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Photos& captions by ConorMihell
Anyonewho’s done apaddling trip innorthernOntariohas probably experienceda“Why am I doing this?”moment.
This photo essaywill take youback to that godforsakenbit of backcountry you swore you’dnever return to.—Ed.
EPIC
TRIP
PHOTOSFROMTHEEDGE
This narrow, slippery catwalk of glacier-scoured rocks is considered easy goingon the
two-kilometre carry aroundDenison Falls on theDogRiver, on Lake Superior’s north
shore.TheDenisonportage is known amongpaddlers as one of Canada’s toughest—
completewithmud, blowdowns and two sheer cliffs, the secondofwhichdrops directly
into awhirlpool.My first attemptwas a 24-hour ordeal. Portager: Kevin Farrell.
PADDLE-TRIPHELL,
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