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How to do a J-Stroke
A J-stroke is a corrective stroke used in single-blade paddling (i.e. canoe) to keep the boat going in a straight line without having to switch ...
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The "Sixth" Great Lake
The book "Paddle-to-the-Sea" by Holling C. Holling is a story of a small boy that desires to see the Ocean. He sets a carved wooden ...
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Bears -- What to do when you encounter a bear in the wilderness
The advice on what to do if you encounter a bear varies depending on the source. If you know of authoritative sources, please reference them ...
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How to tell a Black Bear from a Grizzly Bear
According to Glacier National Park (in Montana): Grizzly Bear Range Widely distributed in mountain and forest areas throughout western Canada and Alaska. Height Six feet ...
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Algoma's Ranger Lake Loop
The third River Rat film Kip Spidell and I did was on Algoma’s stand of old-growth pine. We paddled the Ranger Lake loop (see my ...
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David Thompson's Madawaska River
Here’s another old River Rat film. Kip and I paddled the Madawaska to retrace map maker David Thompson’s last survey job. This is one of ...
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Wabakimi: Wendell Beckwith's Center of the Universe
Back in 1993 I traveled with film producer Kip Sidell, paddling through Wabakimi to film Wendell Beckwith's hermitage on Whitewater Lake. We shot a short ...
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Family beach trip '08 - Litchfield, SC
We finally managed to get the mom's to meet and it was at the beach in South Carolina! Litchfield is a small sleepy town on ...
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