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In addition to going "upriver", we spent a lot of time loading, unloading and negotiating some tricky foot paths along a much longer route.

I've come to the conclusion from my personal experiences that I'd rather do one long portage than multiple short ones with a longer overall route.

Solo at least for me put-ins/take-outs are the times when you have the highest risk of pulling a muscle/slipping and falling.

Other than hammock incidents that is.  ;) ;) ;D ;D