Canoe trip

The Happy Camper: The Best Books About Cross-Canada Canoe Adventures

After a glance up and down my bookshelf, I gathered the canoe books I had read. Here is a short review of each.

The Happy Camper: Canoe Trip in Opasquia, Part Four

If you’re a paddler looking for a “true” wilderness canoe trip experience, you’ll definitely have your prayers answered in Opasquia Provincial Park.

A canoe sitting ashore a lake in Opasquia Provincial Park

Adventure, Paddling, The Happy Camper

The Happy Camper: Mystery Trip to Opasquia, Part Two

We had two weeks, three packs, a barrel full of dehydrated food and two litres of whisky. Two old guys that just turned 60 couldn’t be happier.

Adventure, Canoeing, The Happy Camper

The Happy Camper: Canoe Trip in Opasquia, Part One

In the morning Andy and Albert gave the pilot the coordinates of a random, unnamed lake in the southeast corner of the park, one the pilot had never landed on before, and we set off to our magical mystery tour of Opasquia Provincial Park.

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The Happy Camper: Nova Craft’s New 14-Foot Prospector

Nova Craft’s 16-foot Prospector has always been my preferred canoe. It’s the closest to the original Chestnut Prospector made in …

Adventure, Canoeing, Northwest Territories

Through the Heart of the North: Yamozha Expedition

Frank Wolf gears up for a grand finale trip of 2024.

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The Happy Camper: Algonquin’s Ralph Bice Lake

Each spring, my regular canoe tripping buddies and I head out to the backcountry of Ontario’s Algonquin Provincial Park to hook into a trout or two, swat at some black flies, eat some good food and drag ourselves over some muddy portages.