Odyssey

Saturday, July 18 (Day 6): It was another grey morning in Quebec, best beloved... As the cylinders slowly began to fire and burn off...

Friday July 17 (Day 5) I was a little late getting up, likely due to the after affects of yesterdays portaging adventure. The sun was...

Ever since the square sterners entered this site my interest has been piqued. How would the world look if I backed my road vehicle up to...

I got my two canoes back from the shop (Kimball Pond Boat Barn, Bob Bassett, Vienna, Maine) Bob did a nice job of clinching all the...

LaVerendrye, Qc. August 2026

I was in my canoe on the river between Long Lake and Tully Reservoir in Royalston, Massachusetts, yesterday when I stopped among the...

Thursday July 16 - Part 2 My new sleeping pad is very comfy and about 4" tall. So when my hand slipped off the side it made an actual...

Not sure how I managed to leave out one of the most riveting moments of the trip that occurred on the evening of the 14th… But between...

Wednesday July 15 (Day 3) Since my tent was just a pile of soaking wet fabric as a result of it's launch into the river last night I...

My 3 year old Flextail is still going strong, though we only use it a few times a year. I see they're smaller now, maybe stronger? This...

Tuesday, July 14 (day 2) - We had a midnight supper of sauteed gnocchi & sausage, likely followed by a piece of pie, a cigar, and...

Monday, July 13 (Day 1) It was another lovely sunny morning. With our gear mostly packed and ready to go we needed a simple breakfast...

Sunday, July 12 With a hazy recollection that it was unlikely we would do all the driving and get on the river, it seemed less...

We've decided that we should provide a sort of executive summary here, and then (inspired by Erica) create an episodic trip report that...

Friday July 10: My plan was to leave Toronto mid-afternoon and hope to avoid the worst of the usual traffic along with the hordes going...