Paddler's Guide to Happy Camping
This is Kevin Callan's blog about his trips, his (mis-)adventures, and his favourite gear.
November 2009 archive
A Canoe on the Canadian Flag - not a bad idea.
- Posted on November 27, 2009 at 12:54 PM
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I was a tad ahead of myself a couple weeks ago when I announced that the new BBC Ray Mears "Northern Wilderness" special was on TV. It was, but only in the UK. It will be available on BBC Canada in a month or two, and it's also available to ...
Dumpster Diving for Snuggies
There aren’t many days I wander around in a daze pondering over what to write in my blog. It’s happened, but not often. Why? Life just seems to happen to me. I’m not sure exactly why. It just does. Sometimes I think it’s a curse, other days it’s a pure ...
White Squall Tim says GORP "tastes like chicken."
- Posted on November 18, 2009 at 7:24 PM
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I get a lot of on-line newsletters associated with paddling sports sent to me. And I read most of them. Honest. But there's one I truely enjoy when it pops ups in my email. It's Tim's from White Squall - an outfitting store based on the shores of Georgian Bay. ...
The Big Chill
It’s true what they say, hyperthermia kills. The “big chill” inflicts more paddlers then any other outdoor calamity. Problem is, it’s the ending of the prime paddling season when many of us want to be out on the water most. There’s really no reason why we can’t do just that ...
My new dog Ellie can’t swim – who knew?
- Posted on November 9, 2009 at 11:10 AM
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I came back from a trip a couple weeks ago and discovered my wife bought a dog. I guess that’s a sign I shouldn’t go a way so much. She bought a new couch while I was away on a prior trip. I thought I’d wait a couple years, at ...
Canadian Canoe Museum hits the road.
I've been following another blog lately "Hit the Road with Raffan", by James Raffan (and his attorney at law Thelma Thwartbender), and loving every bit of it. It's the gang at the Canadian Canoe Museum - see www.canoemuseum.ca - who are going across the country promoting the Canadian Canoe Museum, ...
