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Crown Land is controlled by the individual Provinces so the rules may vary outside Ontario. In Ontario permanent residents (of Ontario) can camp on Crown Land for periods up to two weeks (then you have to move to another spot). Non-residents of Ontario must acquire a non-resident permit. 75...

@Odyssey I have just the thing for you, no music, no commentary, excessively long........these two are for two different trips on the same river.

Toll roads usually use RFID chip technology, the receiver is located very close to the vehicle, for example on the structure of an overhead signs/cameras at at the average height of the transponder. It's similar to the anti-theft devices used by stores, those are RF, they just detect a "chip"...

Pretty sure the Wabakimi permit would be acceptable. FYI - If you rent a tent from an outfitter you don't need to pay for the camping permit!. Not 100% sure but paying an outfitter to park your vehicle isn't good enough but a parking spot and a tent is. In any event good post, I know some...

I sense some negativity about "Social Media", keep in mind that canoetripping.net by definition IS social media!

This morning at 4:00am I was outside for 75 minutes shovelling snow. It was fabulous fluffy stuff rather than the usual soggy and super heavy we usually get. That said, as I was finishing up the plows started clearing my street, filling in the end of my driveway THREE TIMES. Thankfully this was...

That describes what I encountered on my trip from Harris Lake. It's a common thing that I have experienced on many trips in the boreal forest zones. The alders and other stuff grow really fast and obscure the take out locations and blazes if the exist become invisible with dead fall etc covering...

I'm just a few months behind you. I got very lucky in the gene pool. I do some "training", mostly just some light free weight stuff to strengthen my upper body with a bit for my somewhat feeble abdominal section. The rest of is to just get in the habit (longstanding for me) of not taking the...

Last Month Planet Earth experienced the warmest ever record temperatures.

My first visit to the Athabasca Glacier was in 1960 at that time there was a small parking area right off the highway, from the lot it was a few hundred feet to the face of the glacier. The second visit in the mid 90's was a shock to see how far away the front edge was and I would imagine it's a...

I've done a lot of lining or tracking in my paddling adventures both upstream and downstream. I find that going upstream while more physical is usually much less risky/dangerous that going downstream. "lining" when going downstream "tracking" when going upstream "wading" both upstream and...

Is the lower hand on the same side as your shoulder issues?

Anecdotal comment: Yes I feel/think it was a lot colder in the 1950's - 1970's than it has been in 00's - 20's. Evidence comment: While the price of heating fuel has done nothing but go up, the amount of fuel (natural gas in my case) consumed has gone down and this is in spite of the fact that...

When dealing with long blade paddles such as Ottertail or Beavertail I find the measurement of the full paddle length to be next to useless (maybe applies to all paddles?). The important measurement is the shaft only.

If I had my way floating lines would be mandatory for any ropes attached to a canoe, also lining/painters should be of appropriate size (and length). I really get annoyed when someone asks me to help them line their boat through a tricky section and then hands me a 75ft pile of 6mm crap they...

My shoulder issues (which are generally minor) are actually totally unrelated to paddling and usually are improved when I paddle. I try to go easy for the first day or two and then not much of an issue after that. A couple of years ago I started doing some free weight exercises during the off...

My usual paddle is a Werner Bandit (all carbon), when I have any discomfort in my shoulder I switch to an Otter type paddle (I have a couple of relatively inexpensive wood versions). It's not suitable for major whitewater or shallow rivers due to the long blade shape) but weight is not much...

On the rare occasions when I paddle in a popular area where there are lots of other canoes I like to watch the tandems go by, you can easily tell who has experience and who doesn't. The experienced paddlers are perfectly in sync and move in a straight line, the newbies can't stay in sync for...

The only true way to (maybe) turn off tracking on a cell phone is to turn it off and remove the SIM card. Even that might not be sufficient since even without a SIM card most phones can still be used for 911 calls (if available in your area). My understanding is that smartphones ping the...

A couple of screen grabs from Waterwalker https://www.nfb.ca/directors/bill-mason/ (possibly geoblocked?)