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portages fromhell
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COVER PHOTO: ROBERT FAUBERT // PHOTO THIS PAGE: FRANK WOLF F E AT U R E S
Ten Worst Portages, Ever 35 400-pound canoes and 400-
D E P A R T M E N T S
5 CAMPFIRE 5 Letters
6 Community: What’s on
Canoerootsmag.com.
kilometre treks—the best stories from the worst trails.
How to Survive (almost) Anything 39 EXPERT TACTICS to survive
forest fires, foot entrapments, leeches and 18 other misadventures.
8 From the Editor: How I survived 25 days of rain.
9 Reader Tips: Cleaning your coffee-stained Thermos and gummy Swiss Army knife.
9 Profile: Canoe legend and bona fide woodsman, Big Joe Mufferaw.
10 Canoescapes
13 TUMPLINE 13 News: James Raffan lines up the best and worst canoe beers.
14 Events
15 Trips: The Northern Forest Canoe Trail’s best weekend escapes.
15 Music: 27 of our favourite canoe songs on iTunes.
16 Tumblehome: How tough were the voyageurs, really?
17 Canoes: The mystery of Tom Thomson’s canoe.
19 KNOW HOW
19 Campcraft: Sweating out rainy trip blues.
20 Technique: Enjoy whitecaps, crosswinds and swell. Seven tips for big-lake travel.
21 Food: Good-to-great granola.
22 In the Pack: The toughest gear you can’t afford to be without.
23 Expert Tip: Portaging—back- breaking news from the experts.
24 Canoe Tree: Three simple DIY canoe kits.
24 Gear Beat: Chaco’s green sandal program.
27 FAMILY CAMPING
27 Base Camp: Dadcamping with publisher Scott MacGregor. No moms allowed!
28 Little Explorers: Kids go hunting for EarthCaches.
29 Betcha Didn’t Know About…Spiders.
30 Family Destinations: Stay up late: Seven nighttime adventures.
32 Bubble Street: By Paul Mason
44 TUCKSHOP
46 BUTT END Kevin Callan portages from lake to lake, one Lifesaver at a time.
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