Stories

wildernessdave

The proposed sulfide mines near Ely, Minnesota are of international concern.

no photo
wildernessdave

 Dave and Amy have returned home after completing the fourth stage of the North American Odyssey.  Canoe & Kayak magazine online caught up to them for an interview.

no photo
wildernessdave

Fires are an important natural process. They help forests regenerate. They return nutrients to the soil. They create openings in the trees for animals to graze.

no photo
wildernessdave

Boreal forest surrounds the lake, so the classic Boreal forest-dwelling animals can be found here. We were fortunate enough to see a couple of the larger mammals of the Boreal forest.

no photo
wildernessdave

We spent a few days paddling the west channel of the Nelson River. Playgreen Lake is essentially the west channel, so we only had to battle the current in a few narrow spots.

no photo
wildernessdave

What a week! Paddling the rest of the Grass River was phenomenal. We spent some time observing the pictographs on Tramping Lake.

no photo
wildernessdave

The last week has been a time of transitions. After being whisked down the Sturgeon Weir River we struggled up the Goose River to Cranberry Portage like many Voyageurs before us.

no photo
wildernessdave

In the past week we paddled downstream, upstream, and then downstream again. Shortly after our last update, we reached the confluence of the Reindeer River and the Churchill.

no photo
wildernessdave

After a break of several days in Southend, Saskatchewan we began paddling the Reindeer River.

no photo
wildernessdave

There is just something about big water. That something calls to both Dave and myself. Is it the clear, cold water? Is it the distant horizons and expansive views?