Here we go! I'm finally steaming the big cottonwood... I HOPE!
Love is here.
Canoe! Canoe!

Using a couple of water heaters designed for a pool or tub to steam the cottonwood...
Canoe! Canoe!

And we're heatin'-up over here!
Canoe! Canoe!

These critters come, and they go...
Love is here.
Canoe! Canoe!

This Canoe Camp is full of life!
Love is here.
Canoe! Canoe!

Well, THERE'S a surprise!
Love is here.
Canoe! Canoe!

How many critters have climbed on me here???
Love is here.
Canoe! Canoe!

I'm trying a modern twist wit the canoe-steaming...
Love is here.
Canoe! Canoe!

Much better quality video in this encounter.
Love is here.
Canoe! Canoe!

Yet another "Virtual Tour" of the cottonwood, since the light is right!
Love is here.
Canoe! Canoe!

Say, "Hello" to my little friend...
Love is here.
Canoe! Canoe!

Taking another look at the cottonwood, including her developing bow...
Love is here.
Canoe! Canoe!

Here they come!

Mother Nature is actually working WITH us, keeping the canoe from drying-out too much!
Love is here.
Canoe! Canoe!

Relaxing for a day in town... Washington, Missouri!
Love is here.
Canoe! Canoe!

Sometimes, the light is too good to pass-up!
Love is here.
Canoe! Canoe!

But, of COURSE, I do!
I love my Mighty Mo'!!!
Love is here.
Canoe! Canoe!

Washington, Missouri knows this dance.
So do I...
Love is here.
Canoe! Canoe!

Dugout Canoe Love comes to Graham, Texas, for The Sky Earth Family Outdoor Skills Gathering!
Love is here.
Canoe! Canoe!

Looking inside the big cottonwood...
Love is here.
Canoe! Canoe!

A good look at the latest progress!
Love is here.
She's almost ready to steam!!!
Canoe! Canoe!

One last Walk Around for the unnamed canoe that's taking shape near Graham, Texas, at The Sky Earth Family Gathering.
I'll be back to finish her next year.
Love is here.
Canoe! Canoe!

Bella The Dugout Canoe, or "Belladonna Beaver" is a twenty-foot Douglas fir that I carved with Tom Elpel in Cardwell and Pony, Montana.
This was her maiden voyage... a week on the Marias!
Perfect.
Canoe! Canoe!

A little teaser for the movie I have yet to finish. Knotty On The Mo'.
Twin Bridges, Montana to St. Louis, Missouri... in a cottonwood dugout canoe!
Knotty The Dugout Canoe is featured.
Churchill Clark goes along for the ride.
Dugout Canoe Love is here.
Canoe! Canoe!

The first float for my most well-traveled canoe, as a project... Crazy Mary.
This Ponderosa (yellow) pine doesn't disappoint!
Tonasket to Brewster, Washington, floating the Okanogan River on to The Columbia!