Category Archives: Outdoor Photos & Videos

Below are some photos from our 2009 September 25-28 canoe trip in the St Regis Canoe Area. I will have a full trip report and some short video clips coming soon.

The St. Regis Canoe Area is where you can experience primitive canoeing and camping in true remote wilderness. The following  images are from a May 2007 canoe camping trip with base camp at St. Regis Pond. If you’re into outdoor photography … Continue reading →

This feature-length documentary follows naturalist Bill Mason on his journey by canoe into the Ontario wilderness. The filmmaker and artist begins on Lake Superior, then explores winding and sometimes tortuous river waters to the meadowlands of the river’s source. Along … Continue reading →

This short film from canoeist Bill Mason demonstrates the basic doubles paddling strokes and how to apply them in various combinations. The application of each stroke in rapids is shown briefly and the emphasis is always on working as a … Continue reading →

This short film from canoeist Bill Mason explains clearly how to locate a deep water channel by reading the rapids and how to apply paddling strokes and manoeuvres to steer the canoe where you want it to go. It also … Continue reading →