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Looking for info - especially assistance getting permits from Dawson Trail Ranger Station. Should I pick up permit in Atikokan, stay in town and drive to put in - keep truck at camp ground? Pick up at Ranger station in Dawson Trail and keep truck ... not sure what to do and what is best...

Jake, my Wife and I have been paddling many of the springs in Florida this week. Back at home the weather got up to low 60s then crashed back down to windy and 13 degrees. Here in Crystal River, we have experienced many mornings in the low 40s but sunny snd warming nicely into the mid 70s. It...

Well a large part of the country is in a winter storm. Heavy rains and floods in Florida to freezing rain to heavy snow fall up north. We are expecting about 8 more inches to add to the 4-5 that has dumped on us already. The winds are making a mess of things, but it is nice to have a little...

I wanted to wish everyone on this board a happy and safe new year. My wife and I were going to go out for dinner ... but my son needed me to watch his dog . I posted about that in another thread. Well, now my daughter needed me to watch her dog today and tomorrow. So ... nothing like taking...

Last couple years my dog Jake and I would hike about 4 days a week and spend the day in winter camp, a snow trekker base camp set up in my pines. . This year after a summer of saving, I purchased a 10x12 wall tent. It is set up as deer camp, but after thanksgiving will be Winter Camp for Jake...

Well the trip planned for my wife an I only panned out for me as she had work commitments. So my paddle buddy Jake and I went for a week … I think of it as recon for when she and I can travel together next year. We paddled Kings Bay and Three Sisters Spring. We traveled to Rainbow Springs as...

My wife and I are planning to go to Crystal River Florida some time end of March - to Early April. She wants to give day paddling a try other than our usual haunts on the Wisconsin River. So thinking about looking for manetees, beach paddle picnic, some hiking etc. This is a big step for her...

I am looking for any info, map info etc. on the St. Raphael Signature site in Ontario. A friend of mine and I are planning on taking this route with our two dogs next year and I am having a hard time finding reliable info on this area, especially where to get maps. If anyone has any info to...

Today my wife and I put on a few miles with our dogs. It was a little cold, 7 degrees, but the wind made it tough for some of those miles. Jake and Gunner love to get a good romp in the fields and timber any time, but they seem to love exploring in the snow the most ... as long as we keep...

I am a solo paddler, usually in a tandem with my dog. I am wondering about a new paddle, a north woods handle, made of sassafras. Most of my paddles are ash or cherry. But as I older, I have come to appreciate some flex in my paddles and wondered about sassafras. I have never used one, but...

My buddy Tom T. and I took a 12 day trip to the Western side of the BWCA. His write up is much better than anything I could do so I posted it here. It was a great trip - cold and rigorous - but traveling with our dogs made it a marvelous and unique trip. This is my first trip in LOONG time...

I fear I have exhausted every resource and do not know what else to do. Long story short, Last winter I finalized a deal on a wood canvas canoe in Canada. Eventually, the canoe was delivered to Sault St. Marie, very near the border at Conor Mihell’s house. The canoe has Has been stuck there...

I enjoy watching Billy Rioux on Youtube, and I missed this one - I thought some here might enjoy this short video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6V-v7mVymo Bob.

Well, today it is snowing, wet and cold with a lot of rain on the way foretasted for the next two days - Yuk. Yesterday it was warmer and sunny, and I was kicked out of work at noon - for the next two weeks absolutely no one allowed in the building - so I loaded up both my dogs and we went...

So, after doing some work in the timber today, I received word that after 2 days next week, I will not be allowed to return until April 6th due to the Corona Virus. So, the heck with woods work, Jake and I are going canoeing. So, I racked the canoe and we were off. It was 35 degrees but not...

Looking for thoughts relative to experience paddling this 16 foot canoe solo - my thoughts would be pretty fast, nimble and a bit on the tender side. Looking for thoughts - experience paddling solo while sitting using as a wilderness tripping canoe. Kneeling is not an option for me currently...

I am hoping some of you can offer me ideas ... I paddle with my chestnut prospector 15 foot. I can also use my Nova craft Pal or Cronje. I can no longer bend my right knee - kneeling is impossible. I need to sit and paddle and I fear I am not a strong enough paddler from the sitting only...

Well, this is not a canoe story - Moderators may want to pull this. After our 7 1/2 inch snow strom, the sun came out, the wind picked up and the temps dropped. Despite this, I have been pretty lonesome for the back-country, so I went on a day hike with part of my canoe kit. I just felt like a...

I have never been to Kilarney before. I am thnking my dog Jake and I might want to trip either WCPP or Kilanrney this year as the drive is roughtly the same distance from my house, just different directions. My interests always remain the same, I am solo so loops are best. I look for the...

Working a very stressful job, I have longed for the respite of my back country trip with my best buddy Jake since the Canoecopia show back in March this year were I met Michelle of Voyageur Wilderness Programme (http://vwp.com/). They are located on a 5 acre island on Nym Lake and are the...