Recent content by Erica

I bought a Pentax which was water and dust proof almost 20 years ago. Same reason as you, but I never got the hang of all the settings in digital cameras, so it gathered dust. Then the iphone seemed to take better pictures than I could get with borrowed digital cameras. The last two photos...

Not as pretty or functional as yknpdlr’s or Paddling Pitt’s, but… Splash covers are great, not only for keeping the rain off the gear, but keeping hard rains from accumulating in the canoe. I’ve had hard rains dump inches of water into the bottom of the boat in a very short period of time. My...

Monet It's been a good 50 years since I last hitch-hiked, all over Europe and the US. I believe the last stint was from Yellowstone to Chicago. The situation I found myself in, on this remote road in Quebec, was similar. I was a bit jumpy. I was rehearsing my French to explain my situation and...

Thank you for the link! I was amazed at how it folds up into a little metal box. And still did such a good job of cooking.

Welcome. That’s surely an interesting seat construction. Thanks for post.

I relate to so much of your trip so far, like hanging onto the canoe and alder and getting hypothermic. Your photos have a depth of color I rarely see. What camera were you using?

A solo trip up and down the Shoalhaven River about 2 hour drive south of Sydney. A wallaby and several goannas on the banks. The tiniest twig stove I’ve seen - just past the half-way mark.

I’m so glad you’ve written this up, to hear more about your Canadian friends and Wabakimi. I’m looking forward to the next installment.

I agree. As long as one has appropriate gear/clothing, paddling under adverse conditions is quite enjoyable. I love it when I have a wide-brimmed hat and the water drops can't get to my glasses. Looks like a great day.

Mountains! 😉

Three Québecois foresters found out I was using a map and compass instead of GPS, they were astounded. They had never met anyone navigating back country except with GPS. They seemed to think it was something akin to navigating by the stars.

When I tripped in Sweden I noticed that the Swedish canoe groups were very quiet and didn’t greet me or others even if we were fairly close. But I know that had I “interrupted” them, they would have gladly offered assistance. Part of Swedish culture in general, giving others space out of...

Good luck. I lost a couple years to Covid. Was all set up to do the upper Liard when Covid hit. It was tough to let that go, even though I had no choice since all the traveling was shut down.

Why is there a table on your ceiling? I could do this in my bedroom. On the ceiling.

My new hiking boots. These cost hundreds of dollars which I buy on sale which brings the price down to the low hundreds. Because my right ankle supinates unexpectedly, I am trying high ankle boots for the first time. They feel pretty good. Because there is little choice in colors, I had to take...