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Shadow likes his new life very much. Our previous property in Saskatchewan was 565 acres, more than half of which was forested. We had 8 km (5 miles) of trails where we walked him nearly every day, always on a 30-foot line. He was happy enough being on the line. At the end of the walk we...

Those questions require several answers, and a couple of pictures. I don’t want to sidetrack the thread. Perhaps I should DM you. What do people think?

No bears out yet on Pender Island, British Columbia. But then, there are no bears on Pender Island, BC. Here’s our dog Shadow on his daily walk to Thieves Bay Marina and park. Daffodils blooming all across the island. No bears around to dig up the bulbs. Kathleen just pointed out that...

Here he is sniffing at last night’s campfire. Here’s that same bear investigating our composter. He eventually dragged it off into the bush!

Here is a bear a few springs ago at our bird feeder in east-central Saskatchewan.

Kathleen demonstrating her lean to initiate a low-brace turn at a British Columbia campground, around1989. Very near shore on a calm lake. No pfd needed.

My very first time in a canoe. I am in the stern, likely because of my superior paddling strokes. Danny is in the bow. I think the year is 1958, at Camp Harvey West, a Boy Scout Camp in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Our troop, #257, heads out the next day on the Kit Carson Trek, approximately 65...

Here’s me leading our canoe club’s day trip down the Chilliwack River, about an hour east of Vancouver, in 1989. At least I think it was 1989. Could have been in the early ‘90s.

I agree, black fly. I don’t anticipate “significant” Canadians, such as past PM Trudeau or new PM Mark Carney coming to trip in the US. But what about less significant Canadians such as me or Mem? I wouldn’t want to pay too much of a tripping surcharge!

These are al great responses. I have been hesitant to respond. If asked why Kathleen and I pursued wilderness tripping, playing games around the campfire would never have occurred to us. We pursued wilderness tripping to immersive ourselves in the pristine environment. Playing games would be...

I think it would be useful for carrying skis and ski poles.

Another image of my PortagePal with a paddle secured in the right hand side sleeves of her Duluth Style canvas pack. The “problem” of portaging paddles was solved many decades ago! Best of all, this solution is hands free!

Here’s my PortagePal. No problem carrying the paddles to the end of the trail. We can also pack and secure more paddles in the side sleeves on either side of the Duluth style canvas pack. I don’t see how adding an extra piece of equipment would be helpful.

Are you familiar with Laurel Archer’s book? https://www.amazon.ca/Northern-Saskatchewan-Canoe-Trips-Wilderness/dp/1550463691

You don’t have to go all the way to the Barren Grounds to see wolves. Perhaps you can find something more accessible and less expensive further south.

It’s going to be very expensive. I wish you success.

Bruno, These people might also be helpful. https://petersonspointlake.com/

Are you Bruno D’Amicis? You’ve taken some truly impressive images! As you probably gleaned from my Trip Report, there is no one operating out of Tundra Tom’s base camp any more. I know that Tom used to take his clients to some nearby wolf dens, but I don’t know where they were. In another...

When I saw the picture, I said to myself, “that looks a lot like a timber hitch.” I looked it up, and found that a Killick Hitch is a Timber Hitch in conjunction with a Half Hitch.

Here’s one of the many images I have of “sharing my location dot” (spot) with my spouse. This one waiting for our pickup on Lynx Lake in the Northwest Territories: our last wilderness canoe trip in 2023.