I'm wondering if anyone has done any multi-day camping trips in touring boats up there. > Having lived near there for a couple of years I would not use a typical touring kayak. The streams twist and turn too often and too sharp with many strainers and dead head ( tree stumps) in the water. Sea kayaks just do not turn fast enough . I have canoed several rivers out side of Fairbanks ( The Chena and the Steese to name a couple) and think the canoe works better. You can get in and out of the canoe faster especially if you are about to hit a strainer. The old leap and climb like hell move has saved a many a life on these rivers. It is beautiful country though just go prepared for the bugs! Bob *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Nov 19 2008 - 12:25:10 PST
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