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Really interesting and thought provoking video. Not knowing much about bear behaviour, I wasn't sure if it was just curious as some have suggested or, as others have suggested, aggressive and testing potential prey. I lean toward the aggressive and testing potential prey side. I, too, was...

Ditto on your comments about the tiny vestibule. One of my criteria for selecting a tent has been that it must have a vestibule large enough for me to get into and then close before opening the tent. I've found that in bad weather this is a necessity to allow me to remove my wet gear outside...

Thanks so much for getting CanoeTripping up and running again.

First, any trip report is a good trip report! Although I really enjoy video reports, they usually lack the detail that I prefer. Having said that, not all "text with pictures" trip reports have a lot of detail. Is that wishy-washy enough?

I made a foot-brace that has worked well for me. I posted at Canadian Canoe Routes: https://www.myccr.com/phpbbforum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=17564&p=410068#p410068. It consists of a piece of aluminum tubing, two nylon straps and 2 foam canoe carrier pieces.

Welcome. I'm "next door" in Alberta and I love to paddle in the shield country up by La Ronge and Missinipe and neighbourhood. Maybe we'll meet on the water sometime.

Beautiful! Great shots and thanks for the written names of the various mountain ranges, etc. Very nice job of editing.

Great pictures. Thanks once again for posting.

Further to Wells Gray PP - look specifically at Murtle Lake. Non-powered boats only.

Thanks for the trip report. Looks like a nice river and beautiful country.

Thanks for posting. A really interesting route and, because of your work, probably not too difficult. I bet that at the end of some of those long days you were happy that you had a beer to drink. Cheers

Great read and pics. The Suwannee River is one of those "maybe, someday, if the stars align" rivers so it's nice to see pictures of what it looks like. I don't think I could camp in the bivy sack - a little too tight for me. Hope your ankle continues to improve. Looking forward to the next part.

IMHO, you and Kathleen did most of the "bending" on this trip and because you were willing to bend, the trip generally worked. Having to bend so much seems like it lowered the quality of the trip for you but it did make the trip do-able. I've found that constant bending can cause wear and...

Hurray! With the anticipation of a Paddling Pitt trip report, I can now make it through a few more days.

Chip, If you've been self-isolating and social distancing for 14 days then the odds of you having the virus are very low. From the information that I have, if you were to go on a trip after a self-isolation of 14 or more days it seems that you should not have the virus and you should be good...

You don't have to drive through Yukon to get to the Northwest Territories. You do have to drive through Alberta to get there. You don't have to worry about the Yukon directives but you do have to worry about the NWT directives.

Thanks for the updates on social distancing and closures in different areas. I'm in Alberta where we have not too many people and lots of public land. Our National Parks are closed. Our Provincial Parks are closed and you are not allowed to park within a kilometer (0.6 miles) of the gate of...

I've been considering some trips for this summer but have been wondering whether it's fine or if it's selfish. Thoughts?

Thank you so much for this trip report. I really admire your perseverance in the face of wind and bugs and the ability of the two of you to face all of the challenges so well.

Hi, Michael, We started at Jim Lake. Our trip was only 16 days. We pulled out at Ursus Islands. We had almost no mosquitoes but we had amazing numbers of blackflies - our trip was in August. We had some GPS people with us so they flagged a route across the inside of the bend of the...