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Paddling with manatees

Paddling with manatees on the Crystal River

on June 16, 2013 in Adventure travel, Canoeing, Daily Travel Photo, United States

On this Father’s Day, I am featuring photos from my dad who lives part of the year in Florida. On this canoeing trip on the Crystal River, he found himself in a network of connected springs with a few other paddlers, some snorkelers, and over 200 manatees. Manatees swim into the Florida Rivers in the [...]

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Quetico Provincial Park Canada

Canoeing with thunder clouds in Quetico Provincial Park

on April 6, 2013 in Adventure travel, Canoeing, Daily Travel Photo, North America

In Quetico Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada the weather forecast is as far as you can see over the horizon from where the direction where the weather is coming in. With no access to the internet or weather radio, you are completely at the whim of the elements while canoeing. The weather can change quickly. [...]

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Bald eagle Wisconsin River

Trying to photograph the elusive belted kingfisher

on December 18, 2012 in Canoeing, Wisconsin adventure travel

One bird that can be seen on just about every river, lake, marsh, pond, or any waterway in Wisconsin is the belted kingfisher. The cacophonous call of this colorful bird is familiar to all who spend time outside in Wisconsin. Earlier this year, in Nekoosa Wisconsin, I spotted a pair on Lake Arrowhead. I got [...]

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Canoeing Quetico

Canoeing Lake Kawnipi in Quetico in search of the fresh fish

on November 24, 2012 in Adventure travel, camping, Canoeing, Daily Travel Photo, fishing, North America

While having Thanksgiving dinner at my Dad’s, he shared with me some pictures he had of our trip to Quetico Provincial Park in Canada. Traveling solo most of the time, I don’t have a lot of in action photos of myself in the wilderness, so I was glad to get this picture from my the [...]

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Land O’ Lakes, Lac Vieux Desert, and the headwaters of the Wisconsin River

on October 16, 2012 in Canoeing, hiking, Wisconsin adventure travel

On the way to the Porcupine Mountains State Wilderness Area in Michigan, I passed an historical marker for the headwaters of the Wisconsin River on U.S. Highway 45. This was just south of the little town of Land O’ Lakes near the border with the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It was 4:30 in the morning, [...]

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Brule River Wisconsin

Kayaking through class II rapids on the Brule River

on October 3, 2012 in Canoeing, Kayaking, Wisconsin adventure travel

  Day one from Stones Bridge Landing had a little bit of excitement with some class I rapids and some rock gardens, but the next stretch down to the Highway 13 Bridge from the Pine Tree Landing on the Brule River is where the real fun takes place. I was provided a spray skirt and [...]

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Kickapoo River canoeing

Paddling the Lower Kickapoo River to Wauzeka

on September 17, 2012 in camping, Canoeing, Wisconsin adventure travel

The Kickapoo River is a picturesque meandering stream in southwest Wisconsin. Most people prefer to canoe the upper stretch by Ontario and LaFarge. This is for good reason as the river is more interesting up there with fun rifles and beautiful limestone bluffs, but the lower portion of the river is scenic as well and [...]

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Wisconsin River sunset

Looking back on the Wisconsin canoe, camp, and road trip

on September 12, 2012 in Adventure travel, camping, Canoeing, Kayaking

I have just returned from a week in the great northwoods of Wisconsin camping, canoeing, hiking, and a few beers along the way. I would argue that Wisconsin has one of the best systems of canoe streams in the country and possibly the best. Wisconsin has a great variety of rivers from the large majestic [...]

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Lower Kickapoo River canoeing

Riding the storm out on the Kickapoo River

on September 7, 2012 in Adventure travel, camping, Canoeing

Driving to the small town of Steuben, Wisconsin with Wisconsin River Outings, I was excited for my two day solo adventure down the Lower Kickapoo River to Wauzeka, Wisconsin. Steuben to Wauzeka is a 19 mile stretch. The plan was to travel by canoe 12 miles one day and then camp along the river at [...]

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Wisconsin River canoeing

The Wisconsin River over and three more rivers to go

on September 3, 2012 in Adventure travel, camping, Canoeing, Daily Travel Photo

The Wisconsin River, one of the best camping, canoeing, and just plain beautiful rivers in the world is right here in the heart of the Midwestern heartland. The Lower Wisconsin River Valley is the best part of the river as the last 92 miles from Sauk City to its confluence with the Mississippi River is [...]

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