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Paddler's Guide to Happy Camping

This is Kevin Callan's blog about his trips, his (mis-)adventures, and his favourite gear.

Canada AM Gadgetsmap_icon

I was on CTV's Canada AM Morning Show this morning doing my regular camp gadget demonstation. http://www.ctv.ca/canadaam Here's a list of the items and where to get more information and prices. My favorite was the plaid canoe from Nova Craft. Canada AM Gadget List Vibram’s Fivefingers Footwear – boots that ...

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Great Wilderness Clean-Up a Huge Successmap_icon

The Great Wilderness Clean-Up was a huge success this weekend. I'll send full details when everything comes in but I thought everyone would at least like to see some results. Here's a few web sites with results coming from the UK, Brazil and Ontario. http://www.myccr.com/SectionForums/viewtopic.php?t=25322&start=75 http://underachieversconsortium.squarespace.com/ http://www.songofthepaddle.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=10582 Our own Kawartha ...

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Portaging through Tim Horton's Drive Thrumap_icon

Here's a picture of a fellow paddler sent me recently (Craig Creighton) of portaging through the Tim Horton's drive thu in Bancroft while paddling down the York River. It's always something I've always wanted to do myself. but Craig got to it first. It's a laugh.

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Kopka River CBC Fresh Air interviewmap_icon

Here's the first of a seven part CBC radio interview (Jeff Good's Fresh Air show) about the Kopka River trip I took last year with some friends. Hope you enjoy it. I'll post the others later on in the week,

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Quetico's Hunter Islandmap_icon

According to park regulars the ultimate canoe trip in Quetico is Hunter’s Island. After a quick glance at the map, however, it’s hard to grasp why exactly this would be such a critical part of the park to explore. The route, for the most part, is made up of large, ...

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