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It’s not just BioLite stoves and solar chargers that are revolutionizing power in the backcountry. Swed- ish product myFC Pow- erTrekk is a portable charger that generates electricity from water; perfect for canoeists. Add water and a myFC puck to create an electricity-gen- erating hydrogen conversion process. Paddlers can then plug in and charge a phone, camera or other device. Ac- cording to the manufacturer, a puck lasts three hours and charges a device at the same rate as a wall outlet.
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Skinny dipping. See number 26.
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Celebrating its eleventh year, the Wabakimi Project (www.
wabakimi.org) isn’t the only grassroots project to explore, document and clear tradi- tional portage trails in wilder- ness areas, but it’s certainly the largest. Local enthusiast groups, such as the Friends of Temagami have also taken to DIY trail clearing to keep local canoe routes accessible.
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If you’re of the plaid and Car- hartt wearing sect, you may have recently been mistak- en for a hipster. Don’t panic. Current fashion is fond of the several-days-in-the- bush look, as well as Mason jars, beards and—we’re not quite sure why—lumber- jacks. Just enjoy your time in vogue while it lasts.
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Scientists are one step closer to fighting back against the world’s deadliest animal. Worldwide, mosquitoes kill 725,000 people each year.
In 2014 an international team of scientists began a pilot project to reengineer mos- quito genetics so only males can survive. Without females (the biters) mosquito-spread illnesses, including malaria, dengue fever, recently discov- ered in Florida and the West Nile Virus, now found across North America, will lose their most productive host.
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From corporate responsibility to corporate activism, Pata- gonia crosses the line in this summer’s doc DamNation and we love the result. Watch a trailer for the feature-length rallying cry at www.rapidme-
dia.com/0245.
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We’re excited about canoeing gear from RuffWear—new adventure beds, PFDs and doggie backpacks mean that outdoor adventure has never been more comfortable or safer for our four-legged friends (
www.ruffwear.com).
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Tip of the hat to author and life-long environmentalist Farley Mowat, who passed away in May at the age of 92. His books, including Never Cry Wolf, People of the Deer and Owls in the Family, were a source of inspiration for many adventurers exploring northern rivers by canoe.
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With WiFi coming to campgrounds in select parks across North America, there’s no place your boss can’t reach you. While we love the idea of connectivity making the outdoors more ac- cessible to everyone, we wor- ry about campers connecting with Facebook instead of nature. Kevin Callan debates this hot topic on page 62.
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Handstands, gunwale bob- bing and back flips off the bow—canoe tricks are great fun. But hands down, the best we’ve seen is the fon- taine flop rescue maneu- ver. Watch the strangest way to re-enter a canoe at www.
rapidmedia.com/0246.
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Find a rocky outcrop on a lake and watch a celestial show when the Perseids meteor shower peaks in the wee hours of August 13. Then check out a double bill on the night of October 8 when a total lunar eclipse and the Draco- nids meteor shower coincide.
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At 42 feet long and 59 inches wide, these two war ca- noes are the largest wood- canvas canoes in the world. Made by the Peterborough Canoe Company in
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The Canoeroots team started noticing the trend last year, now it seems like everyone—paddlers or not— are having canoe weddings. “Incorporating the canoe into the wedding is part of a larger trend to get weddings out of the city, off of the golf course and outside the banquet hall,” says Toronto-based wedding photographer Mike Last. “Working together in the bow and the stern and keeping pace with each other, while keeping the boat on the right path and upright, is a perfect metaphor for any marriage.”
1926, they seat 30 and are still used in Taylor Statten Camp’s programs today.
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The tripping barrel cele- brates roughly 30 years of ser- vice after being popularized by a group of Ottawa canoe- ists who first experimented with olive barrels on northern rivers in the mid-80s.
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If you’ve ever done a fly-in canoe trip, chances are you were riding sky-high in a de Havilland Bea- ver. Though this airborne workhorse has been out of production for 37 years, hundreds are still in the air and the Beaver is widely regarded as one of the best bush planes ever.
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First timers. “It’s like we’re on a real adventure.”
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50. PHOTOS LEFT TO RIGHT: TIM IRVIN, KEVIN CALLAN, MIKE LAST, DAMNATION FILM, KAYDI PYETTE
PHOTO: MIKE LAST
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