Wood buffalo national park SUP expedition - Outpost magazine

[robon]

I came across this sup expedition in Wood Buffalo National Park in Northern Alberta while looking for northern paddling destinations. What a trip these guys had. I travelled part of the park years ago while on the way to the northwest territories. It's an amazing place.

http://www.outpostmagazine.com/51-view-from-here/476-wood-buffalo-national-park

[deepmud]

I wish they talked a bit more (at all) about the technical  aspects of preparing the gear, cooking, the types of boards(maybe psi ratings? One of them is really looking "taco" in every pic) , etc ....but it looks like an awesome trip anyway.

To anyone with limited time, just click the pictures with a SUP in it - the rest aren't about the river paddling.

[robon]

Yeah, the layout is a bit awkward, but I like learning more about the place even though I've been there before. I'm into a bit of a backstory for all sup expeditions. Makes it much more interesting.
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[spirit4earth]

That's beautiful!  I'd love to spend some time in Canada.  When I was a very young kid, my grandparents had a cabin on Lake Kashwakamak in Ontario.  I'd love to paddle on that lake.  I haven't been up there in years....

[PonoBill]

Interesting trip and article. Yeah, I'd like some meat on the bone though, what worked, what didn't, how they packed and what they carried. What they needed and didn't have. I also see what you mean about the taco--always the guy in the red. Either he had the crappiest board, or he didn't feel like pumping it up, or he's a lot heavier, or perhaps he brought along his treasured fishing weight collection.

[deepmud]

On a weird sort of segue - Wood bison were recently reintroduced here in Alaska

I looked again - I've decided Red's board was rated "11psi" and he was scared to push it past 10. That's my biased and unscientific opinion

[ford]

Yeah it wasn't the best format.... a better writer could do a lot more with that story I think... but it was still good.


I'd love to do something like that.