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Just finished "Losing The Head Of Phillip K. Dick"...I was pleasantly surprised. I thought it was going to be a farce, but it is a serious look at the development of AI and robotics between 1995 and 2005.

I have cozies for my 10 and 12 cm IMUSA pots. I also made one for Mountain House meals for a 2014 WCPP trip. My buddy liked it so much I gave it to him when he dropped me off at home. I just buy those windshield shades and cut the pieces I need. As it turns out, the cozy for the 12cm pot is big...

Just a suggestion...buy some good rain pants that may be a bit long and then use gaiters...not the most elegant solution, but seeing as you bushwhack a lot, the gaiters may be useful in more than rainy situations.

It was getting on toward dusk now. So I paddled a few km to the end of the lake and camped at the beginning of a portage. After a nice hot meal I had a small fire and finally climbed in the tent and fell fast asleep.

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My solo kit here....except I got rid of the spork and replced with a long handled spoon. Sometimes I bring a 12 cm IMUSA pot as well.

Deciding that discretion is the better part of valor, I lined the rapid. Back in the boat I found myself in the prettiest little pool you could ever want to see. The water here was flat and calm. I could see a beaver dam about a km ahead. I paddled to the dam and pulled over it.

You will be fine splicing a loop at each end of a 25' blue line. Up north I think the regs require a 25' floating painter at each end. You Canadians can backstop me on that...

I had squeaky shoes on one trip years ago. They drove me nuts! I dropped them in the trash can at the take-out parking lot. AHHHHH, that felt good!

I call those "pull-overs." In the north woods these are most often beaver dams, but in a river, those trees are pull overs to me. Now when the boat is on the bottom of the shallows I call it it a drag. In both senses of the word! A carry, or portage, means I empty the boat, pick it up, and...

My first thought was the same as Marten. Atikaki has some primo paddling and you can't beat the price! Also, you would get a lot more time on the water for the same amount of time off work.

I use lists and check if an item was used last time. Of course, fire, shelter, water, food, knife, first aid, navigation are essentials. Things like a hatchet/ax, fishing gear, chair, extra tarp, small ccf pad, etc. almost always go with. I also try to keep gear weight to 30 lbs or less...

Hmmm...aprox. 40 mi from the bridge to Whiteclay. But only a couple portages. Could be done in 2-3 days...Is the dam portage river right or left?

2 more questions about Ogoki River/Dam access: 1. Where would one park a vehicle? 2. Is there a portage around the dam?

Wab Proj maps are the most comprehensive maps for canoe routes in the Wabakimi region. They have detailed info on campsites and portages. NOTE: There are more campsites than shown on WP maps because the WP maps show only campsites big enough to accommodate two tents. One could use only the WP...

I have been looking at that on Google Maps for a couple years. Is that FN land up there? Do you need to get permission from the local FN officials? Mattice Lake has an outpost there, too. I suppose they could answer questions about the area.

Highndry posted about the entry north of Smye: The second entry north of Smey that Ken referenced is at 50.483276, -90.249081 according to the Canadian Topo map at mappingsupport. Ken and I discussed this entry and his intel was that you can turn right onto that bumpy, obscured logging road for...

Nothing more than a hat or two. I have seen a canoe airborne but still tied to a tree at one end. That was scary!

Wow! If just one or two things had gone more awry there would have been a lot of "But he was such an experienced paddler!" or "How could he not have known?!?" Good to hear you got out of a jam in good shape.

I started a thread like this on another board, but sibnce there are a lot of members here with Canadian paddling experience I am also posting here. Maybe you folks know some spots of which I am unaware... Here are a few options for drive up access to Wabakimi. These entry points are on Crown...