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PLAYING IT SAFE!

Steel River, Ontario. Wrapped Mad River Explorer Kevlar canoe.Yes! It survived the wrap and was later repaired to functional (not

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COMMON SENSE

Everyone who canoes the Boundary Waters knows that the maximum group size is nine people and four watercraft. The rule

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BOBBY

Above: Point Lake, Nunavut, Canada. Start of our trip down the Hood River Muskox! Cliff Jacobson and Sue Harings. Hood

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WESTERN WATER

Eastern and midwestern waterways are generally clear and inviting. Not so in the far west. Desert rivers like the Colorado,

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FEAR AND CONFIDENCE

Bob O’Hara: One of North America’s most experienced Arctic paddlers Since 1969, Bob O’Hara has spent every summer canoeing in

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MONTANA MADNESS

Above: Larry Rice (L), Cliff Jacobson (R). Northstar Phoenix canoes (IXP layup) Some of the “smaller” waves on the Yellowstone

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THE BEAR TRUTH!

#1. Bear climbs tree, chews through rope #2 Bears climb trees. Really! Readers who are familiar with my books know

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YOU SAVED US!

This is from Caitlin Looney, a wilderness therapist in Colorado. Caitlin was guiding a group of teenagers and turned a

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MAPS FOR THE BWCA

Three map companies have long serviced the BWCA – Fisher (www.fishermaps.com), McKenzie (bwcamaps.com) and Voyageur (voyageurmaps.com). National Geographic is the

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MIRACLE BOATS

Dragging! This was a daily occurrence. These boats are TOUGH! When Alv Elvestad, owner of Pakboats (pakboats.com) invited me to

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A SPEEDY DEMISE

Kopka River, Ontario. One of the prettiest rivers in the tree line. SCENARIO You and three friends are planning to

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*WHAT! ME PADDLE?

Charter boat pick-up, mouth of North Knife River, Manitoba Most Canadian Indians and Inuits who live in northern communities have

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CANOEING MYTHS

Kopka River, Ontario. I was once asked what prompted me to start writing about canoeing and camping. “Myths,” I replied.

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GRAY HAIRS!

Boundary Waters Canoe Area: Frost River Some years ago, I presented a program for the Minnesota Canoe Association. About 150

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ACCIDENTS!

Broken trailer tongue–near LaRonge, Saskatchewan. Destroyed my wood-trimmed Old Town Tripper canoe. My dad was a quality control engineer. A

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CANOES AND WILLIWAWS!

Noatak River, Alaska: Seconds before the williwaw. The canoeing literature universally recommends that landed canoes be turned belly up when

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TURBO SKY HORSE

DeHaviland Twin Otter on floats With a payload of 3,000 pounds, full instrumentation and extended range capability, the deHaviland Twin

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CARBON-FIBER PADDLE CARE

Cliff: RioGrande River, Texas. Bell Wildfire carbon/Kevlar solo canoe and Zaveral carbon straight-shaft paddle. Once you’ve used a carbon-fiber paddle,

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