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I posted a video on Youtube of my solo trip to Northern Ontario, Marshall Lake 100 mile circuit. It was fun setting up the scenes, I learned alot and ran out of card space 1/2 way thru the trip even with two fully charged spare batteries. Live and learn, hope you enjoy my first attempt at video on the trail.

All these discussions of weights, materials and carries has me wondering. Many speak of "long" portages (not me, I "carry"), but how long is "long"? Keep in mind that I'm an aging boomer, and I paddle the ADK's almost exclusively, for a variety of reasons that don't belong in this discussion. With that said, I often carry to waters that require a bushwhack. Sometimes these bushwhacks are several miles. A mile or two carry on an established trail, muddy, flooded or not, is fairly easy. I...

Rob, I’m thinking that CanoeTripping could be just such a source. I’m thinking less of the “disaster strikes, act of God” type problems, but more sins of omission, oversight or poor decision making. I’ve had enough problems of my own making to provide an example or two. To wit: I was on a group trip in a tidal area without potable water sources. I lingered in camp after others in the party had begun their paddle out to have a little solo time and make sure all of the sites were clean...