Paddler's Guide to Happy Camping
This is Kevin Callan's blog about his trips, his (mis-)adventures, and his favourite gear.
September 2008 archive
WCA Fall Event at Madawaska
Thought you'd all want to know about this Wilderness Canoe Association event: Hello friends, Fall is in full swing here in the Madawska valley - colours are unbelievable and so is the water level! Why not join 70+ WCA friends for a great weekend of paddling, storytelling, white-water instruction, awesome ...
Helping to Film Canada's Past 
- Posted on September 29, 2008 at 10:10 AM
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I have such an amazing life! I just got back from a job that entailed helping a film crew from BBC, and bush craft expert, Ray Mears, complete a TV series on Canada’s exploration of our northern wilderness. The crew had just finished 25 days of filming in western Canada ...
Paddling with Ray Mears This Week
I'm off for a week of paddling with bush craft expert Ray Mears. It's very exciting for two reasons: for starters, this is the perfect time to paddle (no bugs and no crowds) and second, Ray Mears is one heck of a nice guy to paddle with. I'm helping him ...
Chiniguichi Part 4 - Matagamasi to Donald
We spent two full days hanging around Matagamasi before moving on to Donald Lake and I have to say that the idea of “hanging around” took a bit of getting used to for me. So many of my trips before Kyla was born were made up of traveling from A ...
Navigable Waterway Act Issue Still A Major Worry With Paddlers
When the issue of the the Navigable Waterway Act came out a while back I really thought things would sort themselves out by now. I even told some major media sources who had contacted me about it that I truely believed that the government would never let such a silly ...
Chiniguichi Trip part 3 - Maskinonge to Matagami
Day 4 It wasn’t easy leaving our perfect site on Maskinonge. We even considered at one point camping the entire week there. But we also new there were even better places to camp further to the north. So, we left our little oasis, making sure to leave early that morning ...
Chiniguichi trip part 2 - Carafel to Muskinonge Lake
Day 2 Our second day out was much easier then the first. After a leisurely morning of flap-jacks and bacon, we drifted up to the northeast corner of Carafel Lake and took the marshy creek out to Maskinonge Lake. The only obstructions along the way were two beaver dams, one ...
I'm Confused - Maybe it's the plastic bottles I'm drinking out of????
- Posted on September 4, 2008 at 5:37 PM
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Now I'm really confused about this plastic drinking bottle thing. Read what the Toronto Star had today on it, Bisphenol tied to lower brain function Plastic-bottle chemical may alter neurological links required for learning and memory, study finds September 4, 2008 Noor Javed STAFF REPORTER Prolonged exposure to bisphenol A, ...
Chiniguichi's New Canoe Route
Chiniguichi – an exciting new route When my daughter was two my wife, Alana, and I took her on an extended 12 day canoe trip through the Chiniguichi area near Sudbury. The trip was so perfect we decided to head back there this season, making only two slight changes: we ...
Scotland Has No Chipmunks
- Posted on September 4, 2008 at 1:45 PM
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Scotland Has No Chipmunks Last week I had the privilege to take my cousin from Scotland on a canoe trip. It was on her hit list while visiting |Canada, and according to Jan it was exactly what she thought a canoe trip in Canada would be all about. We had ...
Tyedied Canoe!!! It's all my fault.
- Posted on September 4, 2008 at 11:16 AM
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It all started this Spring when I paddled Nova Crafts plaid canoe in Algonquin and posted how I really liked the unique look; followed by asking them to build the Canadian flag canoe for the Canoe Museum's National Canoe Day celebration (that thing got on more tv morning shows then ...
Video of my new book - Wilderness Pleasures: A Practical Guide to Camping Bliss
- Posted on September 4, 2008 at 9:57 AM
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I'm thrilled to annouce that my new book is out, titled Wilderness Pleasures: A Practical Guide to Camping Bliss. It's my 12th. book, and I can honestly say that's its my most "unique" book to date. The publisher asked me to write a second Happy Camper "how-to" book since it ...