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  • Augusti 2023

    Augusti var det ja. Drog förbi i en rackarna fart som vanligt. Ett par onsdagspaddlingar fick vi till och så Stockenträffen. Annars en hel del cykling hemma, skogshäng, bad osv. Kantarellerna exploderade. Det blev även en del Hallon, Blåbär och Björnbär plockade. Lite Havtorn också ute hos Vita Vråken. I odlingarna hemma har det plockats…

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  • Sun 10/09-2023 Day 890

    Sun 10/09-2023 Day 890

    Pos: 69.1178,-105.0399 Loc: Cambridge Bay Acc: Hilleberg Keron 4 Dist: 53,3 km Start: 5:55 End: 17:20 I did not sleep well, too many thoughts about my trip finish are going through my head. The forecast confirms once more a dead calm day, though foggy in the morning. I do not car much about fog, I…

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  • Sat 09/09-2023 Day 889

    Sat 09/09-2023 Day 889

    Pos: 68.8936,-105.9828 Loc: last mainland camp Acc: Hilleberg Keron 4 Dist: 0 km The last rest day of the trip. The wind blows over twenty knots, which feels not comfortable enough for crossing over to Cambridge Bay. So I stay in, relax, sleep, and wait, wait, wait…Waiting for the right timing is part of this…

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  • Thu 07/09-2023 Day 887

    Thu 07/09-2023 Day 887

    Pos: 68.7668,-106.9943 Loc: Dease Strait Acc: Hilleberg Keron 4 Dist: 59,7 km Start: 6:35 End: 18:40 I start into my third-last paddling day of this section – if all goes well and the weather holds up as forecasted. All I need is to refill water once. I know about many streams on th way, but…

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  • Fri 08/09-2023 Day 888

    Fri 08/09-2023 Day 888

    Pos: 68.8936,-105.9828 Loc: last mainland camp Acc: Hilleberg Keron 4 Dist: 53,7 km Start: 6:20 End: 17:45 The small boat wrecks continue today. I count about seven of them, if different states of being abandoned. A clear sign of nearing civilization, but I am wondering with each wreck what has happened to the people. The…

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  • THE DUBCAST WITH DUBSIDE: Episode #46: The Dubside Breakfast

    THE DUBCAST WITH DUBSIDE: Episode #46: The Dubside Breakfast

    IN THIS EPISODE: A detailed description of what Dubside eats for breakfast. “Naammagittarneq” by Nanook

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  • Onsdagsplasking Verholmen

    Onsdagsplasking Verholmen

    Litt tidligere i høst inviterte klubben til onsdagspadling, en dag det var litt gråvær med nordavind. Tre stykker ble med til Verholmen, der det er fint å øve litt i vind og bølger.  Nå var det en stund siden sist jeg padlet Boring (NDK Pilgrim), så jeg benyttet anledningen til å få luftet den. Det…

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  • Onsdagspaddling 6 september

    Onsdagspaddling 6 september

    Riktigt go onsdagspaddling med ÄSSS. Helt oskrynkligt vatten på vägen ut mot Magnarps hamn. Där träffade vi på Lars & Anneli för lite gött snack innan vi plaskade tillbaka. Riktigt fint kvällsljus och lite motvind på tillbakavägen. Inlägget Onsdagspaddling 6 september dök först upp på kajak.nu.

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  • Wed 06/09-2023 Day 886

    Wed 06/09-2023 Day 886

    Pos: 68.6149,-108.3047 Loc: western point of the peninsula Acc: Hilleberg Keron 4 Dist: 0 km I wake at five, after less than six hours of sleep. My body is not recovered yet from yesterday’s long paddling effort, although the updated forecast sounds like good low winds in the morning. I turn around again and give…

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  • Tue 05/09-2023 Day 885

    Tue 05/09-2023 Day 885

    Pos: 68.6149,-108.3047 Loc: western point of the peninsula Acc: Hilleberg Keron 4 Dist: 75,1 km Start: 6:05 End: 20:45 Today is the day. I had occasional snow slush showers until five in the afternoon, and I was very happy about my decision to not kep on pushing into those freezing cold headwinds. The evening, I…

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  • Sensommarmorgon

    Riktigt fina morgonstunder nu. Lite dis och dimma. Fukten gör att alla fina spindelnät syns. Idag fyra Tranor strax nedanför oss och ett par Rådjur i skogen. Bra start på en tisdagsrackare. Nu är det bara ett fåtal sommardagar kvar av de hundra, passa på! Inlägget Sensommarmorgon dök först upp på kajak.nu.

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  • Mon 04/09-2023 Day 884

    Mon 04/09-2023 Day 884

    Pos: 68.1007,-109.2114 Loc: north-eastern Cockburn Island Acc: Hilleberg Keron 4 Dist: 14,7 km Start: 6:35 End: 9:50 The original forecast for today sounded good – north-easterly winds up to maximal ten knots, clouds, seas twenty centimeters, though cold with two degrees. What the update last night said, I read finally on my sat phone again…

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  • Brave the Wild River – A Review

    Brave the Wild River – A Review

    Editor’s note: Recently Melissa Sevigny, science writer and winner in the 2019-20 Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition, announced the publication of her new book Brave the Wild River. The book sounded right up my alley, so I snabbed it out of the library and gave it a read. If you’re interested in whitewater, the Colorado River,…

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  • Nybörjare på SUP, tog en sväng på Albysjön/Tyresö lite förkyld men var soligt för en gångs skull!!

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  • Sun 03/09-2023 Day 883

    Sun 03/09-2023 Day 883

    Pos: 67.9804,-109.2850 Loc: Cockburn Islands Acc: Hilleberg Keron 4 Dist: 41,2 km Start: 5:50 End: 16:00 After sticking my nose out of my bay, yes, I feel uncomfortable crossing twenty five kilometers due north-east, into fifteen knots headwind and lumpy sea at four degrees Celsius and soe drizzling rain almost all morning. So it is…

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  • SUP Black Witch

    Testar på sup, har en Black witch som är 74 cm bred, tror jag behöver en något stadigare bräda även om jag tar mig fram skapligt på denna så tror jag några centimeter extra skulle sitta fint. The post SUP Black Witch first appeared on Kanotisten.com.

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  • Sat 02/09-2023 Day 882

    Sat 02/09-2023 Day 882

    Pos: 67.9612,-109.9693 Loc: Desbarats Inlet Acc: Hilleberg Keron 4 Dist: 0 km It is the third day of my prison-stay inside the tent. Last night, the wind calmed down to a mild north-west, which protects my bay. The waves on my doorstep disappeared, and I am already hoping it might be okay to leave. I…

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  • Thu+Fri 31/08 + 01/09-2023 Day 880+881

    Thu+Fri 31/08 + 01/09-2023 Day 880+881

    Pos: 67.9612,-109.9693 Loc: Desbarats Inlet Acc: Hilleberg Keron 4 Dist: 0 km Thursday, August 31st, 2023 The last day of August, and the first day of my forecasted three-days asylum on this rocky shore ledge. I can overview the sea, and it does not look very inviting, when I dare to look outside at all.…

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  • VALLEY NORDKAPP FORTI

    VALLEY NORDKAPP FORTI

    Una mañana navegando con el Valley Nordkapp Forti, te cuento un poco como va y la historia de este mito del kayak de mar leer más

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  • Wed 30/08-2023 Day 879

    Wed 30/08-2023 Day 879

    Pos: 67.9612,-109.9693 Loc: Desbarats Inlet Acc: Hilleberg Keron 4 Dist: 60,9 km Start: 5:50 End: 19:55 It should be an okay paddling dy today. After a rest day, I feel energetic to push on. Karel has sent me the outlook for the week. So far, tomorrow and two more days, it will be more rest…

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  • Onsdagspaddling 29 augusti

    Igår blev det en riktigt fin kväll på Skälderviken. Nio paddlare paddlade från ÄSSS och söderut. Nästan helt oskrynkligt vatten, mycket fint ljus och gött snack. Fårdugaonsdagskväll helt enkelt. Inlägget Onsdagspaddling 29 augusti dök först upp på kajak.nu.

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  • Kajakleder kring Umeå

    Umeå kajakklubb har lagt ut tips om kajakleder kring Umeå. Områden som vi själva aldrig paddlat i, bara passerat enstaka gång med bil 🙂 Ser finfint ut (där med)! Här finns mer info hos Umeå Kanotklubb med beskrivning av de olika turerna. Här länk direkt till karta på Google Maps. Inlägget Kajakleder kring Umeå dök…

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  • Marmot Ether DriClime Hoody Review

    Marmot Ether DriClime Hoody Review

    I’ve been a big fan of Marmot’s DriClime Windshirt. It has been a staple of my outdoor clothing system for years. I think it is one of the best layers for shoulder-season canoe trips. It’s warm, breathable, and blocks the wind. You can use it as a base layer against your skin, as an insulation…

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  • 72 EL CLUB DE KAYAK

    72 EL CLUB DE KAYAK

    Majo Bustamante nos cuenta como es posible un micro negocio de kayak. Organizan excursiones por su zona en Argentina. En el embalse de Cabra Corral un lugar de altura donde se puede navegar casi todo el año.

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