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You don't have to drive through Yukon to get to the Northwest Territories. You do have to drive through Alberta to get there. You don't have to worry about the Yukon directives but you do have to worry about the NWT directives.

Thanks for the updates on social distancing and closures in different areas. I'm in Alberta where we have not too many people and lots of public land. Our National Parks are closed. Our Provincial Parks are closed and you are not allowed to park within a kilometer (0.6 miles) of the gate of...

I've been considering some trips for this summer but have been wondering whether it's fine or if it's selfish. Thoughts?

Thank you so much for this trip report. I really admire your perseverance in the face of wind and bugs and the ability of the two of you to face all of the challenges so well.

Hi, Michael, We started at Jim Lake. Our trip was only 16 days. We pulled out at Ursus Islands. We had almost no mosquitoes but we had amazing numbers of blackflies - our trip was in August. We had some GPS people with us so they flagged a route across the inside of the bend of the...

Paddling Pitt, Thanks so much for your trip report. I'm really enjoying it. Brings back memories of our Thelon River Trip in 2006. It looks like you landed on the RR side of the Thelon Canyon. Did you portage on that side? It sounds like it was really long. We portaged on RL after stopping...

When getting our kids set up in an apartment when they were going to university, my wife and I loaded a queen size hide-a-bed couch (with mattress) at the Goodwill Store onto the canoe rack on our Dodge Caravan, drove it to the apartment building, unloaded it and carried it up the stairs to the...

So much fun to explore smaller streams when there's enough water. Pretty country. Looks like a good time.

Really interesting but waaay beyond my patience grade - let alone place to work, suitable trees, tools, etc. etc. I have all sorts of admiration for people who take on projects like this but how would you ever portage it?

Very peaceful. I do need to get out more. Thanks for posting.

Merry Christmas to all and all of the best (especially best paddling) in the New Year.

Sad news about Alex Hall https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/torn-away-from-eden

You paint beautiful pictures with your words. I'm not sure I am able to slow down to really see and I agree that most people don't want to travel that slowly. Something for me to work on, especially when paddling solo. Thanks!

OMG, someone actually understood my ramblings. Yes, you are correct. I believe that there are better "clips" out there now. The first time you put the deck on, you will have to do adjustments to get it tight but after that, it's easy. With your 3 piece system, it would make putting sections...

I have 2 Northwater Spray Decks with the attachment system that uses the patches on the inside with a loop of lacing that pokes through a drilled hole. I didn't like the time and effort it took to lace up the deck so I changed it to a system that works well for me. First I ran a paracord...

I don't hang my food because of small trees, etc. When I need a line to be up high for a tarp,my most successful method is: find a reasonably long stick with a branch sticking out near the end in a V; clear the stick of unnecessary branches, snubs, etc.; tie a weight to the end of the rope...

Only two? Sooo many boats that I have not paddled. I'd have to go with my Esquif Mistral 16 in Twintex and my Hellman Solitude. The Mistral is a very versatile and tough tandem and is reasonably light and my Solitude is versatile and tough, can haul all my junk and still have reasonable speed...

So nobody wants a canoe that comes with two WARS? Not one war but two wars. And it also comes with an anchor. No takers?

I posted this over in Canadian Canoe Routes then thought that some here might enjoy. Be sure to read the description.

Although wind can be a problem on Maligne Lake, I believe you will be OK to paddle to Fisherman's Bay campsite with your group. Get an early start. Pair up your people to even out abilities, strength and endurance and use the motors as back-up. You could go to the campsite that is 4 km from...