Arriving In Style Arriving In StyleMay 21, 2022 Hard to believe, but this picture was taken well within Edmonton city limits. We paddled for hours before the city itself made an appearance.Had we put the proverbial hammer down, we might have made the city by the 20th....
Fort Edmonton Bound Fort Edmonton BoundMay 19 Leaving Rocky Mountain House bound for Fort Edmonton via Boggy Hall, the nature of the river changes almost immediately. Gone are the gravelly banks and grass covered sandy benches. In their stead, monstrous steep cut banks and muddy, willow...
Rocky Mountain House Rocky Mountain HouseMay 15, 2022The river has been lined with 6-8 foot banks of snow anywhere it’s flat enough to accumulate. Basically, every inside corner and, of course, most campsites. Given the time of year, it’s a wonder but a welcome way to...
Airborne AirborneMay 14, 2022 Normally, KaiNani spends the nights with the gear you see in the foreground nestled beneath her skirts. Well, sprayskirts to be precise.From left to right we have the collapsible water jug, a dry bag with my hiking boots, a heavy framed canoe pack,...
And Then There Were None And Then There Were NoneMay 14, 2022For the first time since leaving Steveston six weeks ago, there are no mountains looking over the bow of the canoe. It happened suddenly, if there is such a thing when travelling at a snail’s...
Abraham Lake, or Lack Thereof Abraham Lake, or Lack ThereofMay 13, 2022 Abraham Lake made a quick appearance and even quicker disappearance. Absent anywhere near normal water levels, the shores were simply mud and rock slides waiting to happen.The tiny dot in the middle of lake is...
Courier de Bro Courier de BroMay 13, 2022 The ribbon of silvered river in this image flows through Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Eventually, if you’re brave enough to bear the bugs and you remember to make a left at Lake Winnipeg, you’ll end up in Hudson’s Bay.Not...
Footsteps FootstepsMay 12, 2022Downstream. Downhill. Downright dreamy.Upstream in the Fraser and Columbia faded as quickly as the current swept me downstream. The long portages now suddenly seemed worth every drop of sweat. Here at last I felt the sweep of history knowing that this exact place...
Downhill From Here Downhill From HereMay 9, 2022 With something under 20km to go or the day, and a long descent to boot, I covered the last 12km in under 2 hours. A record to end the long portage from Kinbasket Lake Resort to Saskatchewan River Crossing...
Hurdles HurdlesMay 9, 2022 It doesn’t look like much, but getting over the Bow Summit was the last big uphill push in the Rockies. This sign says it all. Done and delivered, it was literally all downhill from here.The long days of pulling Karta down the highway...