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Not sure if you have read this book, but it is very good. https://www.amazon.ca/Woman-Who-Mapped-Labrador-Expedition/dp/0773540296...

I used to XC ski in the Adirondacks and some other areas around Central New York. Tug Hill comes to mind. In winter I had a Nordic...

I've always liked X-C skiing and I think it is the best cardio and general overall body workout next to perhaps swimming. Just last week...

In my simple mind an approach like this is pretty much guaranteed to work since you actually have a routine and are open to modifying...

Interesting... Not that I'm likely to build one (I'm more of the "drink beer all winter, get outta shape and suffer in the Spring"...

I don't live in an area where you can paddle year-round and I'm not inclined to watch football and drink beer all winter and expect to...

I've been on big water, for example, the Gulf of Mexico, but I can't say I like it much. I prefer to be closer to shore. The 10,000...

First two photos from Mike Svob’s book published 2001. The last photo is of a self published book 1999.

I'm pretty sold on inflatables, but my experience is strictly with IKs, but I have quite a bit with them. I paddled a friend's all drop...

Mina Hubbard, most of us know, made a major expedition into Labrador after her young husband died there. But I hadn't heard a...

Thanks Benson for looping me into this thread. Though I'm not really familiar with Alaskan paddle designs, there is a long tradition of...

The Haida paddles I've seen all had a grip on them. I had one in my possession for a while. I was holding it for a friend who was a...

Murat is the author of the paddle making blog at the previous link. He has made replicas of many early paddles and used them with other...

I have never been in a plane before a canoe trip. But we flew in lots of Cessnas and Pipers with floats, helicopters, Beavers, Otters...

I tripped in Alaska for almost 35 years. There were wolves, grizzly bears, and BUGS and the fishing was amazing. It hasn't diminished my...