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Comment by Judith on April 28, 2013 at 9:13pm

Hi all. Hoping to study your adventures and figure out adapting some of them for some of us oldsters with bad joints or the like (I've also got fibromyalgia).

I grew up in Minnesota canoeing, swimming in as many of the 10,000 lakes as I could reach and doing lots of summer family camping including in the far north Lake of the Woods area on the Canadian border....When I moved to Oregon in 1976, I discovered mountain hiking and found my soul expanded hugely by things like 3 times around the 38 miles of Mt Hood....

But now in my mid-60s, limitations abound. I think your group will be inspirational---along with our new copy of "The Creaky Knees Guide to Hiking in Oregon!" Oh yeah--I was a dancer for 40 years, so I come by the bad joints honestly!....Blessings on us all...Judith in Portland

Comment by Kurt on December 1, 2012 at 5:26am

hello, love this group! manchester, NH who wants to go kayakin!

Comment by The Diabetic Camper on August 10, 2011 at 5:16am

Gayle, are you planning on the boat going over during non planned getting wet times? If not I would wear the pump and get a couple of dry bags to keep your supplies dry and pack an extra supply bag to keep in another boat. A Danny pack works great to wear getting in and out of the boat and it can be easily clipped onto the boat. Don't be scared just prepare and you will be great

Comment by Gayle Kodimer Mckenna on August 9, 2011 at 11:47pm

well . . . about to leave on a trip to laughlin. i'm participating in the laughlin "regatta;" a 4-5 hour river float trip on rafts from bullhead city to laughlin. i wear a pump (for only about 3 months now), and i'm having a little anxiety on how i'm going to handle the river float. it's going to be 110 during the day, so i'm not sure how that will affect it's performance. it's the animas ping, so it's waterproof; but i'm thinking of not wearing it and instead just bringing a novolg pen with me to use during the day. any thoughts on this one?

Comment by The Diabetic Camper on July 1, 2011 at 3:41pm

l right at home with this group. I camp about 20weekends out of the year and love to share all my advice and stories. Www.TheDiabeticCamper.blogspot.com

Comment by NancyR on February 15, 2011 at 2:50am

Hi everyone - just joined Tudiabetes, and saw your group. I'm planning a 'dream-trip' to Yellowstone-Badlands-Glacier parks; camping and day hikes with my load of camera gear (and my pump!!) Looking forward to hearing your tips and experiences. NancyR