Recent content by canootrippa

Misty Lake in Algonquin Provincial Park, where the Petawawa River flows into the west end of Misty. Taken on 9/28/26 during that 'golden hour' of special ambient light just before dark. The leaves were at their peak colours and the weather was just about perfect. Highs in the low to mid 60's...

Hey Trippers, I'm seeking some advice. The Boundary Waters Canoe Area would be about an 18 hour drive for me. I've never been there and I'm trying to figure out what the BWCA offers that other classic tripping areas might not. Algonquin Provincial Park is about 6 hours away (with no Toronto...

For a dedicated fishing / poking-around solo canoe, I'll join Geoboy and Steve in Idaho and be the third person to recommend a Swift Prospector 14. It's a great design by David Yost that has very nice side-to-side initial stability that gives the paddler nice feedback as it is heeled (leaned)...

Canoewiia, what did you decide with respect to occasional tandem use? Have you decided to head down the path of a dedicated solo boat?

It sounds like you are just starting the decision process, but have put some good thought into it. I would suggest that the next step be to separate the 'musts' from the 'wants'. For example, do you 'want' the ability to paddle tandem, or is it a 'must'? That will have a huge influence on...

Thanks for the feedback Glenn. For this trip I used a 54" Wenonah Quetico wooden bent shaft paddle. When using a bent shaft, I tend to switch sides rather than use a correction technique. I'm not particularly adept at using a single blade, but I'm even less proficient with a double blade.

After the community paddle I mentioned in the post above, I recorded some video of two strong paddlers heading upstream in the Wabakimi 18 on the Moose River behind the Mountainman Outdoors paddling shop. Despite the decent current in that section, they had it going at a pretty good pace.

Congrats on the Wabakimi 18. From what I understand, one of the ways David Yost designed the boat to be seaworthy is by giving it some decent rocker along with using the rounded chine shape of the Cruiser series of boats. An added bonus of those characteristics is that it handles winding...

It's great to hear you have similar feedback on the boat. Based on the location note on your profile, I'm guessing you bought yours from Canoe & Kayak Rentals and Sales in Portland, NY. I hear that's a great shop. I heard rumors about CKRS having an upcoming demo day and possible community...

When I got the boat home, I was pleased to discover that a 60 Liter barrel will fit (barely) in the forward section of the boat. That will be handy when going on trips where I pack more gear than my recent Temagami trip.

Thanks for the feedback. It's a 240 cm length paddle. I'm thinking about testing a 260 cm paddle when I can get to a shop that has demo paddles available. I'd like to see if a 260 cm paddle will reduce the amount of water dripping in the boat while still being a reasonable length.

I recently had the opportunity to be featured in a Swift Canoe and Kayak video where I discussed the new Cruiser 16.8 I ordered in Carbon Fusion with the Epoxy Resin option. The day after I picked up the boat from their Oxtongue Lake, Ontario location I took it on a backcountry trip to the...

I can share some personal experience that might be helpful. I have crossed the border from Buffalo, NY into Ontario, Canada with bear spray four times in the past year to go on backcountry canoe trips. Each time when crossing into Ontario, when asked if I had any weapons, I said "no weapons...

Interesting. Thanks for the additional description. I have Jeff's maps but I don't have the CHRISMAR maps, and the only Friends of Temagami map I have so far is the Obabika Loop & Maple Mountain Trip Companion, which doesn't show anything west of Dorothy Lake in that area. The photo you...