Cross Canada Solo Canoe Expedition
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Pukaskaw National Park
Well, when I left off with my last report, I was camped out just past the town of Marathon Onta...
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The Churchill River System
With the Methy Portage now behind me, I was pretty happy to get back on the water. From last ni...
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Fort Chipewyan and Up The Athabasca River
This segment of the expedition covers from the time of my arrival in Fort Chipewyan on the shor...
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Peace River Alberta to Fort Chipewyan
Once the time came to leave the town of Peace River, after a fun-filled and enjoyable time than...
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Pukaskaw River to Michipicoten River
When I left off yesterday, I was camped out on a beautiful sandy beach in a cove of aquarmarine ...
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Kitimat to Prince George British Columbia
After years of consideration and months upon months of actual planning, the expedition finally hi...
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Tahtsa Lake to Prince George
Ah, the dreaded portage from Kemano to Tahtsa Lake! I figure there will be roughly 125 portages...
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The Portage From Hell
Ah, the dreaded portage from Kemano to Tahtsa Lake! I figure there will be roughly 125 portages d...
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Fraser River & the Giscome Portage to Summit Lake
The mighty Fraser River. Upriver paddling for 60 kilometers followed by the famous Giscome Port...
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Clearwater River and the Methy Portage
I left off on my last update at the confluence of the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers in northe...
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Hudson’s Hope to Peace River
When the expedition ALMOST Ended”: After arriving in Hudson’s Hope on Thursday night, I wound up ...
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Down the Ottawa River to Montreal
It was late in the afternoon of Friday Oct. 1st as I entered the Ottawa River, leaving the Matt...
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Lake Nippissing and the Mattawa River
Yesterday’s paddle ended in darkness as I finished off my upriver jaunt on the French River and s...
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Paddling The French River
I entered the Voyageur Channel, one of several mouths of the French River, off of Georgian Bay,...
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St. Mary’s River and Lake Huron
When I left off with the last report, for the eastern portion of Lake Superior, I was camped on...
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Michipicoten to Sault Ste Marie Ontario
After a relaxing week of kicking back and hanging out at Rock Island Lodge and Naturally Superi...
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Michipicoten River & Naturally Superior Adventures
When I arrived here at Naturally Superior Adventures, the sea kayaking/canoeing outfitters in Mic...
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Lake Superior
As I left Winnipeg with my Dad, after an enjoyable and much needed break with my sister Deb and h...
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June 4, 2004
Sorry to be out of touch for so long, the trip has been brutally hard at times and I have found...
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