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I have found that most campsites have been left quite clean, however, I have certainly come upon campsites that have been strewn with garbage. Usually we carry a bag for our own garbage and we have often cleaned up campsites where garbage has been left behind. Sometimes the amount of garbage...

You are a gifted writer. Thanks for this and keep going.

Quite a lot of cross-country skiing. Planning "hopefully, maybe, someday" canoe trips even when they are unlikely to happen but, just in case they might happen and, besides that, they are fun to plan. I also try to plan canoe trips that are more likely to happen - read: closer, shorter...

Thanks! Good to see it again. Yes, I'm quite sure that one of the paddlers is a young Bill Mason.

Wow on so many levels and in so many ways!

Definitely suffering from withdrawal. Water is starting to get hard. Hopefully we'll get enough snow soon so that cross-country ski season can start.

A very good point. I'll see if I can fix that.

We had enough snow to cover the ground a couple of weeks ago and it was quite cold at night - about -18 C or 0 F. It looked like it was going to stay but we've had above freezing daytime highs for quite a few days and it's forecast to be above freezing for the next week or so. Can't paddle so...

Your "partyers bridge" is likely the bridge near Del Bonita which is where we started. The next bridge with a campsite is at the town of Milk River. Agree that the Milk River above the town of Milk River is pretty tight and has significant current so being able to back ferry was helpful. The...

Glenn, Money sent. No need to add Site Supporter. I missed the part about adding a message. Not a problem for me if it's not a problem for you.

We considered doing that whole trip that year because some friends had done the lower part into the States a few years ago and also because we were quite interested in the faster river in the upper part. Time became an issue so we had to choose between the upper or lower part of the Milk and...

Where I usually canoe camp there is not much traffic so there is usually a good choice of small trees. I find one about 6' to 8' long and I leave a Y at the end. I put the rope with a weight over the Y and run the rope along the shaft of the stick. I then raise the stick and drop the weighted...

Looks like a great time to tell stories about this year and years past and also to discuss future trips.

A great idea! I've been finding suitable branches to put a tarp line up over a tree branch because, as you said, on most of the trees there are a way too many closely spaced branches to allow one to throw a weighted line over them. What material did you use to make your device? Thanks!

So my search for Omer Stringer films continues to lead me to some dead ends and onto some really interesting tangents. Puddle Jumper is a paddler from Saskatchewan who has posted a number of canoe tripping videos on YouTube. He has a good sense of humour and does a great job of videoing from...

Thanks, Robin, similar comments to here. They noticed the same things that we did. I agree that, although it was somewhat staged, it doesn't diminish Angus' skills.

I'm a lighter and tinder kind of fire-starter so his ability to get a fire started so quickly was one of the first things that I found amazing about his skills. It's interesting that in your research you found only a few other people using his method when it looked so easy for him. Again, his...

One of my favourites. Re-found when I was looking for Omer Stringer films. Survival in the Bush https://www.nfb.ca/film/survival_in_the_bush/

I agree with the others, it's just good to get out. Well done. Good luck next year.

Really interesting. Thanks for sharing.