Some interesting points I found while reading...(possible SPOILERS for those yet to read it)
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Parents of that time were different.  I wonder if Sevareid's parents would still tell a 17 yr old in "todays day and age", sure, go ahead and do it.

It strikes me that either their social standing(?), or work connections(?), may have been influential in getting them access to aerial photos in that day.  I wonder what the cost of those photos were in that day....free(?), were they available to the average joe?  I thought they were millitary photos?  Did the millitary of that day just make these available to the public?  Canadian millitary photos?

I'm still awestruke that these kids and their parents just take-off without a complete understanding of the journey....having a lack of complete maps.  "Oh well, I guess we'll just find our way when we get there".  If someone did that today and failed...we call them a fool, if they succeed, we call them a hero.  I find it strange.

It seems there was some sort of "love found" with a youg lady in Berens Bay...did anyone else pickup on that?  Skinny dipping at midnight in Lake winnipeg....sounds like it could be interesting.  Thought I was gonna read a romance novellete for a second.

I wonder if that ferry service wasn't available....would they have conquered Winni in time to finish the trip?

The real adventure is gone for us today (IMO)....There's very little of the Earth's surface thats unmapped.  Today...the granduer is still there, the adventure of the wild is still there....but as soon as you are scared or worried about "where am I at"....just turn on your GPS.  To me, that was the true accomplishment of their trip.

I compare the recent publicised trips to this "original" trip....today, satellite phones, radio show call-ins from any rapid you choose along the way, unlimited power for cameras, phones, computers on the trip with cell chargers, GPS, accurate maps, high tech equipment (I'm not condeming this....just comparing)......It just can never be the same again IMO.]

I wish I had this spirit of adventure.

I just now finished reading this, and for anyone who hasn't yet, it's definitely a must-read.

I am a non-believer in GPS technology while out "in the nature," and I proved to a friend a few years ago that a man with a map and compass who knows what he's doing is more valuable than a guy with a GPS who hasn't a clue... to make a long story short, we navigated out of North Dakota's badlands at night, with no moon, using the stars to guide us out of the canyon - while this guy and his GPS lost his way numerous times. If you can't even read contours, a GPS will do you no good in the bush... besides, I think that technology distracts the mind from its true purpose - to go out there and be sharp. And at the end of the day, after using wits and simple magnets to navigate the wilds, the taste of victory is infinitely sweeter.

So to me, it's not so surprising that they were able to make it with what they had, but I do think they had their share of good luck. Without the ferry, the locals' directions, etc., they may not have made it in time. I have no doubt they would have made it, but certainly not before freeze-up.


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Truer words have never been spoken. Our kids don't need a Nintendo, they need a place to explore with their own feet and hands. They need sunrises and sunsets, blisters, and moments of fear and accomplishment. They need to live life...

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I recently read this book also and some of the parts were sort of disturbing to me. When they talked about shooting animals for the fun of it, I dont like that stuff.

CG9603.  Look forward to buying your book.  Let us know when it's published. 

Ever since I read Canoeing with the Cree the first time, 15 years ago or more I 've fantasized about making the trip. Going to have to do it vicariously thru guys like you now at my age.