self supported through North America

November 29, 2019
canoeing under fallen tree on the canoe parcours

The canoe parcours

In addition to low water levels, portages and upstream obstacles, there are also many other obstacles that make the Northern Forest Canoe Trail one of the toughest trails...
December 13, 2019
old trains on the tramway carry

The industrial wilderness

The Northern Forest Canoe Trail takes us past historic waterways, once used by indigenous people. They used canoes made of birch bark to paddle on the rivers and lakes. There were no roads and the water was by far the easiest was to canoe in the wilderness...
December 20, 2019
moose running through the water on the Northern Forest Canoe Trail

Moose, moose, moose

Our canoe trip is almost perfect, but something important is missing. Everyone told us that Maine is full of moose and we would see a lot. After more than twenty days in Maine, we have seen hundreds of moose tracks, moose poop and even a dead moose on the back of a jeep, but no living moose...
January 11, 2020
classic roller skiing

Playground in the back yard

On October 7th Carl picks us up in the park next to the river, where we take out the canoe for the last time. Less than a year ago we planned our route to here, Fort Kent, Maine. We didn't book a hotel or made a reservation for a place...