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Most of us don’t have a large number of bear encounters from which we can learn and refine our responses. I bet few people get it textbook right on their first encounter. Especially since even experts and trippers disagree on the “right” response. If she was using the pepper spray for the first...

I think you guys are too hard on her. The tone of her voice was like fingernails on a chalkboard, but her use of bear spray was appropriate. I see some sailboats in the background so presumably she could summon help should the bear make her boat unseaworthy. So all her pleas were unnecessary...

You have some great areas close by.

I forgot one of the most exciting moments of the morning. Just after getting underway, a trio of Sandhill Cranes few at low altitude right over me. These are big birds. I am aware of that fact, but seeing them so close drives home the point. This was followed by a huge adult eagle taking...

Nice fish! I'm also glad you got through the t-storm okay. I also use an umbrella in the canoe, more for shade than rain though.

An argument could be made for having a firearm.

It looks to me like the polar bears are playing with toys, not trying to get rid of them.

A good resource for this information is Ric at Churchill River Canoe Outfitters in Missinipe, SK. He knows all the rivers in the area. Churchill River Canoe Outfitters

I went out early this morning to one of my local paddling spots, Apthorp Lake near Lake Placid, Florida. The sun had just come up behind the clouds. It was still cool around 7:30 am when I arrived. Apthorp Lake is bigger than it appears due to its many bays. I prefer the bays to the north. The...

Agreed. It’s just like wilderness canoeing. People who don’t do it think it is so dangerous when driving to the grocery store kills more people.

Such a pretty little river!

The article states they were in shallow water and paddled over (presumably unintentionally) a 10 foot gator, which then thrashed capsizing the canoe. In this case, the gator almost surely was startled awake and/or interpreted the canoe as an attack. Florida John is correct; it is mating season...

Welcome!

I kept trying to marry a man who would take the extra load and heavy canoe. ;) But no luck. I can see I’m out of luck with this bunch. But I love you all anyway.

I remember now. The first trip we drove to Press and got on the train there. The next time we took the train from one of the outfitters near Lac Faillon. I’ve looked for my pictures of the trip but cannot find them. There is one difficult portage around a major falls. It is fun to watch...

I’ve taken that train ride twice and don’t remember it being particularly onerous.

When I took some solo whitewater lessons from Jimmy Yocum at Nantahala, he made me swamp the canoe and get it to shore before he did anything else with me.

Flattish rock if available. On the ground otherwise. I am more comfortable sitting on the ground with various pots, food stuffs, stove, etc. spread out around me within arms’ reach.

OMG! ;)

Cree River part 12. We last saw me standing in cold water, wet to the skin and cold to the bone. And it is raining. My assessment is that my brain is still working rationally, that I should not try to paddle further that day, that I should make camp and get warm. I tied the canoe up securely...