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Because of my bad legs it's hard to walk very far or stand very long, so I had to give up hutting and fly fishing. So, since I retired...

I played guitar four hours a day for twenty years, until my wrists gave out. Fly fishing, primitive skills and bushcraft got a decade...

In addition to my responsibility of posting inane comments on public forums I also dig bicycles in a pretty big way. I currently own...

I think people’ll be thick as flies up nort. With an influx of revenue, maybe the Atikokan Hotel can upgrade with screens in the windows.

Not much to do with bad weather, but I got the Yakima landing pads installed on the wife’s new (2025) RAV4. If you remember, I was...

Unfortunately, this effective closure of southern Quetico will compound traffic and permit demand in BWCA.

The Remote Area Border Crossing permit is officially kaput until September, at least. Unless the powers that be set up “Call-In” border...

I got a 60L blue barrel and harness. Weighs much less than the CCS food pack and bear vaults. I guess my new canoe was Black Friday...

I went nuts. Absolutely squirrely. Not because of any #Blackfridaylabourdayboxingdaysenior'sdayseizethedaysusandey thing. I decided to...

I put a set in my little OT Pack. Kayak adjustables. It took a cute little pond hopper and made it into a much nicer and capable canoe.

At Lake Savant, Northern Ontario, after a severe thunderstorm badly damaged our tent. We spent two nights in the Eureka VCS tarp/shelter...

A neat tent/shelter like that was the old MSR Missing Link. Half tent, half shelter. More weather coverage and bug protection, but...

Great for a family trip. Plenty of takeouts depending on the tolerance of children. My grandchildren are addicted to devices, so 2...

Everyone who loves what we all love, should do the Nam. It's surprisingly a most excellent canoe trip by any standard.

Is it crowded and noisy during the summer?