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I've never tried tying the paddles in. Thanks for the recommendation. I had remembered the portage as 1 mile. Caltopo has it as 1.5mi:

Are you required to pay if you're willing to carry? Diablo to Ross in 2021 was my first ever portage. That said, we were a day or two...

Onward to the Mégiscane! The morning began with a conflict. I was packed up and ready to go before 8 am and Jean (pronounced Jawn with...

Part 2... Thursday, May 26, 2022, Day 1 After a rainy night, I got up early. Breakfast was ready at 7.00 a.m. My appetite was...

Part 3... To give you an overview of the route, here is a map of Wabakimi. The route is marked in pink. Unfortunately, due to...

Part 4... Sunday, May 29, 2022, Day 4 Despite a cold night, I slept very well. I woke up shortly before 6:00 a.m. The leftover firewood...

Kathleen and I have everything we need. In fact, we are giving stuff away. In our new-ish home on Pender Island, we like going out to...

I am planning on canoeing all 30 lakes in the Swan Lake Canoe Trails, all 40 lakes of the Swanson River Canoe Trails, and the Nancy Lake...

Down Third Canyon. In 1978, Nahanni National Park was formally dedicated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural...

So, we left off last time with John and Grace not getting out of their boat at the spot we agreed to stop at two previous trip planning...

At the base of Virginia Falls, the weather is extremely wet and foggy, but impressive beyond the soundless characteristics of this...

Mem, Posting that link to the youtube video was diabolical. That song has been stuck in my brain all day long! Anyway, back to the...

One very nice feature of this trip is we never had to break camp in the rain. The highlight of each day for us was when we nosed into...

Mem, I don't remember how I know this, but in 1989, the year before we did this trip, 17 groups of paddlers started at the Moose Ponds...

We have now entered the "Rock Gardens," 50 km (30 miles) of virtually continuous Class II-IV whitewater. We scouted the first rapid, but...