota.
#photography #Minnesota #spring
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2026-03-20 16:13:12 UTC

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based on the videos I've watched and stories that I've read about these boats, they should handle the typical abuse of rivers just fine. They get used in gnarly conditions. They offer a heavier fabric as well. I'm not sure if that is true about other brands, but it seems like Alpacka rafts can take abuse. I'll see over this summer.

2026-03-19 19:30:02 UTC

A first paddle in the Alpacka Raft Caribou reveals how this lightweight packraft performs on Lake Superior and why it is making me see new potential in places that I've gone before.
https://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/alpacka-raft-caribou-a-small-boat-with-big-possibilities/

2026-03-17 14:21:31 UTC

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or you could look at one of their other models that do track and offer a removable skeg. This is just one model out of many.

2026-03-17 01:14:43 UTC

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it's slow compared to a canoe or kayak. It's not directionally stable — meaning that it either requires forward paddling to keep tracking or other strokes to keep from spinning when not paddling. I only had it on 1-foot waves, but it flexes with them like you'd expect from a raft.
This packraft is designed to haul a bike on the front and to pack small and light to carry on the bike, which is why I got this one. Alpaka makes kayak replacement versions.

2026-03-15 22:37:38 UTC

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do you mean like navigation map and compass? Or handling?

2026-03-15 19:28:38 UTC

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it was yesterday. The big lake seldom freezes.
I'm well aware of the dangers of cold water paddling. Would you like to read the multiple articles that I've written about it for various magazines?

2026-03-15 17:04:29 UTC

I broke in the packraft yesterday on Lake Superior. The ice formations are really wild right now.
Note: I was dressed for immersion, etc. This isn't something that you should try without training, skills, and experience in paddling in these conditions.
#packraft #backpacking #minnesota
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2026-03-14 16:01:56 UTC

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I got the Caribou

2026-03-14 16:01:41 UTC

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it's a Caribou.

2026-03-13 19:10:51 UTC

Let the new adventure begin! I can't wait to get this new pack raft on the water for bikerafting and backpacking.
#packraft #bikepacking #bikeTooter #backpacking
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2026-03-10 16:57:46 UTC

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I give 110% every day that I give 110%

2026-03-10 14:31:14 UTC

The Adventure Cycling Association released the Golden Gravel Trail today. It's a 3,805-mile route released for their 50th anniversary. The ACA got their start with a route that went coast to coast, so while this looks really cool, I'm confused about why it didn't go all the way to the east coast. Maybe it will connect in the future?
https://www.adventurecycling.org/routes-and-maps/adventure-cycling-route-network/golden-gravel-trail/
#bikeTooter

2026-03-10 14:30:19 UTC

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of they can pull it off, it'll be one for the record books

2026-03-09 21:35:06 UTC

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I haven't done it, but people do it every year.
This year, I heard of a group attempting to canoe the the BWCA from Crane Lake to Lake Superior. Then hike the Superior Hiking Trail, and then biking around Lake Superior.

2026-03-04 02:48:10 UTC

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the circular depression is maybe two feet

2026-03-03 20:45:00 UTC

Lake Superior at sunrise.
#minnesota #LandscapePhotography #photography
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2026-03-03 02:29:18 UTC

ICE Out Now!
#minnesota
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2026-02-28 16:37:00 UTC

The HikeLight Dyneema Stuff Sack is a lightweight stuff sack made by a small maker in the USA. I ordered one and have a few thoughts.
https://www.paddlinglight.com/reviews/hikelight-dyneema-stuff-sack-review/

2026-02-26 23:34:52 UTC

I was on WTIP's Boundary Waters Podcast. They released the episode today.
"In this far-reaching conversation, Hansel shares the historic role that art and photography have played in the preservation of public lands, from the establishment of the first National Parks through today."
Listen here:
https://wtip.org/archives/boundary-waters-podcast-ep-127-photography-and-preservation-of-public-lands-with-bryan-hansel/
#Minnesota #BWCA

2026-02-25 18:46:24 UTC

The Zpacks Comfy Camp Pillow is a lightweight pillow that doesn't use an inflatable bladder. Is it a good option for a camp pillow? Let's find out.
https://www.paddlinglight.com/reviews/zpacks-comfy-camp-pillow-review-first-look/

2026-02-22 15:15:00 UTC

A brief return of a rare winter phenomenon and how changing conditions and crowds reshaped the way I photographed one of Lake Superior’s most fleeting landscapes.
https://open.substack.com/pub/bryanhansel/p/photos-from-the-apostle-island-ice?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=42qx2

2026-02-19 00:00:42 UTC

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is under immediate threat. Congress is trying to fast-track a vote to strip long-standing mining protections and push a toxic copper-sulfide mine into its watershed.
Call your senators now: 202-224-3121 and ask them to vote NO!
More info in the post.
https://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/take-action-now-defend-protections-for-the-boundary-waters/

2026-02-18 22:44:43 UTC

It's the February 18, 1926 Weather from the Hill update from Olaf Thorvaldsen, the first official weatherman.
https://weather.leaflet.pub/3mf65p5p7vc2b

2026-02-17 23:56:10 UTC

Ever paddled the Great Lakes and wished you could see them in a completely new way?
That’s what cartographer Stephen Kennedy does with his The Great Islands map. He inverts Great Lakes bathymetry so the lakes become land, and the land becomes sea.
https://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/what-if-the-great-lakes-were-the-great-islands/

2026-02-15 02:58:03 UTC

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thanks. That's helpful.

2026-02-14 14:37:43 UTC

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I usually end up paddling 8-10 hours a day on solo trips, so I was hoping for a little better. Any idea of your average mph?

2026-02-13 23:35:25 UTC

Need a last minute gift for Valentine's Day. Wild Rye might be a good way to go. Here's what my wife has been using all winter long as a midlayer.
https://www.paddlinglight.com/reviews/wild-rye-sale-for-valentines-day/

2026-02-13 18:49:04 UTC

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Normal is 3500-7000 CFS. I'd like to catch it at the upper part of that flow. It's a 250-mile river so that's going to vary a bunch from the source to the confluence with another river.

2026-02-13 05:16:17 UTC

Anyone out there with a packraft have a good gauge for speed on a mainly flat water river with some rapids to class 2 on it?
I'm planning a trip that involves bikepacking and packrafting, and I need a general idea for planning purposes. I'm thinking ~2.5-3 mph (4-5km/h). The river gradient is ~2.4 feet per mile, and I'm hoping to catch it at a moderate to high flow.
#backpacking #packraft #bikeTooter #bikepacking

2026-02-09 23:18:53 UTC

I ended up buying a packraft for bikerafting, and I'm planning a new adventure. I wasn't planning on writing a long article about this, but here it is.
https://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/bikerafting-my-new-adventure/

2026-02-08 16:56:33 UTC

This purple DCF is hot! I just got this new stuff sack for my old tarp.
#backpacking #camping #bikepacking
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2026-02-04 15:03:19 UTC

sunbreak —
frozen Lake Superior
cracks and groans
#Haiku

2026-01-28 19:30:13 UTC

If you like adventure stories or canoeing and kayaking, you should pick up a copy of Pushing the River by Frank Bures. I enjoyed it, and here's my brief review.
https://www.paddlinglight.com/reviews/pushing-the-river-book-review/

2026-01-28 15:30:18 UTC

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It's somewhat easy to learn how to do the calls using your hands, too. No whistle needed.

2026-01-28 15:29:44 UTC

Olaf Thorvaldsen's January 28, 1926 weather report in Grand Marais' Cook County News Herald. His weather reports are much more than weather. They are community updates and philosophy, too.
https://weather.leaflet.pub/3mdik2gk5tc2a

2026-01-26 18:11:52 UTC

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the dude wasn't going to win the nomination anyway. He dropped out knowing that.

2026-01-26 18:10:53 UTC

Minnesota's state bird is the loon and loons kick butt. Years ago a bald eagle was found dead floating near a dead loon chic. After biologists examined the eagle to determine how it died, they found that a loon had pierced it through its heart. Loons look out for their loved ones. That dead eagle was found in Maine, but that serves as a warning to any bald eagles trying to take loved ones in Maine. Maine and Minnesota loons stand together to defend their loved ones.
#minnesota #maine
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2026-01-25 21:21:00 UTC

The Democracy of Snow
https://open.substack.com/pub/bryanhansel/p/before-the-first-footprints?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=42qx2

2026-01-23 00:56:39 UTC

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impeachment has a lower bar then the 25th. It only requires Congress whereas the 25th involves the cabinet and Congress. The cabinet isn't going to invoke the 25th outside of a coma or something similar.

2026-01-20 18:15:50 UTC

Sunrise over Lake Superior from Minnesota's North Shore this morning. It was -18°F (-27.8°C). I love the sea smoke that the cold temps create and the ice formations in the foreground were wild.
#photography #Minnesota
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2026-01-16 20:23:26 UTC

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I've had a bunch of campsites that don't have great trees, but I've also visited a ton of different campsites. The single tree pulley method is mainly what I use now because it's so easy to set up. We love our barrels. I can't say that I've never done a double, but we don't typically do those now. It's just easy to bring less stuff and single portage.

2026-01-15 19:29:58 UTC

The BWCA’s Bear Aware Food Storage Order is back for 2026. Here’s how to hang your food when perfect trees don’t exist and when bear canisters make more sense.
https://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/how-to-bear-hang-your-food-when-the-trees-suck-a-guide-to-the-new-bwcaw-bear-aware-order/

2026-01-09 00:31:32 UTC

When apps show us a nonstop stream of adventure, such as sea kayaks in the surf, pristine wilderness canoeing, or winter whitewater, it can feel like that's the norm. It isn't. We define our own norm, and we don't have to be influenced by the paddling clips that the algorithm shows us.
https://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/canoe-your-own-canoe/

2025-12-31 14:52:15 UTC

One of the last freighters sailing on Lake Superior in 2025, MV Paul R. Tregurtha, the current Queen of the Lakes, passed Grand Marais on December 29th. The Queen of the Lakes designation recognizes the Paul R. Tregurtha, at 1,013.5 feet, as the largest ship of the Great Lakes fleet. Its cargo capacity is 68,000 long tons of iron ore.
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2025-12-29 23:47:51 UTC

Here's my latest essay about why your favorite photos matter more than your best.
https://open.substack.com/pub/bryanhansel/p/why-your-favorite-photos-matter-more?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=42qx2

2025-12-25 13:21:51 UTC

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thanks! I'm glad you like it.

2025-12-19 16:33:13 UTC

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I set it to automatic, which supposedly changes the beam width based on the depth. I still don't understand exactly how that works. My plan is to spend more time this winter figure out what would be best for my purposes.

2025-12-19 00:00:33 UTC

I tested the Deeper MAX depth finder from a canoe with one goal in mind: mapping a small Minnesota lake. What I learned surprised me and will change how I use it next season.
https://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/deeper-max-depth-finder-first-look/

2025-12-17 15:49:10 UTC

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there's something to be said about the color of the year.
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2025-12-16 19:04:17 UTC

I’ve been using the Rocky Talkie Expedition radios for two years now.
They’ve proven reliable, with excellent battery life and realistic range in wooded terrain. I also ran into one notable pain point and found a simple fix that made them much better
Review at the link.
https://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/rocky-talkie-expedition-radio-review-update/

2025-12-12 04:56:44 UTC

Back in 2023, I proposed the Triple Crown of Kayaking as a goal for adventurous paddlers. I was asked to write an article about it for Paddling Magazine this year, and I just completed a map about the trips. Here I write a bit about the map.
https://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/the-north-american-triple-crown-of-kayaking/

2025-12-10 22:04:11 UTC

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what kind of food do you bring that doesn't require silverware?

2025-12-10 17:40:11 UTC

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back in the 90s, I used to work in urban forestry for a Midwestern city. We had a wood bank. Every tree that we took down was turned into chips if small enough or cut into smaller lengths and dropped at the bank. Most the chips were used in the parks, but now and then the public was allowed to take those as well. This used to be common although anyone that wanted it had to cut and split it themselves.

2025-12-10 17:33:45 UTC

Which spoon would you pick for backpacking and camping?
Left to Right:
1. Homemade, locally harvested* birch spoon, 0.2 ounces
2. Plastic Light My Fire spork, 0.4 ounces
3. Titanium Hilltops Packs long-handled spoon, 0.7 ounces
* Harvested from our property by me. It's finished in walnut oil.
#backpacking #camping #spoonCarving
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2025-12-09 14:17:56 UTC

Sunrise in Death Valley National Park
#photography
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2025-12-07 22:06:22 UTC

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they aren't wrong. I bought a Zwift trainer, tried Zwift and didn't like it. I want to be able to use the hardware I own on the platform I want. Otherwise, it was a big waste of money.

2025-12-07 12:50:44 UTC

A forgotten hydro scheme in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters and the scars it left behind. One paddler's journey to discover what happened and who did it, and photograph the damage as it sits 100 years later.
https://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/power-and-the-paddle-exploring-history-in-the-wilderness/

2025-12-02 22:48:46 UTC

There's a great deal on my 2026 Calendars right now. They are 30% off. The 30% OFF deal ends tonight CST. Use the code NORTHERN30 to get the discount.
I did the Iowa one just for me because I was missing visiting my family who live there. It'll be for my wall. The Minnesota one is the more popular by about 50 to 1.
www.bryanhansel.com/out/calendar/
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2025-11-30 11:51:37 UTC

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thanks

2025-11-30 11:51:25 UTC

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luckily this was a sunrise

2025-11-29 17:23:11 UTC

Yesterday's sunrise over the Grand Marais lighthouse and Lake Superior was a nice one.
#photography #Minnesota
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2025-11-26 18:49:55 UTC

Hilltop Packs' lightweight Dyneema wallet is the wallet that you've been looking for. That is is you need one for camping trips and weighs nearly nothing and has humorous prints on it.
https://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/lightweight-dyneema-wallet-aliens-vs-monsters-style/