Category Archives: Summer, 2012

We awoke at 4 am.  It was still dark out, and the wind was already up.  Although it had been quite calm by about 11 pm last night, sometime in the early morning the tent started flapping in the wind.  … Continue reading →

It rained more during the night. This morning was sunny, but it was very wet in the bush with lots of water falling from the trees every time the wind blew, or you shook their branches. Although we got up … Continue reading →

We were up at seven and on the water by nine. We first went in to Nistowiak Falls, then paddled on to Potter Rapids. It was a sunny day with a light wind from the south west, so it was … Continue reading →

We left Prince Albert in a very heavy rainstorm this morning.  It rained very hard overnight and we heard on the news that Weldon had 128 mm of rain.  However, by the time we got to La Ronge, the sky … Continue reading →

I’ve been canoeing for over 40 years in Northern Saskatchewan, keeping a journal for almost every trip, but never publishing any of it.  One reason is that there isn’t any Internet access (well, there could be if one carried a satellite … Continue reading →

This morning was clear and beautifully sunny.  We didn’t rush around to get ready to hike, in fact, we weren’t sure where we were going to go.  I thought about going to Takakkaw and doing part of the Iceline trail.  … Continue reading →

We spent today in the campground.  It was rather drizzly all morning.  Enid went for a walk in the morning around the campground.  I tried to walk on the  river trail; however, when I got to the bridge it was … Continue reading →

Our last day was very nice.  It was a bit cloudy as we packed up and then ate breakfast, but is began to clear.  We hiked to Linda Lake.  The trail leaves directly from the campsite, and it seems quite … Continue reading →

We had a bit of the ham that was leftover from last night’s supper, together with oatmeal, for today’s breakfast.  It was a beautiful warm and sunny day.  We hiked to McArthur Lake and saw mountain goats on the side … Continue reading →

It rained at least once more during the night so it was pretty damp in the tent, but not wet.  Everything outside was really wet, so I wiped off the picnic table as best I could.  We hiked to the … Continue reading →