Bannock Break: Two Long Distance Canoe Journeys

Welcome to Bannock Break, our weekly roundup of Canadian camping and canoeing news from around the internet. Read an interesting news article that you think we should share with everyone? Let us know!

Former Winnipegger still plans to canoe across U.S., in spite of broken foot

CBC Article about a B.C. woman who is about six weeks into a seven-month journey from Astoria, Ore., to Miami, Fla., along with fellow canoeist Martin Trahan. The goal is to paddle in a canoe through a 7,600-kilometre route and reach their destination by mid-November, a grueling course that will see them battle upstream currents, weather and long portages.

You can follow their adventures on Instagram.

From pedal to paddle: 2 men hauling canoe 1,200 km by bike to Mackenzie River

A second CBC article this week about long distance canoeing.