Buffalo Roamer Outdoors

Mike Porter and Scott Armacost canoed the entire length of the Erie Canal to the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor - a trip that took 3 week and 516 miles to complete. 

We talk paddling, history of the Erie Canal, people met along the way, canoeing up to the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, Mississippi River through paddle, Barge Traffic in a canoe, paddling with and aginst tides, and more. 

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SREgear.com
SRE Outdoors is a Family Owned & Operated Outdoor Gear Shop in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Great gear, great prices, unbeatable customer service. Use code WILL at checkout for 10% off your first order.

Fishell Paddles - Makers of Fine, Handcrafted Wooden Canoe Paddles
Try a Fishell paddle and FEEL the difference. Each paddle is handmade by Greg Fishell at his shop in Flagstaff, Arizona. Will uses a Ray Special model, and outfits all of his trips with Fishell Paddles as well. Use code WILL at checkout for a free paddle hanger w/ purchase of new paddle!

Interested in advertising or partnering with Buffalo Roamer Outdoors? Contact Will here: buffaloroamer.com/contact

Sawyer Hill is an outdoorsman and Canoeist who in July of 2025 paddled a solo canoe 415 miles across Southwest Colorado and Utah on a 27 day adventure, including big Whitewater and challelging terrain. 

We talk whitewater canoeing, camping in the desert, Green River, Colorado River, Labryinth Canyon, Cataract Canyon, Desolation Canyon, canoeing, paddling solo boats, Grand Canyon, and more. 

Brought to you by:

SREgear.com
SRE Outdoors is a Family Owned & Operated Outdoor Gear Shop in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Great gear, great prices, unbeatable customer service. Use code WILL at checkout for 10% off your first order.

Fishell Paddles - Makers of Fine, Handcrafted Wooden Canoe Paddles
Try a Fishell paddle and FEEL the difference. Each paddle is handmade by Greg Fishell at his shop in Flagstaff, Arizona. Will uses a Ray Special model, and outfits all of his trips with Fishell Paddles as well. Use code WILL at checkout for a free paddle hanger w/ purchase of new paddle!

Interested in advertising or partnering with Buffalo Roamer Outdoors? Contact Will here: buffaloroamer.com/contact

Kyle Parker is currently on solo canoeing adventure canoeing across America from Washington State to Florida, Tip to Tip. We caught up midway through his journey to chat about the adventure thus far and what is still to come. 

We talk canoes, gear, people met along the way, canoe sailing, food and logistics of the trip, Missouri River, Puget Sound, Clark Fork, Mississippi River and more. 

Brought to you by:

SREgear.com
SRE Outdoors is a Family Owned & Operated Outdoor Gear Shop in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Great gear, great prices, unbeatable customer service. Use code WILL at checkout for 10% off your first order.

Fishell Paddles - Makers of Fine, Handcrafted Wooden Canoe Paddles
Try a Fishell paddle and FEEL the difference. Each paddle is handmade by Greg Fishell at his shop in Flagstaff, Arizona. Will uses a Ray Special model, and outfits all of his trips with Fishell Paddles as well. Use code WILL at checkout for a free paddle hanger w/ purchase of new paddle!

Interested in advertising or partnering with Buffalo Roamer Outdoors? Contact Will here: buffaloroamer.com/contact

Brought to you by:

SREgear.com
SRE Outdoors is a Family Owned & Operated Outdoor Gear Shop in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Great gear, great prices, unbeatable customer service. Use code WILL at checkout for 10% off your first order.

Fishell Paddles - Makers of Fine, Handcrafted Wooden Canoe Paddles
Try a Fishell paddle and FEEL the difference. Each paddle is handmade by Greg Fishell at his shop in Flagstaff, Arizona. Will uses a Ray Special model, and outfits all of his trips with Fishell Paddles as well. Use code WILL at checkout for a free paddle hanger w/ purchase of new paddle!

Interested in advertising or partnering with Buffalo Roamer Outdoors? Contact Will here: buffaloroamer.com/contact

Jeff Lund is host of the On Step Alaska Podcast, Author of Big Wild Life among many other books, an educator, outdoorsman and writer. 

We talk Alaska, Alaskan Gold Rush, iditarod, raising kids outdoors, education systems, and more. 

Brought to you by:

SREgear.com
SRE Outdoors is a Family Owned & Operated Outdoor Gear Shop in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Great gear, great prices, unbeatable customer service. Use code WILL at checkout for 10% off your first order.

Fishell Paddles - Makers of Fine, Handcrafted Wooden Canoe Paddles
Try a Fishell paddle and FEEL the difference. Each paddle is handmade by Greg Fishell at his shop in Flagstaff, Arizona. Will uses a Ray Special model, and outfits all of his trips with Fishell Paddles as well. Use code WILL at checkout for a free paddle hanger w/ purchase of new paddle!

Interested in advertising or partnering with Buffalo Roamer Outdoors? Contact Will here: buffaloroamer.com/contact

Brought to you by:

SREgear.com
SRE Outdoors is a Family Owned & Operated Outdoor Gear Shop in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Great gear, great prices, unbeatable customer service. Use code WILL at checkout for 10% off your first order.

Fishell Paddles - Makers of Fine, Handcrafted Wooden Canoe Paddles
Try a Fishell paddle and FEEL the difference. Each paddle is handmade by Greg Fishell at his shop in Flagstaff, Arizona. Will uses a Ray Special model, and outfits all of his trips with Fishell Paddles as well. Use code WILL at checkout for a free paddle hanger w/ purchase of new paddle!

Interested in advertising or partnering with Buffalo Roamer Outdoors? Contact Will here: buffaloroamer.com/contact

Calem Watson is an adventurer, angler and outdoorsman. He spent 122 days canoeing through Canada to the Arctic Ocean, and a second epic journey canoeing to Canada's Barrenlands and back. 

We talk canoe adventures, caribou migrations, fishing, wildlife, people met along the way and more. 

Brought to you by:

SREgear.com
SRE Outdoors is a Family Owned & Operated Outdoor Gear Shop in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Great gear, great prices, unbeatable customer service. Use code WILL at checkout for 10% off your first order.

Fishell Paddles - Makers of Fine, Handcrafted Wooden Canoe Paddles
Try a Fishell paddle and FEEL the difference. Each paddle is handmade by Greg Fishell at his shop in Flagstaff, Arizona. Will uses a Ray Special model, and outfits all of his trips with Fishell Paddles as well. Use code WILL at checkout for a free paddle hanger w/ purchase of new paddle!

Interested in advertising or partnering with Buffalo Roamer Outdoors? Contact Will here: buffaloroamer.com/contact

Brought to you by:

SREgear.com
SRE Outdoors is a Family Owned & Operated Outdoor Gear Shop in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Great gear, great prices, unbeatable customer service. Use code WILL at checkout for 10% off your first order.

Fishell Paddles - Makers of Fine, Handcrafted Wooden Canoe Paddles
Try a Fishell paddle and FEEL the difference. Each paddle is handmade by Greg Fishell at his shop in Flagstaff, Arizona. Will uses a Ray Special model, and outfits all of his trips with Fishell Paddles as well. Use code WILL at checkout for a free paddle hanger w/ purchase of new paddle!

Interested in advertising or partnering with Buffalo Roamer Outdoors? Contact Will here: buffaloroamer.com/contact

Jim McNamara is the author of In the Wake: An 80 Day Canoe Odyssey into Canada's Northern Wilderness. 

We talk canoeing, wilderness, traveling by paper maps, technology of tripping, caribou herds, and more. 

You can find Jim's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Wake-Odyssey-Canadas-Northern-Wilderness/dp/B0DWDTR6CS

Brought to you by:

SREgear.com
SRE Outdoors is a Family Owned & Operated Outdoor Gear Shop in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Great gear, great prices, unbeatable customer service. Use code WILL at checkout for 10% off your first order.

Fishell Paddles - Makers of Fine, Handcrafted Wooden Canoe Paddles
Try a Fishell paddle and FEEL the difference. Each paddle is handmade by Greg Fishell at his shop in Flagstaff, Arizona. Will uses a Ray Special model, and outfits all of his trips with Fishell Paddles as well. Use code WILL at checkout for a free paddle hanger w/ purchase of new paddle!

Interested in advertising or partnering with Buffalo Roamer Outdoors? Contact Will here: buffaloroamer.com/contact

Brought to you by:

SREgear.com
SRE Outdoors is a Family Owned & Operated Outdoor Gear Shop in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Great gear, great prices, unbeatable customer service. Use code WILL at checkout for 10% off your first order.

Fishell Paddles - Makers of Fine, Handcrafted Wooden Canoe Paddles
Try a Fishell paddle and FEEL the difference. Each paddle is handmade by Greg Fishell at his shop in Flagstaff, Arizona. Will uses a Ray Special model, and outfits all of his trips with Fishell Paddles as well. Use code WILL at checkout for a free paddle hanger w/ purchase of new paddle!

Interested in advertising or partnering with Buffalo Roamer Outdoors? Contact Will here: buffaloroamer.com/contact

Frank Bures is an Author, outdoorsman and paddler. His new book Pushing The River: An epic battle, a lost history, a near death and other true canoeing stories is available for pre-order now. 

We talk canoe racing, Mississippi River Speed World Record attempts, near death experience paddling the Mississippi River, canoe racing and connections to Minnesota and more. 

Franks book is avaialbe anywhere books are sold, including here: https://shop.mnhs.org/products/pushing-the-river

Brought to you by:

SREgear.com
SRE Outdoors is a Family Owned & Operated Outdoor Gear Shop in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Great gear, great prices, unbeatable customer service. Use code WILL at checkout for 10% off your first order.

Fishell Paddles - Makers of Fine, Handcrafted Wooden Canoe Paddles
Try a Fishell paddle and FEEL the difference. Each paddle is handmade by Greg Fishell at his shop in Flagstaff, Arizona. Will uses a Ray Special model, and outfits all of his trips with Fishell Paddles as well. Use code WILL at checkout for a free paddle hanger w/ purchase of new paddle!

Interested in advertising or partnering with Buffalo Roamer Outdoors? Contact Will here: buffaloroamer.com/contact

Brought to you by:

SREgear.com
SRE Outdoors is a Family Owned & Operated Outdoor Gear Shop in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Great gear, great prices, unbeatable customer service. Use code WILL at checkout for 10% off your first order.

Fishell Paddles - Makers of Fine, Handcrafted Wooden Canoe Paddles
Try a Fishell paddle and FEEL the difference. Each paddle is handmade by Greg Fishell at his shop in Flagstaff, Arizona. Will uses a Ray Special model, and outfits all of his trips with Fishell Paddles as well. Use code WILL at checkout for a free paddle hanger w/ purchase of new paddle!

Interested in advertising or partnering with Buffalo Roamer Outdoors? Contact Will here: buffaloroamer.com/contact

Tim and Cora Berry spent their "honeymoon" canoeing 141 Days, Souce to Sea on the Missouri River and Lower Mississippi. Along with their dog Whiskey, they traveled over 3,700 miles on their journey paddling the longest river system in North America.

We talk long distance paddling, canoeing, wildlife along the way, the kindness of strangers, grandness of the Mississippi and Missouri, Lake paddling vs river paddling and more.

Check out their video recaps and follow along future adventures on their youtube and Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/people/Berry-Adventures/61559539178361/?_rdr

Brought to you by:

SREgear.com
SRE Outdoors is a Family Owned & Operated Outdoor Gear Shop in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Great gear, great prices, unbeatable customer service. Use code WILL at checkout for 10% off your first order.

Fishell Paddles - Makers of Fine, Handcrafted Wooden Canoe Paddles
Try a Fishell paddle and FEEL the difference. Each paddle is handmade by Greg Fishell at his shop in Flagstaff, Arizona. Will uses a Ray Special model, and outfits all of his trips with Fishell Paddles as well. Use code WILL at checkout for a free paddle hanger w/ purchase of new paddle!

Interested in advertising or partnering with Buffalo Roamer Outdoors? Contact Will here: buffaloroamer.com/contact

Brought to you by:

SREgear.com
SRE Outdoors is a Family Owned & Operated Outdoor Gear Shop in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Great gear, great prices, unbeatable customer service. Use code WILL at checkout for 10% off your first order.

Fishell Paddles - Makers of Fine, Handcrafted Wooden Canoe Paddles
Try a Fishell paddle and FEEL the difference. Each paddle is handmade by Greg Fishell at his shop in Flagstaff, Arizona. Will uses a Ray Special model, and outfits all of his trips with Fishell Paddles as well. Use code WILL at checkout for a free paddle hanger w/ purchase of new paddle!

Interested in advertising or partnering with Buffalo Roamer Outdoors? Contact Will here: buffaloroamer.com/contact

Joe Motz is an adventurer and outdoorsman canoeing paddling 3,000 miles through the Midwest of America. 

We talk canoeing, Ohio River, Mississippi River, Paddle For a Purpose, camping and more. 

Follow Joes adventures on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MotzMoves

Brought to you by:

SREgear.com
SRE Outdoors is a Family Owned & Operated Outdoor Gear Shop in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Great gear, great prices, unbeatable customer service. Use code WILL at checkout for 10% off your first order.

Soda Peak Outfitters - Experience true Wyoming Wilderness With Soda Peak Outfitters. DIY and Guided Pack trips, fishing trips and more. Nestled in the Greater Yellowstone Area, Soda Peak calls the stunning Bridger Teton National Forest and the Teton Wilderness Home. Use code BR2024 for 5% off any trip, or email [email protected] for details or to help you plan your wilderness adventure.

Fishell Paddles - Makers of Fine, Handcrafted Wooden Canoe Paddles
Try a Fishell paddle and FEEL the difference. Each paddle is handmade by Greg Fishell at his shop in Flagstaff, Arizona. Will uses a Ray Special model, and outfits all of his trips with Fishell Paddles as well. Use code WILL at checkout for a free paddle hanger w/ purchase of new paddle!

Interested in advertising or partnering with Buffalo Roamer Outdoors? Contact Will here: buffaloroamer.com/contact

Brought to you by:

SREgear.com
SRE Outdoors is a Family Owned & Operated Outdoor Gear Shop in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Great gear, great prices, unbeatable customer service. Use code WILL at checkout for 10% off your first order.

Fishell Paddles - Makers of Fine, Handcrafted Wooden Canoe Paddles
Try a Fishell paddle and FEEL the difference. Each paddle is handmade by Greg Fishell at his shop in Flagstaff, Arizona. Will uses a Ray Special model, and outfits all of his trips with Fishell Paddles as well. Use code WILL at checkout for a free paddle hanger w/ purchase of new paddle!

Interested in advertising or partnering with Buffalo Roamer Outdoors? Contact Will here: buffaloroamer.com/contact

Jon Werning is an outdoorsman who has backpacked the Ice Age Trail, Superior Hiking Trail, among others. 

We talk hiking, beauty of the Midwest, Lake Superior, and more. 

Brought to you by:

SREgear.com
SRE Outdoors is a Family Owned & Operated Outdoor Gear Shop in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Great gear, great prices, unbeatable customer service. Use code WILL at checkout for 10% off your first order.

Soda Peak Outfitters - Experience true Wyoming Wilderness With Soda Peak Outfitters. DIY and Guided Pack trips, fishing trips and more. Nestled in the Greater Yellowstone Area, Soda Peak calls the stunning Bridger Teton National Forest and the Teton Wilderness Home. Use code BR2024 for 5% off any trip, or email [email protected] for details or to help you plan your wilderness adventure.

Fishell Paddles - Makers of Fine, Handcrafted Wooden Canoe Paddles
Try a Fishell paddle and FEEL the difference. Each paddle is handmade by Greg Fishell at his shop in Flagstaff, Arizona. Will uses a Ray Special model, and outfits all of his trips with Fishell Paddles as well. Use code WILL at checkout for a free paddle hanger w/ purchase of new paddle!

Interested in advertising or partnering with Buffalo Roamer Outdoors? Contact Will here: buffaloroamer.com/contact

Brought to you by:

SREgear.com
SRE Outdoors is a Family Owned & Operated Outdoor Gear Shop in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Great gear, great prices, unbeatable customer service. Use code WILL at checkout for 10% off your first order.

Fishell Paddles - Makers of Fine, Handcrafted Wooden Canoe Paddles
Try a Fishell paddle and FEEL the difference. Each paddle is handmade by Greg Fishell at his shop in Flagstaff, Arizona. Will uses a Ray Special model, and outfits all of his trips with Fishell Paddles as well. Use code WILL at checkout for a free paddle hanger w/ purchase of new paddle!

Interested in advertising or partnering with Buffalo Roamer Outdoors? Contact Will here: buffaloroamer.com/contact