TRAVEL TIPS The World Awaits. Paul Otteson. A great book about extended backpack travel. Safe Travel This is now my…
PHILOSOPHY OF TRAVEL In retirement, as in life, we all travel different paths. Everyone seems to have their own plan.…
KOOTENAY LAKE SLOCAN LAKE ARROW LAKES PEND OREILLE CANYON Seven Mile Dam Reservoir Kayaking in freshwater may seem dull for…
EDGE CONTROL Using your body to tilt the kayak onto its edge is fundamental to balance, stability, and the basic…
KAYAKING:THE FORWARD STROKE Need to develop initially a powerful high angle racing – style stroke that is modified and “dialed…
Kayaking and food means not having to worry much about weight. Kayaks are essentially spacious floating coolers. Food lasts a…
KAYAK LIST Packing. Heavy items go low and concentrated to the middle close to the cockpit. Pack light items in…
Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii). Guided trip with Ecosummer Adventures 1992. Stayed at a B&B in Sandspit and then took…
FAVOURITE BOOKS RECENTLY READ AND PAST FAVOURITES The last read book is at the bottom. A * indicates highly recommended…
ABOUT ME I was born in Assiniboia, Saskatchewan in 1952, the third and last son. Both my grandparents had homesteaded…