Mattawa River

Inspiration from the natural world

The Canadian Shield. Trees down to the water’s edge. I’ve made it back from the wilderness! A typical “Canadian sunset” picture. Actually, I’ve been back for three days now, and it wasn’t that wild. While the Mattawa is significant as part of the original “river highway” of Canada, used by the fur traders as part […]

Into the near(ly) wild

As this post goes live, I’m on the highway toward North Bay, Ontario, to begin a canoe trip down the Mattawa River. It’s going to include some white water, a few short portages and more white water, all in the great Canadian wilderness. Actually, it’s not all that wild. There are provincial campsites all along […]