VOLUME 8 • I SSUE 3


unbowed SPECIAL WOMEN’S FEATURE F E AT U R E S


35 Unbowed An outfitter, a teacher, a conservationist, a lifer, an explorer and a warden; these six women know their place in a canoe, and it isn’t in the bow seat.


44 Gear


Makeover For women only. The gear you won’t have to share.


D E P A R T M E N T S


CAMPFIRE 5 Letters 6


From the Editor


7 Reader Tips Rid your PFD of mould and catch fish with a handline.


Profile The inside scoop on outdoor writer Ryan Stuart.


8 Canoescapes


TUMPLINE 13 News A revealing new film marks the 25th anniversary of Don Starkell’s amazing paddle to the Amazon.


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15 Canoes Can fibreglass renew dug-out canoe culture on the West Coast?


Trips Eco-tourism gets a boost from the greening of the mainstream.


16 Tumblehome John Smith was a man with a common name, and an uncommon dream to canoe alone across the Atlantic.


17 Conservation The federal government has dealt waterway protection a historic blow. Will canoeists get in stroke to protest?


KNOW HOW


19 Campcraft Bears can go hang if they think they are going to get your food pack now.


20 Technique Hap Wilson’s secrets of tripping with toddlers.


22 Food If you could cook on a camp stove but not carry fuel, wood you?


Expert Tip Tumplines: a portaging idea whose time has come, again.


23 In the Pack


Optic options; the End-all, be-all of paddling shoes; and a pack that will hold it all.


24 Gear Beat Cliff Jacobson has a new take on an old tent.


Canoe Tree Mad River’s new expedition hull, Hellman’s new solo canoe and Wenonah’s new recreation hybrid.


FAMILY CAMPING


27 Base Camp Scott MacGregor celebrates Go-Do- Something Day.


28 Little Explorers Build your own debris hut.


29 Betcha Didn’t Know About… Loons


30 Destination Rail trails.


32 Bubble Street By Paul Mason


45 TUCK SHOP


46 BUTT END Kevin Callan learns about ATVs by holding his breath and opening his mind.


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