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I almost always stay at the Triftlodge (Now called the Travel Inn), mostly because it's perhaps the cheapest but it's also dog friendly and is one of the few remaining motels anywhere with a couple of smoking rooms. I've also stayed at the Chimo Motel once, it's was acceptable. There is...

Yeah from Moosonee (or Moose River Crossing) you get the train to Cochrane. Many many years ago there was passenger service south all the way to Toronto (via North Bay) but that was at least 30 years ago. There has been talk of reestablishing the service someday maybe. The train leaves Moosonee...

You need Back Country permits for the sections within the park boundary. If you are getting off the train in Missanabie you don't reach the park boundary until you portage into Missinaibi Lake. The map shows a gap in the park for for about 60km upstream (south) of Mattice (a bit north as well)...

Here is one on the Bloodvein River Here is really massive one on the Berens River The rollers are done!

That would necessitate getting on the train again to get back to Sudbury. I don't have any actual Wabakimi experience but I assume in most cases you end where there is road access and then get a shuttle back to Armstrong. If you exit via the train then you would need to commit in advance to a...

As of early in 2024 the band of service is fairly narrow, almost all of the lower 48 is covered, the southerly parts of Canada have some coverage. Outside of that it's sketchy and were it is available the speeds are much slower, I'm not sure that voice communication is even possible in those...

The small ones are for breakfast, the medium size for lunch and the large are for dinner. I don't have any of these cold handle pans, I've always used cast iron at home and I have these in 6", 8". 10" and 12", each size has a difference usage, the 6" gets used for eggs and sometimes shrimp, the...

Elon put out a very similar teaser quite a few years ago. While he has made good amount of progress there is still a very long way to go. For this to function "everywhere" he will need to launch another 30,000+ satellites (just shy of 7,000 are up now). In the meantime Elon is out hyping...

2024 was my worst/weakest/least (pick one) paddling year in over 20 years, only one seven day trip and no solo trip for the first time since 2013 2025 has got to be better, hopefully about 8 times better and include a 3 or 4 week solo trip.

I'm quite sure of the reason for most/many people.....the price! A reasonably nice wood paddle can be had here for CA$75 - CA$125 An all carbon paddle starts at about CA$300 For the rest they simply don't know what they are missing! And then there are the "traditionalists" while they might...

I like to compare my old Grey Owl Hammerhead to a cricket bat on the very rare occasions when I switch back from my Werner Bandit.

A reasonably nice but nothing fancy 1 acre waterfront lot with a small cabin will run you about CA$2 Million in Muskoka, a bigger lot with a smallish all season house on a good lake will be in the 3 - 4 Million range. If you want high end you are looking at 5+ Million in that area where Swift...

Cottage canoes, Swift are located in the highest density, uber expensive cottage area in Ontario (perhaps all of Canada)

I have solved this issue by being the old fart in a group of not so old farts. For the past 25 years virtually all of my whitewater tripping companions (when I'm not solo) have been "required" to be at least 20 years younger than I am. I've been planning my regular Spring trip for 2025, I will...

It's a reasonable idea and a reasonable way to do it BUT it goes against the stated policy of this site to never have paid for advertising.

I have 8 canoes, one w/c, 7 Royalex. I plan to continue beating the crap out of them and maybe just maybe they will last until the end of (my) time. The oldest Royalex is an 1990 Explorer, the newest a 2013 Mohawk XL14, I've never owned a composite boat, not sure if I ever will but I recall...

I spend (part of) a layover day attempting to calculate how much animal poop was in the river I was paddling. I never came up with a reliable figure but it was obviously a lot..... Beaver Porcupines Bears Caribou birds fish Moose 1 guy in a canoe!

I can list my injuries while paddling and I will include injuries on a canoe trip but not actually in the canoe at the time. #1 - ring finger fracture (left hand) #2 - index finger fracture (left hand) #3 - thumb fracture (right hand) #4 - rib fracture #5 - rib fracture (different rib...

Almost all my use is with an MSR Reactor stove, I usually buy Primus 1lb canisters, if only because they are the lowest price available. They also make a Winter Gas version (a couple of Dollars more), usually this means there is a higher propane content, the Primus also promotes their internal...