OK Jimbo.....you talked me into it. I look forward to the read.

That would be a dream to do a far northern type river trip. Might as well right? Just have to plug in with the right bunch that first time.

Picked up a DVD from Tom Foster....."solo open whitewater canoeing". Pretty interesting. Lots to learn. Thinking about some sort of lessons or seminar type thing before heading north on a river trip. Right now I'm fairly clueless on whitewater.......