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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.

Not fitting the mold at the Wilderness Canoe Symposium

“Why don’t I paddle in the Barrens? I have no money and I like trees.” That’s how I started my talk at Saturday’s Wilderness Canoe Symposium in Toronto. Probably not the best opener, and it definitely wasn’t a rehearsed one. I just felt like saying it to the audience of ...

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Goose Attacks Kayaker!

Life is wonferful. I was in the middle of writing a very serious blog for today; one that discussed the Flathead River Valley Environmental Issue. But I think I'll hold that one off for a bit. After all, everyone knows that us humans have tried to dominate over our environment ...

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"This is Canoeing" trailer released. Check it out

Great news. Justine Curgenven has just released the trailer for her upcoming video “This is Canoeing.” This is the same one I mentioned about this past fall and it’s absolutely fantastic to see it all coming together. On our drive up to Algonquin we chatted quite a bit about the ...

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Going INTO the Closet at Explore

I thought I had got used to the business of Toronto. I was wrong. This week I found myself working in the city and thought a visit to the Explore office on St. Patrick St. was in order. I was traveling with a workmate, Scott Adams, who’s a generation Y ...

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Getting the horn at Toronto's Wilderness Canoe Symposium

I remember the first time going to the annual Wilderness Canoe Symposium, the same one coming up this February 5th. & 6th., held at Toronto’s Monarch Park Collegiate (check out the site WCA ). A canoe friend invited me and I seriously second-guessed going. It gave me the same feeling ...

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