- Stephan Kesting
- December 10, 2025
Deep Relaxation in the Forest
I think most people reading this will agree that being out in nature is usually deeply calming. There’s a Japanese term that describes this phenomenon
- Stephan Kesting
- December 3, 2025
Five Reasons to Put a Spray Deck on Your Canoe
Spray decks are fitted covers made of waterproof cloth that stretch across the deck of your canoe to to prevent accidents and ensure safer and
- Stephan Kesting
- November 1, 2025
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
- Stephan Kesting
- August 11, 2025
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
- Stephan Kesting
- June 28, 2025
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
- Stephan Kesting
- December 1, 2024
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
- Stephan Kesting
- November 25, 2024
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
- Stephan Kesting
- September 15, 2024
How to Build the Perfect Yoke for Portaging Your Canoe, Step by Step
Bill Mason said it best, “Portaging is like hitting yourself on the head with a hammer, it feels so good when you stop.” Stumbling across a portage
- Stephan Kesting
- September 2, 2024
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
- Stephan Kesting
- June 16, 2024
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