PaddlingPitt

Your writing is mesmerizing, Erica.

Thanks Pitt. Few people know what being in the bush for long periods is really like. The North, The Natives, The Isolation, The Wildlife.

To change context, I've been doing more than my usual lurking along the shore in 2025. I've been paddling a lot more this year than in...

Here I am with my schnitzengruben.

Black Lake, Ilwaco WA

I actually thought about editing my response, to change “read” to “responded to.” Then I decided not to bother, concluding that no one...

It’s been a long time since anyone has read one of my trip reports. Glad you liked it!

I've been slowly digging into trip report archives and just finished this epic. Fantastic trip, fantastic report, fantastic photos...

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Kevlar canoe weighs just 36 pounds! 14 foot with 2 canvas seats and 2 dry bags for single user stability. Comes with new Canoe hoist...

August 21 - Day 2 Distance: 24.9km (Total 35km) Time: 5hr 50m Caltopo Map: https://caltopo.com/m/B8MTMST I woke up at 9:00am after 8.5...

Background The Reservoir Manicouagan was created in 1970 when the Daniel-Johnson Dam aka Manic-Cinq (Manic-5) was completed. It is one...

Introduction I am basically a river paddler, I can count on one hand the flatwater trips I have done over the past 40 years. Sure, some...

Have you tried the Indian Stroke? It’s completely quiet, I suspect even with a bent shaft. I have done it only with a straight shaft...

Me and Kathleen at the beginning of Virginia Falls, South Nahanni River, 1990 Our group at the base of Virginia Falls, 1990. We are...