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Here's an English article about the trip. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/canoe-fur-trade-route-bruno-forest-1200-kilometres-northern-quebec-1.7628229

It's not a bad opinion piece despite complaining about the obvious; recreationalists have grown in number while spaces for them have not. Many moons ago I became frustrated with a favourite park because it's lake specific (not site specific) policy was inadequately ensuring reservations were...

Glad your trip went smoothly. I would be severely disappointed if any knucklehead had hassled you. We see a number of those stealth looking trucks around and the Tesla cars are everywhere here. I wondered about the challenges of those body angles. Problem solved! The caribou project might've...

For (non-paddling) international travel I carry my meds in whatever prescrip labelled bottles they came in. Hassle free. Speaking of hassle, for any travel within my borders, especially the paddling kind, I load up my screw top pill bottles to save me the frustration of wrestling with the...

Hope you don't mind Robin, for those who might be wc curious, here's a canoe blog about the Chestnuts. https://canoeguybc.wordpress.com/tag/chestnut-cruiser/

Ha, I can't wait for the shout out SHIRTS AND SKINS! Tribalism can be fun sometimes. Sometimes.

Olive oil also comes in cans. True, the can is vertically oriented with the handle and spout at the top. (smaller end) Despite being food grade I have no idea if the interior is necessarily heat stable to boiling.

Ahoy Dave, I'm a Hammer kid who often wanders into the big smoke for family matters (because they matter). While kids-in-tow tripping was a cool and fun lifestyle, being empty-nesters certainly has it's merits too. And if you can rope the grown kid(s) into the occasional trip that can be a...

I'm very sorry to hear this Gerald. My prayers and well wishes go out to you and your family. Your love of the outdoors, les aventures sportif, and especially family shines thru your vids and discussions. Keep shining.

I can follow his progress: https://share.garmin.com/grumpy Click the button View All Tracks or View Recent Tracks

That rich list you praise was already in place before you took the helm Glenn. So there's that. You have however contributed muchly. Poindexter play (freestyle, play boating) is as you say wholesome practising towards paddling improvement. I myself indulge in refreshing my muscle memory solo...

Oh here we go, give a guy some high-tech gotchies and now we're all in trouble. I never intended to give you an unfair advantage over us luddites, I only wanted to introduce you to some gitch bling and maybe settle up for the bannock burn. Butt I think we're even. BTW, those corn chips are a...

Sounds excellent! Best of luck!

Wooden paddle. Alum gunnels on a kev canoe. No sonorous booming carrying across the water. Just a tiny tap, but still it feels like a small stumble when I'm meant to be gliding across the water. Just a little harsh to an otherwise pleasant vibe. Ha. Like most everything I own, they're tools...

My paddle shaft sometimes touches the gunnel in a forward power correction stroke and it bothers me. There may be situations (excuses) for it such as choppy water, gusting wind, or just a lazy old man who too infrequently trips caught in yet another daydream when he should be focusing on doing...

At a local flea market a number of years ago I saw a large collection of very used Moras (or Hultys). Stainless blades, with plastic scales. The blades had lost a fair bit of depth to the point they nearly resembled boning knives. Maybe someone had taken new knives and ground them down to be...

Re-reading a short story collection titled Garden In The Wind by Gabrielle Roy. English translation by Allan Brown. The first story is A Tramp At The Door. There's an excellent short movie version if you can find it. https://vimeopro.com/apamedia/allan-kroeker/video/147371010

ha ha vestes de flottaisons - pfd

The last group trip was a few years ago now and a family thing. I was in no way an influencer of decisions, I was just coming along for the ride. It suited me that dinner plans were agreed upon before the short trip, and that fewer cooks around the fire (more than 1 but fewer than 5) meant that...

I was once a hayseed having just left home, working in the steel mill and couchsurfing at my brother's; it was a soft landing but both were a fast track to growing up asap. We'd walk the 2 blocks to the gritty neon downtown most evenings, a hands-on educational tour of another side of life. One...