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Thanks tear_knee. Reading your reports always brings a smile. Great trip and congratulations!

Glad you made it back to the “outside.” I'm sure that you had several difficult decisions to make along the way. There's not much forgiveness for bad choices in that country. Well done! Looking forward to reading more about the adventure!

I like your route choice Alan. I spent the summer of 2010 prospecting and staking claims just north of Nueltin, between Angikuni and Henik Lakes. It's one of my favourite areas, right at the edge of the treeline. That year the large herds of caribou came through the area around the middle of...

In 1970 I was 12 years old and spent the summer working on my uncle's raspberry farm in Abbotsford, BC. When I got back home to Manitoba at the end of summer I went straight to the National Store (farm supply) and spent everything I had earned on the 14 foot fiberglass "Sioux" canoe that was...

I have one just like it that I've used fairly hard since 1979. It has a few tiny wear holes but is still in pretty good shape. It was nice to see the label in the photo as the label on mine is long gone and I was wondering what model it was.

I find that I can do everything I need to do with my Leatherman Wave and my axe. One or the other will do the job. The Wave has a variety of tools that I use A LOT.

When the Cdn dollar was high I was on an Ebay buying binge for axes. The older the better, and several double bit. 1930's vintage Sager Chemical (Puget Sound style), several True Temper (Kelly Perfect and Black Prince). A couple of double bit cruiser axes and also some Swedish Sater Banko 2 ½ lb...

All I can say is good call on the Canadian! We've spent lots of time on the water.

Wow, I'm going to be more careful around loons from now on! That was great.

Satin

I have to agree. The pictures have changed my mind from mirror to satin.

Wow! Sounds like fun alright. I think you're going to have a great winter.

Mirror finish on the knife to see the actual manipulations with a razor-sharp axe in case the compass got left behind. Yup, mirror for me.

I’ve spent many winters living in tents in remote locations in northern Canada and I used to think about this sometimes, especially the appendix removal thing. In the 70s and early 80s we didn’t have any communications and there would be 2 or 3 of us in camp for 3 weeks or a month between...

I'll say B with brass.

Looks great!

Our family often used a Coleman catalytic heater in our canvas tent when I was a kid. I also used one in this small canvas tent on Sheehan Lake, Ontario in 1984. There were 2 us of staying in the tent while prospecting and the only problem I recall was trying to keep clothes and bedding from...

Great video! Love the commentary. Makes us want to head out to ELA this weekend. It's supposed to be 10C.

Had an interesting run-in with a lemming while prospecting near Kugaaruk, Nunavut. I was following a small path through a wet hummocky area when I met a lemming coming towards me. It was taking claim to the trail and when it got about 5 feet from me it started jumping in the air, gnashing it's...

Wow! Imagine that! Great infrastructure to encourage paddling. Thanks for sharing that.