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Bonnet Plume River Adventure
We landed on Bonnet Plume Lake at the end of June with our two Pakboats and all the other stuff that is needed to run a challenging river.
North Knife River by PakCanoe, Cliff Jacobson
Hello, Alv:Just to say that Tony Way’s PacCanoe performed flawlessly on our North Knife River trip.
Paddling Geroge River by Willem Lange
Kangiqsualujjuaq, Nunavik — Bob and I approached the last drop of a long rapid with the usual mixture of excitement and trepidation. It didn’t look any more challenging than a lot of stuff we’d already run. We could spot a few big hidden boulders humping up the water around themselves, and several rows of white […]
PakCanoe on the Koroc River, Labrador
We just came around a corner and surprise! Ahead the river dipped down and we were in some huge waves with no way to escape. “Back Paddle and Low brace! Be ready to swim!” I yelled to my bow partner as we tried to slow down.
Across Scandinavia by Canoe
Just dropping you a line to let you know we’re back from successfully crossing Scandinavia by canoe!
PakPod as Camera Bag
I received the following message from Steve Piragis this morning: “Alv,Would you send me a PakPod? I need a camera deck bag for Greenland this summer. I remember seeing yours and being impressed. Thanks,StevePiragis Northwoods Co” This is interesting because I have used my PakPod the same way. It actually makes a very functional waterproof […]
Transporting Canoes on Bush Planes
Cliff Jacobson (author of ‘Expedition Canoeing’and many other canoeing books) used a PakCanoe 170 this summer for a trip on the Noatak river in Alaska. After the trip he had some observations about the cost of flying canoes on bush planes. His comments relate to using “Beavers”, but I think what Cliff had to say […]
Up The Kazan Without A Canoe Almost!
Imagine yourself and a partner marooned on a tundra river, no canoe, so late in the season that no paddlers will pass your way until next year.
Usumacinta River on the Mexico-Guatemala Border
Our trip was to determine how the Maya navigated the canyon-bound river in the Classic period 1000 years ago, and we did……Then there is the low point: being robbed by Mexican banditos in the middle of the night.
Scandinavian paddling adventure by Rolf and Debra Kraiker
I found my dream trip on the other side of the Atlantic in a land steeped in the folklore of Vikings, ruled by trolls and bathed in the midnight sun.