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Great to hear how well you ended a hard workout! Nice to hear that snow report too.

Bob, First let me say that I know how hard it must have been to even type the word "sitting" and how painful the thought of a kayak paddle must be. No LOL here. Back in 2009 we did the exploration up the "Minjim" in WCPP and I used that 18 foot Cii as a solo. Properly trimmed on gentler waters...

Here in Northern Illinois I pick up road killed deer and put them out in an open field. As I watch my other feeders I can look out to that "feeder" too. Yesterday 7 Bald Eagles were bickering over the venison. One adult and 6 immatures which was a great mix to see. Back in the troubled era there...

The Bloodvein is on a lot of bucket lists and many are getting it crossed off with the easier egress at the end. It gets a lot of paddlers from around the world too. Not "too crowded" by any means. In 2017 we portaged back into it from the north and spent three days paddling back into Ontario...

The Bloodvein River from Woodland Caribou in Ontario to Lake Winnipeg fits except for the solitude. The new summer road for egress near the lake has made it too easy to set up. In that area I would start on the Gammon instead as it is a less used parallel route. Alan Gage went down and back...

Estwing is located near me in Rockford, IL. One of my tripping partners ran a local corrugated box company that was making all the plain boxes that Estwing shipped the well known hammers and axes in. He had his graphics department make up a prototype box with an attractive display of the company...

Hey Bob, You should come to Quiet Journey gatherings during Canoecopia. We can each grab a beer and cry into it as we reminisce about special places that have gone up in smoke. We could study the maps for possible routes. I might have Farmer rooming with me.

There is a new year round road to Bloodvein Village near Lake Winepeg that may not be on your maps. Nice for egress but made the river pretty busy.

Emergency crews will extract you but not the canoe. With a communication device you can contact a float plane service and be picked up if the situation is not life threatening.

I took a young man on a canoe trip and he was really eager to learn all he could. At the end of the week I Sent the blackened pots home with him with instructions for cleaning. Enthusiasm waned as he started scrubbing them in a basement sink. He left them and when h e went back at it several...

Birchy, Faunce is where I have to park if the Range Road (Faunce Road on new maps) is not plowed. One old homestead still has some dovetailed walls standing. It is the only one I have seen built that way. My friends are big on the Swedish coffee and one is downright particular about the...

Next year's trip is back to Atikaki in eastern Manitoba. August so the fishing is tougher but even the outpost camps are empty by then.

I am a chainsaw carrier too. It's all about cleaning the old portages as I use them. Never have campfires so no need for an ax.

I know the I Pass in Illinois uses the scan but the photo as a back-up. If the vehicle is registered to the Pass some do not bother changing the unit from windshield to windshield.

We did not see any thing running from the fire. We did spot caribou twice on Sasaginnigak Lake and that may have been animals pushed to a higher density because of the size of the burned area. The day we came back to camp and saw fire and smoke within a half mile certainly put us on edge. There...

https://youtu.be/IsKi1cLq0Dk A lot of talk of fires this year and you will see it in this video from the land of the Caribou

This will be the last season with the Globalster satellite phone. When my contract is up I will then carry the Garmin Inreach for two way texting. I liked having the phone but $1100 US per year after taxes and fees for their new minimum package is forcing the change. They did offer to knock off...

I am wondering if Ex-ped solved their baffle failures by getting rid of the ball inside the deflation plug. It prevented a rapid deflation if the plug came loose in the night but probably really stressed the seams when I pushed the air out before rolling it up. My last replacement did not have...

I had the pleasure of seeing Steger's presentation on polar canoesledding last week. He has a lot of experience in this unique type of travel. Another reason we go to Canoecopia!!

Oh yeah, I live 50 miles south of Madison so it is a yearly thing. The best part is meeting up with folks from on-line. After the show on Sat. some of the on-line canoe forums gather for meals and a chance to ask advice about upcoming trips. I plan to wear a bright red jacket and have gray hair...