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Grey Owl and Me – Stories from the Trail and Beyond
$26.99Quick ViewAs a past park ranger and avid wilderness traveller, Hap Wilson saw that there were uncanny similarities between himself and the famous writer/conservationist/native wanabe, Grey Owl. That said, he thought it would be fun to juxtaposition “Owl” into his stories as a sort of spectre or critic of his own life on the trail.
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Lake Superior to Manitoba by Canoe
$29.95Quick ViewAided by my wife Andrea, daughter Alexa, son Chris and trusty collie Oban, we map out Ontario’s “Path of the Paddle” – the Trans Canada Trail (Great Trail) water route from Lake Superior to Manitoba – 25% of Ontario’s portion of the famous cross-country trail.
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Missinaibi – Journey to the Northern Sky. From Lake Superior to James Bay by Canoe.
$32.95Quick ViewThe definitive canoe guide to the historic trade route between Lake Superior and James Bay along the Michipicoten and Missinaibi Rivers. Provides historical background. Another trademark Wilson guidebook with maps, illustrations and photos.
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Out of Abaddon
$26.99Quick ViewOut of Abaddon follows a journalist, a HAARP technician, and a young Cree boy through the days and months following global-wide infrastructure collapse, and into the dystopia their world quickly becomes. Will they survive, and what will remain of society as we know it?
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River of Fire – Conflict and Survival on the Seal River
$20.00Quick ViewThere are two parts to this story – a wilderness trip gone awry replete with human conflict in a remote part of Canada; and the struggle of the Sayesi Dene First Nations for autonomy and self-reliance. The story is set in Northern Manitoba on the Seal River during Manitoba’s worst wildfires…”a sizzling read” according to the Winnipeg Free Press.
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Rivers of the Upper Ottawa Valley – Vintage Edition
$56.00Quick ViewThe definitive canoe guide to some of the best canoeing rivers on the Quebec and Ontario sides of the Ottawa: Coulonge, Noire, Dumoine, Mattawa and Barron. Lots of historical background and other information. Richly mapped and illustrated with Hap’s pen and ink and photographs rendered in the trademark Wilson style.
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Temagami – A Wilderness Paradise 2023
$24.95Quick ViewThis comprehensive guidebook clearly details 25 of the best canoeing, kayaking and hiking routes in Temagami, ON and contains notes on the region’s history, geography, archaeology, flora and fauna, as well as important outfitting, camping and safety tips.
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Trails and Tribulations – Confessions of a Wilderness Pathfinder
$26.99Quick ViewThere are a lot of young people competing for wilderness guide status. Many have great wilderness skills but that’s not all that’s needed to take on this profession. Experience, patience and humility make up at least 75% of psychological traits that are required. I wrote this as a ‘hard-core’ read with serious undertones…but that’s what’s needed to bring a taste of reality to wilderness guiding.
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Wilderness Rivers of Manitoba
$24.95Quick ViewFour years of exhaustive research and cartography went in to producing this classic guidebook, detailed right down to the last boulder in every rapid. Routes are graded by environmental zone and proximity to Winnipeg, for the level of difficulty and remoteness, and general risk factor. Maps are detailed, illustrating classification of rapids, running channels, portages and campsites. Planning logistics are also made simple with a current listing of available services and outfitters. Fourteen river descriptions including information on Woodland Caribou Provincial Park in Ontario, Atikaki Wilderness Park in Manitoba, Bloodvein/Hayes and Seal Heritage Rivers.
