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"The Beginning" (Our Journey Away From Mainstream - Part 1)
It was a really cold winter in early 2012. My family lived in a non-insulated old house, with a couple of gas heaters and wooden floors...

Scott and Dottie Moore
Sep 16, 20203 min read
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Armand Bayou - Big Island Slough
There are a couple places I canoe in the Houston area, but my favorite one is Armand Bayou. When I was a kid we used to canoe parts of...

Scott and Dottie Moore
Sep 14, 20203 min read
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Recon of the Skull
Plans and Objectives: My brother and I spent a good portion of April 2018 planning an overnight canoe trip on the Texas Colorado River. I...

Scott and Dottie Moore
Sep 12, 202010 min read
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A Cedar-Canvas Canoe and a 26 Mile Day Trip
Objective August 3, 2019: My brother and I had a one day window to get on the Texas Colorado River. I wanted to recon the 20 river miles...

Scott and Dottie Moore
Aug 27, 20206 min read
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Camp Knives
Camp knives run the spectrum from plastic utensils and household butcher knives to neat folders and stout fixed blades made of fine...

Scott and Dottie Moore
Aug 20, 20202 min read
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Discovering Thin Spaces by David Gausepohl
Please welcome community member David Gausepohl. Dave is a longtime outdoors enthusiast, Truth seeker and contributor to The Urban...

Scott and Dottie Moore
Aug 11, 20202 min read
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Canoeing the Colorado Horseshoe Bend 5-29-2020
Thursday, May 28 2020 I prepared for a short canoeing day run on the Colorado River. I loaded the van and prepared a hash for for lunch....

Scott and Dottie Moore
Jun 2, 20203 min read
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Recycling Part 2
Some people recycle aluminum, paper and plastics. I recycle vehicles, and use them. My initial recycling projects were classic American...

Scott and Dottie Moore
May 12, 20204 min read
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Recycling Part 1
I'd like to introduce the concept of recycling automobiles. It is not for everone. Hard numbers on the value and impact of recycling...

Scott and Dottie Moore
May 11, 20203 min read
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12 Hours Stranded by Tropical Storm Imelda, My Takeaway
I learned some things from being stranded 12 hours in Houston, Texas. First a few weather facts and Tropical Storm Imelda trivia. The...

Scott and Dottie Moore
May 9, 20203 min read
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