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It took me a while to even start writing this trip report... firstly, I don't like writing at all (I'd rather go paddling:giggle:!), and secondly, writing in English is much more difficult than in German, at least for me. Prologue Since my first canoe trip in Northern Ontario (1985 Albany...

I always cook on fire on my trips (unless there is a fire ban). I was taught that on wilderness canoe trips you leave some firewood for the next group. When I leave camp, there is at least enough firewood left at the fire pit for a small cooking fire. I realize this is not a rule or a law, it's...

At the end of September I did a short overnight trip on the Lac de Joux. It's a nice small lake in the French speaking part of Switzerland. It's about two miles as the crow flies to the border to France. The canoe is packed and ready to go Wind is picking up Steep limestone cliffs at the...

Hello all, Long time lurker here. I'm impressed by the wealth of experience and knowledge one can find on this forum. Signed in years ago but I never dared to post anything because my lack of confidence in writing English. Despite that fact Glenn Mac Grady encouraged me to participate actively...