David Curran

This is a recounting of a canoe trip taken by the author and a friend on an extremely remote wilderness river, the MacFarlane, in northern Saskatchewan. Curran describes his previous canoeing experience in wilderness areas of Maine. But, he explains, even though there are not many people there, there is evidence of their presence with dirt roads, trails, etc. He was looking for something more pristine. His descriptions of the MacFarlane area, from the geology, to the black flies that made life miserable, is very detailed. I really enjoyed this book and came away with the sense that I had shared the experience which is what every arm chair adventurer wants.… (plus d'informations)