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If your first night(s) in Whitehorse will be in a hotel, perhaps contact them and ask about their package policy. You may be able to order your items from a Canadian online retailer and have them shipped there.

The Chris Prouse videos from 6-7+ years ago are what turned me on to Algonquin Park. They're a bit cheesy on the production, but they give a good idea as to what the park is (could be) about.

Google translate of email from Marc-André Pauzé of Les Amis de La Vérendrye... ********** Hello, I am taking advantage of this newsletter to wish you an excellent year 2025, filled with canoe trips on a territory that we hope to see remain as natural as possible. Since the SEPAQ took over the...

Thanks all. I have an industrial sewing machine so could bang one out easily enough. <reality check> and by easily I mean drawing a plan, cutting pieces, sewing them together, realizing I made about 8 mistakes, unpicking, recutting, resewing, unpicking, resewing, and then taking a 2-month...

https://slackseat.com/ This showed up in my inbox via a marketing email (perhaps the only one I actually enjoy getting - from the Outdoor Equipment Company). Has anyone given it a go? Perhaps there's a similar option that has already been discussed which I missed.

If things are consistent - steady wind, direction of travel - I'll dial in a pitch stroke to match. The J only comes in if I need to correct and I'll resort to a goon if things have gotten out of control.

Hi Roy - I'm a little jealous that you're still paddling. It's not frozen yet up here, but a little chilly for my liking. I'm afraid that's still a "goon" and not a "J". The grip hand's thumb (in the case of your video, your left) should be pointing to the bottom of the boat. If it's pointing...

My wife and I tried one of their carbon prospectors - it weighed 32lbs. With only the 2 of us, it also seemed like it had about an inch of draft (it didn't - it just felt that way). What I thought was strange was that one could see a crease/line/indentation on the outside of the hull opposite to...

I'd replace my Salus Angler with another if I had to.

I've been fortunate enough to participate in several lottery hunts in the Matane park. Back in 2005 - 2010 there was a density of 6 per square mile. Part of our responsibilities as hunting party members was to document how many we moose we saw each day. It was about a 5 mile trip from our camp...

Boom!

Weird screen names , unite!

On your way back, turn South early. Either go through Sherbrooke and Magog to pick up I91 in VT before heading back West; or, drive the other end of the 138 and follow it all the way to the Trout River/Constable border, and then follow 30 down to I88. This takes you through Paul Smiths, Saranac...

When I was about 9 my grandfather set me loose with a Ciro 35 rangefinder. He also gave me a little hand-held light meter but I became good enough to know what settings were required based on the subject, environment, and film speed I was shooting. I was taking technically good pictures within a...

Teenage grammar/quotes aside, that article is an atrocity. Someone got paid to write that.

I'm really not one to judge as I'm sure I could use some more practice, but if it works for you and you're enjoying yourself, I'd say you're doing fine. If you want to try something different that should improve efficiency, try turning your wrist down instead of up at the end of your stroke...

I encountered the exact opposite in Algonquin Park: someone had cut down spruce trees, processed them into 4' billots, and stacked them by the fire pit. There were about 10 of these, 8-10" in diameter, cut with a (presumably electric) chainsaw. Perched on top were 6 "fresh" eggs. Some people...

Bump-bump, rustle-rustle-rustle. BUMP, bump-ba-bump, rustle-rustle-rustle. "Did you hear that?" "Yeah." "Well what was it?" "No idea." My wife deemed my response unsatisfactory. Sigh. Glasses, headlamp, shoes and off I go. I'm scanning - slightly concerned that the creature is doing likewise...

Ah yes, the old "foot arch shin draw" stroke.

Canadian Smarties aren't American Smarties - we call those "Rockets". Our Smarties are pretty close to M&M's, just different milk chocolate.