Wilderness Paddlers Gathering

Early in March I was lucky enough to be part of the Wilderness Paddlers Gathering at the Hulbert Outdoor Center in Vermont. It rained all weekend but no one seemed to mind much as we huddled indoors watching slideshows and talking rivers. I was especially taken with some of Al Stirt and Wendy Scott's pictures of Richmond Gulf on the Ungava Peninsula. Maybe Al and Wendy only take the camera out when it's sunny but it sure looked idyllic. Maybe in 2009...

Good luck to everyone on the rivers this summer and special thanks to Deb Williams for inviting me, to George Luste for river advice, to Mike Robinson for sharing his maps of the Snare, Emile and Parent Rivers and to Kendall, Zand, Naomi & Co. for staying up late looking at maps with us.