We arrived at Port Clyde Kayaks, located on the southern most tip of the St. George’s peninsula, at 8:45 am to rendezvous with our Maine guide--John Sibley. The kayak shop is located on the harbor in Port Clyde, once famous for the canned Port Clyde sardines, now famous for its lobster harvest and kayaking.... More >>
Our trip started at 2AM on June 6th 2011, when we left Brookings, Oregon for our 6AM flight out of Medford. Dave drove his Toyota and the trip was smooth with little traffic. Our flight to Seattle on Horizon Air was on time, the seating was tight and the prop engines noisy... More >>
Paddling one of the oldest sections of the Park with access via the Canadian National Railroad. 184 miles over 13 days - 94 miles by train, 77 miles by canoe and 13.1 portage miles (21,150 meters) walking 33 trails... More >>
Follow the Wilderness Challenge Program (WCP), a six-day/five night youth canoe camping experience. This year's trip on Quetico Provincial Park’s Man Chain... More >>
The Yakima River runs east for over 180 miles from the Cascade Range to the Columbia River at Richland, Washington, passing from Cascade foothills to eastern Washington scrub and desert and finally, the Scablands.... More >>
Large thunderheads and frequent lightning dominated the northern sky ahead of us on Saturday morning, May 22, in the apparent direction of our destination – the Mississippi River near Clearwater, MN... More >>
My paddling partner Barry Babcock and I started our trip on May 26, 2010, at Hayward Wisconsin. We contacted the Park Service to check water levels; the report was a week old and they advised starting below County Road M. We put in at the landing across from the DNR office in Hayward... More >>
This trip with my son-in-law Joe was our third year in a row to the Quetico, but first to the "southern" area. It was also the first time I've ever been windbound for 36 hours and missed a pickup (by 22 hours). More >>
Statistics: Two adults paddling, two dogs duffing; Launched at the mouth of Kodunce River, northeast of Grand Marais, MN; Wind was calm, temp in the upper 50’s, sunny; 27” steelhead. More >>
On the 4th, we took out the dual purpose Feather, which can be used with or without a motor, as just a canoe. We ran 20 miles or so down the Cowlitz River, and got a little more than we bargained for. More >>
Our four intrepid voyageurs (Rick, Brian, Josh & Phil) ventured out Friday just before 6:00 pm on May 30 in two Old Towns, one fiberglass and the other Royalex. We planned to float the Iowa River from Iowa Falls to Eldora.More >>
My obsession for canoe tripping is always difficult to control. It is an addiction that becomes compulsive as I get older. This past fall what started as a hopeful draw on a BWCAW moose permit turned into a classic autumn tour. More >>
This trip is not for the faint of heart. Once you leave the community of Cross Lake, you will be in an isolated wilderness setting with a high probability of not seeing other people. More >>
This trip was long in the planning stage, and was on hold while I recovered from a heart attack in the spring of 2007. We started planning in earnest when the cardiologist gave me the O.K. It was worth the wait. More >>
This trip’s planning started on the second day of last year’s trip after the disaster at Long Lake Dam. Work started in April repairing the canoe I was going to use.
I found it in the dump the year before. It looked like it got frozen in the ice, with cracks on both sides of the mid section. More >>
Trail Creek! This was the day. For years (off and on, but literally years) we had looked suspiciously at the thin blue line on the map linking Trail Lake with the Maligne River. Had people been there before? Undoubtedly. How many? Inquiries suggested very few. Would the creek be passable? Today, we would find out. More >>
The Pere Marquette, or "PM" as it's called locally, is known as perhaps the finest barrier-free stream in the United States. Beginning in south eastern Lake County, just west of Reed City, Michigan it stretches over 180 scenic miles to its mouth opening into Pere Marquette Lake. More >>
August 20th. Trip started a little later than planned. Dang Siamese kitten took off and needed to find him before we took off for 3 days! John found him around 6:45 am and then we were ready to get into town and take off. More >>
It was Friday evening about 8:00 o’clock SASKATCHEWAN time and we were negotiating the last part of a 400 km gravel road that terminates at Points North Landing, a transportation hub for mineral exploration in Uranium country. More >>
Sat. June 30
Left home in Brampton, Ont. at 6:15am, arrived at River Valley around 11:00am to meet Claude and Shelley and had lunch at Claude’s aunt and uncle’s. Arrived at access to Obabika Lake at 3:30pm and camped. More >>
Saturday July 28, 2007
Laura and I left Grand Haven at 7:17 AM heading north via Grand Rapids, Lake City, and then north on I-27 to I-75. We then stopped for a break at Sault St. Marie, MI for gas and something to drink. Then over the International Bridge and into Canada. More >>
We are paddling away from the bank into the light mist hanging above the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers. Trees cover both sides of the gorge down to the water and the muted calls of the birds filter through the woods. More >>
The Chiputneticook Lakes are a series of lakes that straddle the Maine/New Brunswick border and serve as the headwaters of the historic St. Croix River. The primary lakes in this group are Spednic & Palfrey, East Grand and North with smaller feeder lakes on both sides of the border. More >>
Since age 3, our son Dylan, (now 8), looks forward to that yearly backcountry canoe trip we enjoy so much. Most trips are done in Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada, a 7700 square kilometer paradise of lakes, swamps, rivers and Boreal forest. More >>
This trip started as a Family reunion trip but slowly downgraded to nine relatives having a great time and about 20 others missing out on a super 67 mile river trip. More >>
Friday, August 4, 2006
3:32 am: We start 2 minutes behind schedule, but Bentley took full responsibility for those precious lost moments. With canoes in tow, the Scouts of Troop 405 head North toward the wilds of Canada. Our destination: Temiscaming, Quebec. More >>
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