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The Perfect Bailer
Many years ago, I was out on a lake with my girlfriend in her parents’ motorboat. An Ontario Provincial Police patrol motored up and asked
Canoeing the East Arm of Great Slave Lake
CIRCUMNAVIGATE (cir·cum·nav·i·gate ˌsər-kəm-ˈna-və-ˌgāt)“To go completely around especially by water” The Canadian Shield is a land of undulating rock, endless lakes, a stark beauty that is difficult
Two Easy Dinners for Canoeing, Hiking and Camping
All my expeditions over the past few years (my 1000-Mile Solo, the Seal River, the Nahanni, the Lost in the Barrens Expedition) have been fuelled
Lost in the Barrens 2024, Solo Canoe Trip
In the summer of 2024 I undertook a difficult solo canoe expedition that went deep into the Canadian tundra down the Thlewiaza River, from Nueltin
Why Did Stephan Kesting Do His Solo Trip?
It was a warm June day, and I was in the hospital. The gurney rumbled through the holding area on its way to the operating
How to Build the Perfect Yoke for Portaging Your Canoe, Step by Step
Here’s a step-by-step breakdown of how I built the most comfortable custom padded canoe portaging yoke ever. No more bouncing the damn boat up and down on my cervical vertebrae…
The Perfect Repair Kit for Wilderness Canoe Trips
On a longer canoe trip it’s not a question of whether your equipment is going to break but rather when it’s going to break. That’s why it’s not unusual
Lost in the Barrens, a Solo Canoe Trip on a Remote Arctic River
Trip Overview This is the story of a solo canoe trip into the Barren Lands of Northern Canada that I did in the summer of
Plastic Welding a Cracked Whitewater Boat
I recently broke my favourite whitewater boat – an Esquif L’Edge Lite – paddling the Capilano River. The river was already at a low level
The Perfect Bailer
Many years ago, I was out on a lake with my girlfriend in her parents’ motorboat. An Ontario Provincial Police
Canoeing the East Arm of Great Slave Lake
CIRCUMNAVIGATE (cir·cum·nav·i·gate ˌsər-kəm-ˈna-və-ˌgāt)“To go completely around especially by water” The Canadian Shield is a land of undulating rock, endless lakes, a
Two Easy Dinners for Canoeing, Hiking and Camping
All my expeditions over the past few years (my 1000-Mile Solo, the Seal River, the Nahanni, the Lost in the
Lost in the Barrens 2024, Solo Canoe Trip
In the summer of 2024 I undertook a difficult solo canoe expedition that went deep into the Canadian tundra down
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