Recent content by Pook

SouthernKevlar! Looks like you have lots of options and suggestions. I'd second the Rock Lake to Pen suggestion that you were already thinking I like that part of the Park, less travelled than the Smoke Lake loop PC suggested. Keep in mind you are camping prime bug season! Not to deter, bur...

Hiya! I can probably offer up a number of suggestions...but you didn't indicate when you are planning your trip. The Park is incredibly popular- even the interior- so dates will make a difference. A few other things: what does fairly laid back mean? What kind of a trip are you looking for- ie...

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Yes, every good canoe collection should have at least one courting canoe. And seeing as my fleet of canoes is light one Courting Canoe- please allow me to quote you, Benson, as the noted authority in an anticipated heated "conversation" with my significant other when I suggest we need another...

But isn't that true for most so-called Prospectors? Thank you!!!

I'm with Mem! I'm a Land Surveyor and spent decades working outdoors in all weather, including many years in Northern Alberta and NorthWest Territories. Best outdoor winter pants i ever owned was a pair of heavy wool Bundeswehr (West German Army) surplus pants. At Minus 40 and below, with a...

So...here a couple of more that i have used: the km long Rail Portage into Kingsmere Lake in Prince Albert National Park in Saskatchewan. Load your canoe on the rail cart, launch and Paddle up Kingsmere to the portage in to Grey Owl's cabin. And there is also a restored "canoe Ladder" between...

Yes! I was lucky enough to get a Members invite to the Museum on Sunday before it opened the the public on Monday. To say that the new building is spectacular is an understatement- it is a good as the architects renderings suggested it would be! The attention to detail is incredible- the maps...

"Lots of canoes and no kayaks." I noted that, too. Great pictures and looks like great fun- well done! I'll paddle until I can't- ie the water turns solid- so figure there are (hopefully) a few weekends left. Frost again this morning but going up to high of 4 degrees this afternoon! Bruce

Oxtongue River just outside Algonquin Park last Sunday October 1st. Bruce

That's the 2023 Trent Severn Brigade leaving Balsam Lake- site of 1926 "War Canoe" disaster- on the way to Fenelon Falls and eventually Peterborough, future home o the new Canadian Canoe Museum...

Haha! Nice catch Murat. Great video- Brian has even better stuff on his website. https://cookcraft.ca/tumblehome/ Bruce

Nice job Murat! You really brought that canoe back to life. And watching your backyard canvassing tricks made me realize that I may need to enlist your help and advice for a couple of my backyard projects... Bruce

The Whyte Museum of the Rockies in Banff Alberta is currently hosting a spectacular collection of Canoe related art, both paintings and sculpture. If you happen to be in the area, well worth a stop. Bruce