I haven't paddled much lately, ankle surgery last August has kept me out of boats, off bikes, and generally far too sedentary.But the doc gave me a green light last week, so I can start thinking/planning/dreaming of dipping a blade again into cool running water.
I started reading Calvin Rustrum's "North America Canoe Country" last night. Written in 1961, he describes in intoxicating detail wild rivers that course throughout Canada-just dotted lines on the map, where voyageurs may not have...