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I think I'm still leaning toward some kind of mahogany due to the size of the stock. As I mentioned earlier, I have one piece that is 22 inches wide, 14 feet long, and not a knot in it. Might give it a whirl building a solo canoe if my contract is extended into the spring.

Thanks for the report, looked like a very nice trip. I've gotta quit working in the fall. Anyone claim the weed yet, lol?

Really enjoying this so far, the Bowron has been on my bucket list for many years. Looking forward to your next installment. Can't help you with the editing stuff, but I'm sure Glenn will be along soon with assistance.

Stripped up some of the mystery wood. Not sure what it is again. Quite light, sort of open grained, and quite stiff. Don't think it's poplar now. Also fairly brown in colour. Some form of mahogany?

I really haven't thought that much about it, I just always lean the canoe to my paddle side, unless things get hairy.

There was a canoe racing circuit in the States and Northern Ontario in the 70's. One of the races occurred in a town 80k from me. The video below is from 1968, and if you are looking at how people get in and out of canoes quickly, there are some good examples.

We have an interesting project in the works up here. It's called "The Ring Of Fire", it's not a seismic earthquake area, but an area where extensive mineral development has been identified. One off the biggest in the world apparently. Negotiations are ongoing about building a road north of...

I suppose it depends on your definition of wilderness. Is a vast area in the middle of nowhere that has been clear-cut but sees very little human activity afterwards still counted as wilderness? That describes huge tracts of Northern Ontario. It does grow back, but if close to transportation...

Lol, in the words from another forum I frequent, "In before the lock". Wolf tags cost ten bucks in Northern Ontario, I can buy two. So I can shoot a wolf for any reason, but I would hesitate to do so, as I really like the beasts. In most cases, a pre-emptive shot in their direction will be...

Depends on wind strength. If it's a mild chop, I'll still heel the boat to my paddling side, but if it's a good blow, I stay centred and give'er for all I'm worth.

When snowshoeing with my dog in wolf country, I always just carried a long gun on a strap around my back. We don't have access to handguns in Canada, and I'm not sure it would be your best bet if your main reason is to protect your dogs. I don't know about your wolves, but ours are pretty...

I have only bought two paddle for myself in my life, I made all the rest. The last one I bought is the one I use the most now, I'm pretty sure I couldn't make it, but you probably have a better skill set than my usual wood butchery style...

Alan has answered pretty well, you might want to check out the art of canoe poling, it was a standard method of upstream travel by people of the past. There are still a few people practicing it, but in the past it was a standard skill set for wilderness travelers. Not sure if your storey is...

Lol, trip report to follow at some point.

Summary of canoetripping.net's latest fascination: Marauding moose Killer coyotes Bloodthirsty bears Wicked wolves Paranoid primates of the Homo Sapiens species We have had a very nice relationship with Canis Lupus up here for many years. Sure, he will eat your dog, but other than that, he's a...

So my son learned this song a few months ago, we played it at our last gig, people even developed a dance for it. Warning...it is ear candy that will be hard to get rid of....

Never been charged, have paddled within feet of cows and calves. Perhaps it is the high rate of hunting up here, moose are basically on the menu at all times. As previously mentioned, could be a correlation between moose attacks and dogs, although my 50 pound Siberia husky chased one of the...

This might bee the case in Alaska, but it is certainly not that way in Northern Ontario. We fear moose running out of the ditch at night and smashing head long into our car. This is the only way moose injure or kill people up here. I have lived with moose for a long time, as have all my chums...