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When my daughter and I were going through the papyrus waterways of the Okavango via makoro a few years ago, all of a sudden the boats...

Here's another from my Horton Trip--Arctic ground squirrel (sik-sik). This time I added something for scale.

Yeah, I usually give something for scale, but.... I believe this was an old female. The skull was smaller than expected, and the...

Muskox tracks along the Horton River, NWT.

Grizzly skull, shore of Franklin Bay near mouth of the Horton River, NWT.

Grace is in the eye of the beholder. Having paddled sit-and-switch almost exclusively for almost 45 years, primarily in skinny solo...

Waterfowl can be a significant component of bald eagles' diet. I've seen ravens kill heron chicks in the nest while the adults were...

I have a 17' PakCanoe and have used it extensively in northern Canada and Alaska. It is well suited for fly-in expeditions, and does...

"A canoe that can paddle itself with robotic arms, leaving the operator free to take a deep breath, sit back, and concentrate on not...

Spending 139 days with my two brothers would be much more of a feat than rowing 9000 miles.

Yeah, but I didn't see any Grummans or OCAs!

Wow! Lots of disappearing boats, followed by impressive recoveries!

Interesting (to me) tidbit: I was on a weeklong trip in Bowron Lakes back in the 80s with my 16' Wenonah WWC1 (fast but deep--sit and...