PaddlingPitt

Totally tent free, weather permitting. Nothing better than sleeping under the stars on a clear cold night. I clearly remember bringing a...

We have always just plugged into the red or black current bushes that grow nearby.

We take salt and pepper and spices to season our food on trips, but a little goes a long way. We measure in pinches, if used at all...

Don't fret too much over water quality..Sure it can vary but side streams often are very clear.. Even below the White we...

We felt safe for the following reasons. Some articles said don’t drink from Lake Laberge. Some said don’t drink until you’re half way...

One more thought from Kathleen. We completed about half of Lake Laberge on our first day on the lake when we came across two older guys...

Yknpdlr, We launched in Whitehorse on June 25, one day before the start of the Yukon Quest, We reached Hootalingua on June 28. We did...

Kathleen and I don’t use salt very much anymore. At home, we salt corn-on-the-cob and hard-boiled eggs. On canoe trips, we take a small...

Perhaps Kathleen and I are insufficiently fastidious, but we didn’t notice any water clarity problems until the confluence with the...

On the Proper approach to five Finger Rapids, note the distinct line between a large area of reverse current eddy on river right and the...

Claude, Kathleen and I paddled the Yukon River from Whitehorse to Dawson City in 2019. You can access our trip report on page 3 of...

In my mind, I call the canoe built for me, by Joe Seliga, “Salvelinus namaycush.” Joe really liked them. I can’t remember what he like...

What does “mediocrity in our canoe lives” look like? Alternatively what does perfection in our canoe lives look like? I mean if...

Thanks for responding, guys. Here in east central Saskatchewan, deer mice, shrews and meadow voles are all active during winter. In the...

What animal made these four, lineal tracks in the snow? What are the key identifying features? For perspective, the larger set of prints...