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Looks like an layover in Senneterre but, other than that, just a lot of hours. I suppose, like taking Amtrak here, it stops at every...

Pack animals are the ticket. Teenagers cost more to feed than goats, and are generally rougher on gear.

I really like my folding firebox. I have the stainless steel model and have been using it for 10 years, maybe longer. The stove is...

Cree River part 12. We last saw me standing in cold water, wet to the skin and cold to the bone. And it is raining. My assessment is...

[update] 2024 did the resto I forecast in this post, used a Napa/Martin-Seymour 70's Toyota green (think Lions Club machine gumball, or...

Cree River, Summer 2023. Paddling Pitt, isn't it nice to know you were correct the first time? ;) The big excitement for this rest day...

Cree River, Part 10 September 3, 2023, Sunday. Again in this narrative, I'm going to be inadvertently mixing up September 2 and 3...

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...

Cree River Part 2 As the morning progressed, the sky began to clear. Patches of blue appeared between skittering clouds. I wandered...

Cree River flows north out of Cree Lake to Black Lake. Paddling here was a constant surprise. Previously my canoe tripping has been done...

Projected sales of canoes and kayaks (the article did not separate them out) is highest for the “Asia Pacific” region, with the map...

Two week trip on the Megiscane in the "near north" of Quebec, we (it's a group of 3 solo's) may have to dodge some icebergs as it's been...

I'm gonna go with Brazil due to the large number of indigenous boats. But thats just spitballing.

Geez, who pissed in your wheaties? Thats two back-to-back threads I have read with your replies showing a distinct lack of decorum. The...

Great post! Thank ou!