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    Solitude / Wilderness

    Unsure as to what exactly what it was but the amount of noise made over LTL was remarkable. We looked all over but could never see it. Finally, just by chance I got a small flash WAAAYY up there - I mean a spec- and could see the plane climbing what looked like straight up. My brother an I...
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    Solitude / Wilderness

    Ok, I hate to throw this out there but in the interest of being straight up for the new cat, there is a base close by the ADK's and, depending on the length of your trip you might find yourself with a little entertainment. If you have not heard the sound of an F35 (or whatever it is) it is...
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    Solitude / Wilderness

    Of course they didn't, but I guarantee you, you can take one tripping with three.
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    Solitude / Wilderness

    Wenonah Itasca?
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    Solitude / Wilderness

    May have to use the train - don't let that 18.5 mess you up. Someone had mentioned on the earlier thread about a Champlain I believe. 18' long 37" width. I have rented these twice and will purchase one when I get back to Michigan. Hauls everything!!
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    Solitude / Wilderness

    In that vein, consider picking up a copy of "Northern Saskatchewan Canoe Trips - A guide to Fifteen Wilderness Rivers" by Laurel Archer.
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    Solitude / Wilderness

    Just did 14 days in Wabakimi last summer. Drove right up to Armstrong, took the train west for an hour and half, got out and paddled. Never saw a soul. You have an unlimited combination of trips to take there, including some that do not require portages. Others will have more detail -...
  8. K

    Is Social Media Undermining and Distorting Actual Wilderness Experiences?

    .....and a bunch of people with no concept of map and compass......
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    Larger Canoe: Tumblehome or Not

    Paddle Time, Not sure if you had intended to canoe in Canada, bit if you do, and want to use their wonderful train system there is a max length of 18'. Or at least it used to be.
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    Larger Canoe: Tumblehome or Not

    Nor am I. My point is that there are not a ton of different hulls that meet your needs. So, if - "On tumblehome however essentially what it comes down to is I have a few canoes on the shortlist that are pretty much the same width / weight / length / all are Kevlar epoxy, etc. - there...
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    Larger Canoe: Tumblehome or Not

    So what decade were you planning on taking your first trip? LOL. Seriously, I really think you just need to go out and paddle. Many people currently paddle canoes that, like a stray animal, just showed up. And many of those canoes, without the benefit of data sheets and tumblehome...
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    Missainabi Question

    Thank you recped! I believe I heard there is cell service in Moosonee - correct possibly? Logistically this seems pretty straightforward. I take the train from Sudbury to the river. Paddle for a couple of weeks. Once in Moosonee I can camp and wait for the train to arrive to take me...
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    Missainabi Question

    Thank you for the information recped. This one gets a bit easier. My in-laws live in northern Michigan, so I can get dropped off Sudbury. For the return I'll take the train south to Cochrane (I think) and Chick will make the drive to pick me up. I have seen a couple of threads...
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    Missainabi Question

    Hello all, Assuming proper water levels will do this in June. Question on permits. I am jumping on the train is Sudbury and paddling the entire thing. Looking at the Parks website it doesn't reference fees for canoeing the entire river. If I jump on by the railroad which permits do I get...
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    What height boots do you prefer?

    Waist high breathable waders with comfy wading boot. Sometimes a 13" high insulated Kamik.
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    Wabakimi is the Plan

    Some of the ports on our 2 week trip were fine, but others had not been touched in a long time. Granted, we were there very early in the season but these were not on any kind of regular maint. schedule. My brother, who has trekked at elevation and climbed in a few countries found this the...
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    Wabakimi is the Plan

    No climbing - just the rocks along the portage trails were very abrasive, this compared to the comparatively glass smooth ones in the ADK'S. He is from Boulder and backpacks in the Rockies and saw the same thing. Weird, but maybe just in our area. We both agreed 2 pair of gloves for a...
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    Wabakimi is the Plan

    When we went last summer we just drove straight up from Thunder Bay, about 3.5 hours. We did take the train to our put in, and we did have to wait for a bit for it to show up, but the experience was fun. Biggest difference for me - outside of nothing being marked - was the general roughness...
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    Musk Changes Everything for Satellite Cell Phone Service

    I hate just about every piece of computer equipment ever made (except medical stuff) and I know practically nothing about how they work, but driving across NA up to the Thelon my inReach worked flawlessly. I only recall one instance where my message failed to send and that was in Wabakimi...
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