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Flying ant or carpenter ant.

They're definitely in the southern reservoirs fed by the Bow, 30 years ago they were non-existent.

Almost as funny as my musings on the logistics of rowing off the river with a single oar.... 50°56'02.2"N 113°59'37.6"W

Found in the city, I believe a Cataract. In serviceable condition, one piece with blade and oar stop intact. Aside from the 6" of aquatic weed growth, nothing wrong with it. Can be located at: Latitude 50.9339 Longitude -113.9938

Did they seriously think they could manhandle a half submerged boat into the launch like that? Wow...

Seems to be a more and more common thing these days.. Lucky nobody was hurt.

If its somewhere aside from the 22 maybe.... Nothing going between Calgary and the Pass when I drove through.

Drove by there the other day, anyone know what the camp is for?

He is. They're transitioning it sounds like. The issue doesn't seem to be whether or not they're willing to do it, but whether or not they can find willing drivers for later in the day.

Got one... and can't run it above the bridge unfortunately.

Would be likely 22X - Police in the evenings. Had considered the Uber option, but time is usually the biggest factor involved, the added time of +/- 1 hour to self shuttle is generally not an option.

Anyone have a secret shuttle service I've not heard of? I use Mel Franklin pretty exclusively, but they're not really into the late afternoon/evening game, which I get, given the nature of the job and the retiree - type nature of shuttle driving.

Terrible thing to say the least, but I can't think of a worse watercraft to take on the Bow than a canoe. Aside from the cheap inflatables of summer, the type I'd personally be hard pressed to use in a swimming pool. https://www.westernwheel.com/article/policemans-flats-boat-rescue-20181115

These are the "winter" Olympics we're talking about, correct?

I saw one crawl out of a squished cricket once... Vomit inducing to say the least.

Quite possible... I didn't see rods out.

Was at an office ballgame yesterday about 2pm in Shouldice Park by Bowness, and saw a jet over the bank from a distance. Green jon style, looked set up to row. (It was definitely NOT the Fire Dept. boat). They fired up and ran back upstream from there. What is the upper jet boat limit anyway, if someone can comment with accurate info?

There's an old steel wheeled plow on the east bank in Fish Creek park, just out of the water. The buffalo jump is cool. Arrowheads, found lots over the years but never along the Bow. Ammonites are a common find way downstream also.

If you run a double line, having the swivel on the anchor/pulley end is more ideal for moving water (looks like the previous pic was a jon boat in a lake?). I looked at the MEC swivels, and realized that the extra connections to mate up to the pulley I had put the achor in the water enough when hauled up to be a pain in the ass.

The Zigco is killer. Bought one on the Missouri last fall due to heavy weed in the water, couldn't reliably raise or lower anchor (I run a double line). Depending how your anchor bracket is set up, some swivels are hard to mount properly. Have had zero issues with the Zigco, it works slick as hell. http://www.zigcollc.com/pulley/

Usually the radio frequency band is posted on the access sign to the haul road, and km's are marked going in and out. I spent a pile of time driving logging roads going to rigs, and yes, the loaded logging truck has the right of way, for obvious reasons (Taco has a way with words as always....) Call "empty" going in, and "loaded" going out, with your km marker. It's easy to get lost in remote areas, or get off the main road, or hit the ditch/get stuck, so having a radio isn't a bad idea from a safety standpoint either.. I've had to change my shorts once or twice after near misses with fully loaded logging trucks.

Mechanical genius....... RIP

Mel Franklin is solid. Cell is 403-510-0138

Yep, liberalism is a mental disorder for damn sure.......... and the sooner we send that imbecile packing the better.

You'd be surprised..........