Odyssey

A few years ago some flat lander posted a picture of a roller portage. In a personal message I asked him about it, you know the kind of...

Finally found and scanned a picture my father took showing the family with our new 1968 OTCA-17 atop our 1955 Rambler station wagon...

That’s my new mantra: slow and dreamy. See everything, hear it all.

I guess we're all fun types here,1,2, & 3?, so p'raps we can all relate. I and my missus rate lower on the sphincter scale (<1 ha) so...

BF - other than some of the most popular routes (Kopka Rv; north on the Allenwater Rv from Allanwater Bridge off the railroad) there is...

re Winter work 'n play. I miss my gaiters. Originally bought for backcountry Nordic touring they became sensible everyday wear for...

Here is one for Throwback Thursday. My advice to any single guys out there that hope to get married some day is, "don't wear your socks...

Another interesting read about old dugout canoes...

Thanks Erica for putting together another TR chapter and sharing it here. I've been wondering how the Cree summer went. At 68 yrs young...

Cree River 2023, Part 8 Still in August 28...a day with no end. I need to write a little about this river and the canoe. The river...

The origins of Christmas are clearly Pagan. We bring conifers into the house to make sure the sun comes back. We celebrate at the...

Erica, there used to be an expat from England living in the south of France who ran a guided canoe trip down a certain river (might've...

Old ways are the best ways

Not the typical canoe we discuss and dissect here but I thought an interesting read nonetheless...

This is what I carry. https://www.mec.ca/en/product/4007-146/tru-flare-pen-launcher-kit I leave the flares at home during fire bans and...