Letters Volume 5, Issue 4 • Fall 2006
If only mom had read the last issue
I really enjoyed the latest issue of Ca- noeroots—it was funny and had great photos. Te bat trivia was particularly in-
formative. I confess I didn’t know that bat penises were so large—relatively speaking. I also liked Tim Shuff’s arti- cle on summer camp and the ultimate care package lists. My mom always sent care packages when we were at camp. Te most notorious arrived at a food drop in the middle of a 42-day trip in Temagami when I was 16. I got a very nice letter, granola bars, and gorp. I was so disappointed! Such a big package and so little to show for it. Tey teased me about it for the rest of the trip. She was trying to be lov- ing and helpful. She sure could have used your list.
TORY BOWMAN Toronto, Ontario
The Pros of Profiles
It is a great honour to be profiled in Canoeroots. If I can put the same ef- fort into designing and building pro- totypes as you folks do in writing ar- ticles I will do well. I look forward to the next profile.
It is a lovely way to explore beneath the surface of our small boat world. And I liked the line about my hair. I’m just happy to still have some, despite what it looks like.
SKIP IZON Grand Bend, Ontario
Pray Tell
I am interested in buying a solo canoe and I think I see just what I want in the article on the C stroke [V5 I2]. Besides being the size I am looking for, the ca- noe has an uncluttered look to it. Can you tell me what kind of canoe it is? BOB BEEMER Telkwa, B.C.
We’ve had a few letters about this canoe. It’s a Mad River Canoe Independence. From the looks of their current catalogue, it doesn’t appear that it is in production. We’re waiting to hear if a replacement is in the works.—Eds.
First Nahanni photos
I had the pleasure of watching the best of your Reel Paddling Film Festival at the Midwest Mountaineering Outdoor Adventure Expo in Minneapolis and saw a flyer for your 2003 Canoeroots issue advertising the “First Ever Nah- anni Photos” story. Tanks to your fine website with postings of back issues, I was able to review the David Finch sto- ry about R.M. Patterson’s 1927 visit to the Nahanni, though I was expecting something a little different. In fact, the first photos of the Nah-
anni were taken not by R.M. Patterson in 1927, but by Frank Rae of Dawson City who came over the Mackenzie Mountains from the Yukon in 1921. You can view them at http://marina.
fortunecity.com/reach/361/. Tanks for the excellent film festival. NORM KAGAN Director,
Te Albert Faille Wilderness League St. Paul, Minnesota
8 n CANOE ROOTS fall 2006 Whither CRCA?
I recently picked up a copy of Cano- eroots and Family Camping and am in the process of enjoying same! If I may use your office, I’m looking
for the address of the Canadian Recre- ational Canoe Association. Have you heard of this association?
TED CLARK Banff, Alberta
Yes, we’ve heard of the CRCA, or at least we had heard of them. Paddle Canada, the national paddling organization formerly known as CRCA, was located in Merrickville, Ontario. In July, Haley Auctions liquidated their holdings in a giant sale including canoes, kayaks, camping gear and office equipment. We’re unsure of their new address but we believe they still own their web domain and may be reached at www.
paddlingcanada.com.—Eds.
Buyers Beware
Just a note to let you know that you have an incorrect email address for Longwood Canoes in your 2006 Canoe Buyer’s Guide. Te correct address is
longwud@magma.ca.
DOUG LONG Mountain, Ontario
BRIAN CYR
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