Jimbo wrote on Jan 22^nd, 2011 at 12:42am:

"North to Athabasca" IS the book you are looking for if you are seeking a canoe-camping escape from the winter doldrums.  This is especially true if you are ready to experiment with river canoe trips way up north. Jimbo   8-) [smiley=thumbup.gif]

Not the easiest book to find here in the canoeing capitol of the world, Columbus, Ohio, but my wife got tired of library searches and bought the book from Amazon for me. I enjoyed the book very much and like Curran's style of writing. A very easy read. His style of writing has a way of bringing you into the canoe with him. I would guess the portages around the canyons are much more difficult than what I got from his story. I can empathize with their frame of mind at the end of their journey. Thanks for the heads up on this one.

J