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September 2, 2020September 1, 2020

Becoming an ORCKA Basic Canoe Instructor

This year I decided to complete my Basic Canoe Instructor course so that I would have the ability to certify my students in my outdoor education program in basic canoeing. Being certified in even just the basic canoeing skills can be transferred to possible jobs in the outdoor industry and is a huge benefit for my students. Also, the certification does not expire, so it will be a skill they will have for a lifetime.

August 19, 2020August 19, 2020

French River Voyageurs Channel Trip – Part 3

Mother Nature would just not give us a break from the wind on this trip. We woke up early on our third morning knowing that the winds would be coming from the North – our direction of travel. It seemed the theme of this trip is early rise, paddle into the winds, then rest for the afternoon.

August 12, 2020August 8, 2020

French River Voyageurs Channel Trip – Part 2

Knowing that there might be high winds and waves in the afternoon for Wednesday’s paddle we set our alarm to get up for 5 am. That way we would have an early start and hopefully get most of our paddling complete before the weather made travel difficult. Even though we started that early we did have some challenging water to paddle before we stopped for the night. (Click here to catch up on part 1 if you missed it)

August 5, 2020August 4, 2020

French River Voyageurs Channel Trip – Part 1

Even though we typically like to travel for at least a couple of weeks in the summer, this year it was jut not possible, but we still wanted an epic adventure. So, Dan took a couple of weeks of vacation and we sought out to plan something other than an overnight or weekend adventure. As I scoured through maps and books with different canoe routes to conquer, we settled on heading to the French River and completing a similar loop to one in Kevin Callan’s Top 50 Canoe Routes in Ontario.