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Campfire [ COMMUNITY ] RE: TANDEM OR SOLO?
I CAN’T ANSWER THAT, MY WIFE COULD READ THIS!” From a comment posted on Canoeroots’ Facebook page by MATTHEW CAUDLE.
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Joel Hoffman, it depends on who the other person is. “I also prefer solo,” he wrote, “but a girl in front for ballast is more fun than rocks!” “Myself in the stern, and my eldest boy in
the bow, my yougest sleeping in the middle,” wrote Paul Hoy. And Dan Valleskey summed it up by writing, “It takes the right partner, on the right river, in the right sort of boat. When the stars align, life is good.”
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Grab your paddle, PFD and a bowl of pop- corn—you can now find your favorite canoe- ing gear, techniques, exclusive interviews and destination stories online on the new Cano- eroots TV channel at
www.canoerootstv.com. Read this issue’s guide to tripping in the North (page 36) and then join host Scott MacGregor as he talks with Yukon Wild’s Kalin Pallett, who shares tips and trip planning ideas for expeditions to the Arctic’s greatest canoeing destinations.
4 EARLY SUMMER 2012 TANDEM VS. SOLO
After sharing some time on the water with clas- sic solo canoeing queen, Becky Mason, in our last issue (
www.canoerootsmag.com/0025), we wondered how many people out there paddle with a partner versus paddling alone. A surprising amount of people prefer going solo. On Facebook, Paul Steeves wrote, “Prefer solo...but only for canoeing!” For others, like
If you’re looking for a place to wet your paddle with fellow canoeists in the coming months, there are lots of great events to check out. Pad- dler Co-op is hosting the second annual Palmer River Fest in Palmer Rapids, ON, May 19 and 20 (
www.paddlerco-op.com). The Maine Canoe Symposium takes place this year June 8 to 10 in Bridgton, ME (
www.mainecanoesymposium. org). Celebrate National Canoe Day on June 26 by joining one of the many events taking place around the world (
www.nationalcanoeday.net). For the first time in 18 years, the Junior Canoe Slalom World Championships will be taking place on American soil from July 10 to 15 in Wausau, WI (
www.2012wausau.com). For more canoeing events visit
www.canoerootsmag.com.
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