Having been on a few canoe trips to Algonquin and some other Crown Land waterways in Ontario, there were a few times when I wish I had been a little more UL, all of them relating to some really nasty portages. Longest I've ever done — and I know it's far from the longest... the EGL folks have done far longer — was something like 1.8km (x4!) with a few muddy hills and steep, rocky/rooty banks thrown in for good measure. And do not be fooled, those kevlar Scott rental canoes are no lighter than the plastic ones, or at least not by much. I was lusting after my friends' 42lb Wenonah every minute, and since that time have wondered how cool it would be to carry much lighter kit and paddle in something like a solo Voyager... ahh.
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