Sarah Hooper's blog - Chapter 5 (Portages & Flowers)

Portages spoil a good canoe journey.

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There is no fun to be had in lugging heaving gear in the rain or heat with mosquitoes bugging you along the way. No sooner have you begun to enjoy the river then you had to unload everything again and carry your stuff for 100s ( sometimes 1000s) of meters across rocky boggy ground. They are a pain in the proverbial and not to be planned into any canoe trip or encouraged in any way.

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Portages are an exciting part of a journey across a land full of lakes and rivers. They make exploring remote areas possible. They are an opportunity to stretch your legs and work some different muscles. They open your eyes to the beautiful wildflowers which cover the barren lands. They are sometimes hard & challenging but when it's over you look back and feel good.

Like most things, your attitude determines which it is...I hope you enjoy a few of the flowers I saw along the way...

At some point I'll get around to looking all of these up and finding out what they are called