Weekend Warm-Up: Alone Across the Canadian North by Canoe
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Photo: Screenshot
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An overhead view of the Hudson Bay Lowlands. Complex! Photo: Screenshot
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The Hudson Bay Lowlands in green. Map: Wikimedia Commons
![man paddling canoe in rapids](https://explorersweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-02-213523-1536x777-1.jpg)
Navigating whitewater. Photo: Screenshot
Portage hell, horsefly heaven
![a man drags a canoe through a dense forest](https://explorersweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-02-214411-700x352.jpg)
It’s hard to believe, but this is a shot of a canoe portage. Looks fun, huh? Photo: Screenshot
![a horsefly on the outside of a tent](https://explorersweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-02-214845-700x356.jpg)
Bloodsuckers and biters. Photo: Screenshot
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Balsam balm
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Shoalts’ balsam fir sap treatment sealed his wrist wound perfectly. Photo: Screenshot
Source: https://explorersweb.com/weekend-warmup-canoe-hudson-bay-lowlands/
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