![070613-047[1]](http://www.paddlinglight.com/pl/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/070613-0471-150x150.jpg "Permalink to Website Update and Moving Forward")
Several years ago, I started Paddlinglight.com as a hobby website and a place to hold my writing. Since then, it’s morphed beyond my original scope now with 12 authors, over 125 articles and pages, and over 27,000 monthly page views. My hobby website has turned into an information source for fellow adventurers, boat builders, and [...]
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Robert Pruden returns to the pages of Nessmuking with the next installment of his journey to the sea.
![080211-012[1]](http://www.paddlinglight.com/pl/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/080211-0121-150x150.jpg "Permalink to Skiing the Cascade River")
In Northern Minnesota in winter, skiing down the frozen rivers is an exciting activity. A broken ski binding on the Cascade River turns a short ski into an adventure.
Bryan Hansel and Steve Hauptli find adventure in the 30,000 Island area of Georgian Bay. On a four day trip, they’re pounded by gale force winds in an attempt to make it to the Bustard Rock Lighthouses. This is the tale of their 50 mile trip.
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Eager to protect the dramatic landscapes of western Patagonia, Cristian Donoso will lead a 5-month expedition by kayak to this region, one of the most inhospitable places on earth, in 2007. With its labyrinth of rocky islands, serpentine channels and icy fjords, western Patagonia, in southern Chile, is one of the least-explored areas on earth, [...]
![5[1]](http://www.paddlinglight.com/pl/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/51-150x150.jpg "Permalink to Last Day in Paradise: a Boundary Waters trip report by Richard “Doc” Gams")
When the Ham Lake Fire of 2007 closed all the entry points on the eastern side of the Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness, Richard Doc Gams and his crew were forced to change their plans. Some quick last minute planning and their trip to the BWCA turned out heavenly.
A trip report for the 2007 Canoecopia. This is the world’s largest paddlesports expo. It occurs each year in Madison, WI. Here are the highlights of the show.
![061108-35[1]](http://www.paddlinglight.com/pl/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/061108-351-150x150.jpg "Permalink to Lake Superior Day Trip – Grand Marais to Fall River and Beyond")
The short paddle from Grand Marais to the Fall River (4.5 mile round trip) makes for a great short outing and the paddle from the harbor to Terrace Point (10 mile round trip) adds some distance to your trip.
![061002-69[1]](http://www.paddlinglight.com/pl/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/061002-691-150x150.jpg "Permalink to Adventures in the Hills: The 2006 Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup")
The Custer State Park Buffalo Round was the destination of Bryan Hansel and Steve Hauptli in the Fall of 2006. This trip report has nothing to do with paddling, but sometimes a trip that doesn’t include paddling can be a good thing. This travel story includes beautiful photography.
![lisr[1]](http://www.paddlinglight.com/pl/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/lisr1-150x150.jpg "Permalink to Up a Lazy River: A solo canoe trip in the Boundary Waters")
This is an account of Shipp Webb’s solo six-day trip in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, a trip that covered 13 lakes, 4 rivers and 28 portages totaling about 72 miles. Thirty-one hours quickly passed paddling and portaging. It was a trip with varied weather and an abundance of wildlife sightings including eagles, moose, deer, and most importantly a wolf.
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I’m not worried about it,” remarked Chris Sickert about the electric fence that crossed the creek in front of the canoe. “Okay,” I said back. I imagined in terror that Chris would grab the electric wire as we drifted under it, and the current from the live wire would travel down the water in the [...]
The 8.5 mile day trip from Bearskin Lake to the Stairway portage is a classic day trip in the Boundary Waters. The reward at the portage is a beautiful waterfall and one of the best views in the Wilderness Area.
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Route Name: Brule Vern River Loop Route: Brule, Juno, Vern, Vern River, Weird Lake, South Temperance Lake, and Brule Distance: 21 miles Total Days: 2 Description of Boundary Waters Route Five hours of bush whacking, route forging, and pulling your canoe up and over miles of blow downs await the brave canoeist that tackles this [...]
As I write this, we’re getting pounded by snow blowing sideways in an almost complete whiteout, which is in contrast to the great weather we had over the weekend at this year’s Canoecopia. I have to think, yet another Canoecopia, the show that signals the start of spring for me. This year, I spent two [...]
Cape Falcon Kayak Lightweight Gear List
Talk about going light, Brian Schulz of Cape Falcon Kayaks lists his standard kayak camping list in a thread at the Qajaq USA. His basic camping list: Clothing 1 set of quick dry clothes, no underwear, a warm sweater a hat Shelter System foam pad sleeping bag tarp Cooking System 1 qt pot a spoon [...]