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This video illustrates a classic pin-then-wrap situation with unprepared and unpracticed canoeists. Some of their errors: -- They decide to run rapids for which they probably didn't have requisite skills. -- They run rapids with at least two giant sweeper logs across the entire river, which they should have been able to scout and see from the portage trail, which they had taken a few days prior. -- They don't have painter lines on the ends of the canoe. -- They don't have their packs...

While in college in central VT, I double-majored in botany and geology. Aside from being truly fascinated by these topics, I think truthfully it was an effort to follow an educational discipline that would allow me to spend lots of time outside. One of my campus student jobs (along with being the slops guy at the tray return window in the cafeteria) was as a field collection assistant for my geology professor. He was (putting it mildly) obese- we're talking 400 lbs+! Consequently, he...

I returned a few days ago from a week long solo canoe trip in northern Quebec. The area I paddled is controlled by the local Cree First Nations and from what I could gather they have set aside these two lakes for canoe tripping. The Cree organization goes by the name NIBIISCHII, the contact person is Amélie Lapointe alapointe@nibiischii.com (819) 460-3323. Everyone I talked to spoke French and sometimes communication in English was an issue. I asked about other routes and when the...