Recent content by PaddlingPitt

Here’s me leading our canoe club’s day trip down the Chilliwack River, about an hour east of Vancouver, in 1989. At least I think it was 1989. Could have been in the early ‘90s.

I agree, black fly. I don’t anticipate “significant” Canadians, such as past PM Trudeau or new PM Mark Carney coming to trip in the US. But what about less significant Canadians such as me or Mem? I wouldn’t want to pay too much of a tripping surcharge!

These are al great responses. I have been hesitant to respond. If asked why Kathleen and I pursued wilderness tripping, playing games around the campfire would never have occurred to us. We pursued wilderness tripping to immersive ourselves in the pristine environment. Playing games would be...

I think it would be useful for carrying skis and ski poles.

Another image of my PortagePal with a paddle secured in the right hand side sleeves of her Duluth Style canvas pack. The “problem” of portaging paddles was solved many decades ago! Best of all, this solution is hands free!

Here’s my PortagePal. No problem carrying the paddles to the end of the trail. We can also pack and secure more paddles in the side sleeves on either side of the Duluth style canvas pack. I don’t see how adding an extra piece of equipment would be helpful.

Are you familiar with Laurel Archer’s book? https://www.amazon.ca/Northern-Saskatchewan-Canoe-Trips-Wilderness/dp/1550463691

You don’t have to go all the way to the Barren Grounds to see wolves. Perhaps you can find something more accessible and less expensive further south.

It’s going to be very expensive. I wish you success.

Bruno, These people might also be helpful. https://petersonspointlake.com/

Are you Bruno D’Amicis? You’ve taken some truly impressive images! As you probably gleaned from my Trip Report, there is no one operating out of Tundra Tom’s base camp any more. I know that Tom used to take his clients to some nearby wolf dens, but I don’t know where they were. In another...

When I saw the picture, I said to myself, “that looks a lot like a timber hitch.” I looked it up, and found that a Killick Hitch is a Timber Hitch in conjunction with a Half Hitch.

Here’s one of the many images I have of “sharing my location dot” (spot) with my spouse. This one waiting for our pickup on Lynx Lake in the Northwest Territories: our last wilderness canoe trip in 2023.

In our early lives together, Kathleen and I were backpackers. Every spring, on the May 24 holiday weekend, we packed into British Columbia’s Southern Chilcotin Mountains, soon after the snow had melted. Alpine hillsides were covered in wildflowers. Black and grizzly bears were common, just...

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