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Nice pics – thanks for sharing!  Why the switch from the RAV to the Escape (just wondering)?

Stephen

Loved the pictures … especially the ones with reflections. I haven't been out west yet but am looking forward to my first Western Canada/Alaska Adventure.

Taking HDR photo groups with a phone camera!  I didn't know phone cams let you change exposure and all that… and how do you get good exposure groups of a scene without a tripod?  More details on these nice looking photos, please!

@ Mike:
The phone is an HTC Incredible S running Android.  I found a free HDR App on the Market and have been using that.  It's not perfect, but so far i've managed some pretty amazing stuff.  It takes 3 pics and melds them together, changing the exposure automatically.  Definitely worth checking out if you have Android.  We have a few other cameras we use while camping, and take tripods with us, but its pretty nice to be able to hold out the phone, hit a button, and see what it comesd up with.

@kayaknut:
We spent a bit more on our Dog's PDF, but it was worth it.  It has the handle, and the neck support which made a lot of sense to us, since the dog wont understand it doesnt have to paddle and will do so till exhaustion.  This will keep her head up. 
So far, she's still too chicken of the water to go too far (not much of a water dog) but the biggest thing we found was that, for some reason, the fact that she has a jacket on has calmed her greatly.  Isntead of panting and panicking after 20 minutes, she seems to be content, lasting nearly 45 minutes before she really wants to get out.  I think adding in the mats that you suggested might help as well, and i am definitely going to look at doing that come spring, that's a smart idea.

So far, i think this summers adventures with the Sportsman have been a bit of a surprise.  We had a good time last year, but the things we've been able to see this year have been unbeleivable.  I need to figure out the furnace/water heater yet, as we still havnt used them since we got it, heh.