Recent content by PortageW/Cerberus

The idea is exciting. My experience so far has been with the (newer) iPhone's native satellite functionality, and has been hit-or-miss. I May I was in Canada on a 14 day trip. Part of that was with others who also had iPhones with this capability. Some of us had 100% of messages go through...

Neat thread. Cerberus is not only a world-class canoe dog, she is a stellar bird dog, and we typically do three trips to SD chasing pheasants and sharpies each year. This past year there were also a couple of waterfowl trips. She even helps recover deer from time to time. I bowhunt quite a...

Let's not go crazy, Goldfinger

You are not wrong. The only southern option if you do not have an RABC is via Crane Lake, and that's not practical without the 50 mile Tow...with your own boat, a solo person is looking at $500 for that service. That said.... Northern entries are +2:45-3:45 over an Ely entry for the car...

"Do you prefer tripping solo or with others?" Tough call. They are such different species of trips. I do one or two solos per year in NW Ontario. Maybe a hair more group trips over the past handful of years. I usually have a specific goal (get to a bushwhack lake that has not seen a human...

Keep it coming! I was in Quetico at the same time in May '22 - water was at 500-year flood levels, or so they told me. Fully submerged portages with fast-moving water were common. Thank you for sharing.

I too love maps and have a big map of Wabakimi behind my desk. Many years ago I met a guy (friend of a friend) who had a huge collection of old maps. By huge I mean tens of thousands from all over the world, mostly 1600s and 1700s. He built a stunning library for his collection and had a...

Nice. Looks like a short stroll down the tracks and you have a private lake...

Where is Chivelston Lake?

I had a similar experience in WCPP last year...it's addictive being the first person on a lake in 30, 50, 70+ years. Entire lakes of fish who have never seen a lure! Which means that even I have a chance to catch them...

I've looked at this too - my suspicion is that if one showed up with a ticket, a canoe w/train fee paid, and had a dog...they would probably find a way to make it work for the short ride. But the penalty for being wrong is high. Would love to have a conversation with the Via Rail employee...

Funny, I was just making a list. My DIY Portage pack now has about 10 trips and 70 days on it, and I need to make some repairs and one or two modifications to it. I have some outdoors clothing that similarly needs some repair. I may start tinkering with some carbon-fiber projects. Have...

I agree. I suspect that (unfortunately) this case got lots of extra attention because one of the victims was a female gold-medalist olympian...a regular person & the perp might have not been prosecuted.

Reminds me of this one from my neighborhood a few years ago: Road rage against roller skiiers

Still looking for perfection, and have tried many. My priorities/requirements: Grip on wet rocks Drain well Dry fast No mesh, as that means sand and other small debris will need to be periodically emptied. Light weight Preference for mid-height vs regular shoe hight, however that's mostly about...