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FEATURES 26 The Last of the Canoe Rangers
31 1-800-PRK-INFO 32 Easy Outs
DEPARTMENTS
5 EDITORIAL Algonquin at the logging crossroads.
6 LETTERS Stop using the outdoors as an ego salve.
8 CANOESCAPES Through a lens brightly.
13 TUMPLINE Temagami as a whole gets partial treat- ment from planners; Haida to museums: Never mind; the summer’s best canoe read- ing; how to Z-drag your wrapped canoe; things you didn’t know about rainbows.
20 TUMBLEHOME James Raffan warns the Department of Homeland Security that canoephilia can’t be contained by borders.
22 PROFILE As a businessman, Harry Chestnut proved as manoeuvrable as the canoes he built.
24 TECHNIQUE Andrew Westwood says use your head and low brace your way to stability.
38 IN THE PACK Initial tent offerings from MSR, TNF and MEC. Stohlquist’s Drifter PFD; Sierra De- signs’ unnaturally warm Cochise sleeping bag; Western Canoeing’s Expedition Cart; Icebreaker’s wool base layer; the world’s best grills from Purcell Trench.
40 TUCK SHOP So you don’t spend it all on candy.
42 BUTT END Kevin Callan fights for his partner’s soul.
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C ANOE ROOT S n 3
Kirk McEathron has spent a lifetime patrolling Algonquin’s interior by canoe. His job has changed, his hair colour has changed, even the canoe trippers have changed. Two things haven’t changed: the park has remained a constant in a changing world, and he still kneels when he comes across fast water.
Your teacher lied. There are stupid questions. And park staff have heard them all. Four less travelled routes in popular parks.
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