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The first blissful day I cruised out over the beautiful blue water, shouldered with dark spruces. I don't know if they are black spruce...

Late in reading your excellent TR with great photos. Reminds me of a short trip I took the grandchildren (15 & 17) on. I was real...

Nice trip report and great photos too! I love that your sons are enjoying their trip. Regarding the problem with the Trangia alcohol...

Day 6 NOTE: I erroneously identified this site as N5.1. Is it actually N8.8. The edit window for my previous post has closed. Another...

Day 5 Dawn arrived cold and clear. Everything was solidly frosted and sparkled briefly before melting under the sun's advancing rays. I...

Day 4 We awoke to light shower activity, which was forecast to end almost immediately. The temps had dropped sharply overnight, and...

Day 3 I like the third day, it really starts to feel like a trip at that point. This day 3 would end up feeling more like the end of a...

Day 2 (cont.) Scenery was definitely top notch, as we paddled past sloughs and ridges on clear waters. For canoes, I had brought a...

Day 2 Dawn was clear and cooler, but not yet fall. The large opening of the Lean 3 gave a perfect view of the sunrise. The fall...

Day One Four o'clock did indeed come quickly. I grabbed what I thought would be the last hot shower for the next 8 days and roused the...

Pre-trip Preparations Without our usual paddling partners, we had immense flexibility in trip timing. My son is homeschooled, so not...

I have a number of them. Oddly, a big box home improvement store carried cheap Ray-o-Vac headlamps for sometimes as low as $7.99...

You may want to check the hull for condition of the Royalex since it may be degraded from years of sun exposure. When I inquired about...

Based on the photos you can save it. Skid plates, clean it up. It is hard to tell if there are any soft spots or delamination. I would...

years ago, as part of the youth outdoor skills and survival courses I ran, I had a day long exercise in a local Conservation Area where...