Do you hear banjos? If so, paddle faster!
Are you going into a stiff headwind? Paddle harder!
Embrace the suck!
A random selection of my trip report entries…..
BWCA 2023 Day 0
July 19, 2023 Due to a bunch of circumstances mostly out of my control, I’m forced to fly for the first time ever to a canoe trip. This presents its own set of logistical challenges since traveling by air has…
BWCA 2022 Day 8
Sunday, 9/25/22. Day 8 The weather radio’s prediction for overnight came true, and it rained while we slept. Around 5AM I got up to use the restroom and discover that there’s a slow drip falling almost dead center in the…
Sigurd F. Olson
While reading Ted Moores’ excellent book Canoecraft recently, a quote by Sig Olson practically jumped off the page and slapped me in the face. I was struck by it so much that I searched out the surrounding text & posted the…