July 10-17, 1998

2 boats, 4 paddlers, 8 days, 130 kilometers, 30 sets of rapids, 3 midlife crises, and a big jug of wine. 

Welcome!

This site grew out of an attempt to use technology to coordinate the 1998 trip (see the Album page) between the Ottawa and Montreal contingents of the crew without incurring the hefty long distance charges of those pre-VOIP days. 

I wouldn't say it was a stunning success (my expectations were a good 5 years ahead of the technology) but it did leave me with the skeleton of a website just begging to be fleshed out.

Since this site was first posted in 1998, I've been back to the Coulonge twice (see What's New for details).  Knowledge gleaned from those trips, and contributions from paddlers all over the globe, have been incorporated into this revised (improved?) Trip Guide & Planner.

Enjoy!

John Peterson (aka Drakakis)

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