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    Wabakimi info

    Yeah 2009 shows that for the same time period flow rates were about 10 times what I experienced in 2017. 2010 was a low year but still 3 times higher flow rate than 2017.
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    The Man Who Has Been Mapping Manitoba's Canoe Routes Since 1962

    Full size Topo maps for Canada are still available to order from NRcan certified providers or you can customize your own from digital sources and have them printed at your local Staples store. https://natural-resources.canada.ca/maps-tools-publications/maps/topographic-maps/certified-map-printers
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    Wabakimi info

    I wish I'd had high water! The Savant River section was fine, the first day or two from Osnaburgh was ok and then it was all downhill from there. The last section from The Albany Forks confluence with the Kenogami to Fort Albany was 250km of endless gravel bars, 7 days of grinding back and forth...
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    What got you into canoeing?

    I don't have any personal memory but I can relate what I have been told. I was born in late June 1954, 3 weeks later my parents loaded up their 1940's Dodge Fargo panel truck, my much older siblings jumped in while I was carried in a wicker basket. We headed off to ????, I don't know but...
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    Wabakimi info

    I started my Albany River trip from Harris Lake which is the next lake north of Chivelston. To get to Harris you need to get off the train at the Savant Lake train stop (hwy 599) and get a vehicle shuttle to Harris Lake. This route avoids the portage from Chivelston to Harris. Hwy 599 was...
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    Sigg-Tourist

    I found this thread on a board for stove nerds, started off by someone who stumbled on a full set with the 123. There was some thread drift involving using alcohol burners (with pictures). https://classiccampstoves.com/threads/sigg-tourist-kit.51045/
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    Wabakimi info

    Yes it did, I forget the year (maybe 2020?) but they switched the Toronto departure time to mornings when it used to be evenings. When I took the train to Savant Lake I arrived there 3 hours late at about 2:30am. Now it's people that are on the eastbound train that get dumped in the dark. The...
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    Travel Fishing Rod and Case?

    I'm not much of a fisher, rarely take a rod on trips. ,about 20 years ago I was doing a trip in the far north where I knew that even an idiot could catch fish in Northern Quebec so I bought a mid-grade 3 piece rod and just used the plastic "case" it came in. On that trip I was a very successful...
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    Paull River information

    Do you have the Saskatchewan Government guides/map? They have two options for the Paull (both start from Paull Lake). If you need them send me you email via DM.
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    ACR Resqlink+ PLB

    I had an original InReach (before Garmin bought them out), it died after 10 years, probably because I foolishly let it drop 4 feet onto a hard surface. It was actually semi-functional but no longer reliable. I replaced it with a now discontinued (= cheap(er)) model the SE+, it does not have...
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    Reservoir Manicouagan QC Aug/Sep 2025

    September 4 - Day 16 Distance: 15.8km (Total 226.2) Time: 5hr 36m Caltopo Map: https://caltopo.com/m/B8MTMST I woke up at 7:30am, there had been more rain overnight, the POD was covered in drops, the inside dripping with condensation. I gave it a good shake and uncovered the window and door...
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    Sadie's Bloodvein Trip Report

    The official rules/requirements are found on this page: https://inspection.canada.ca/en/importing-food-plants-animals/pets You might also want to check with the requirements when returning to the US: https://www.cdc.gov/importation/dogs/index.html
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    Travelling and Paddling with Cats

    More paddling cats here: https://www.canoetripping.net/threads/a-new-challenge-cats-in-a-canoe.130338/
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    Floatation Bags

    I have many sets of air bags, a number of my (used) canoes came with bags. I only use them in my playboat which is only for day paddling or an overnight trip where I don't have much gear. For extended trips I have plenty of gear that will displace water (the whole point of air bags), my gear is...
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    Mégiscane River, Québec

    Initially I was thinking maybe the Suzie but that didn't seem to match up, then the Kekek but I guess that wasn't it either. I think maybe the Megiscane is cursed!
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