Paddling Adventures Radio

Episode 205 ~ January 16, 2020 Podcast Info / Topics There is more good news in regards to the mining situation near the Boundary Waters A lot of bad kayaking news lately You might want to look into the Water To Wine kayaking tour in Arizona Higher paddling fees in Oregon started on January 1st […]

Episode 204 ~ January 9, 2020 Podcast Info / Topics Derek’s family is getting bigger and they are out growing their current canoe. What options are available for a growing family of 4? Some of the online spots Sean & Derek like to check out on a regular basis It seems animal encounters and paddling […]

Episode 203 ~ January 2, 2020 Podcast Info / Topics John Van Barriger discusses various things that go bump in the night, some we know, some we don’t We make New Years resolutions for our regular daily lives, but do you make any special resolutions for paddling? There are certain items you will probably want […]

Episode 202 ~ December 26, 2019 Podcast Info / Topics Sean & Derek discuss some of their favourite topics from the past year and also some of the great things that happened with the show What trip plans are in the works for Sean & Derek in 2020 There may be some good news in […]

Episode 201 ~ December 19, 2019 Podcast Info / Topics Minnesota has followed 16 other states in putting together a task force to help expand the benefits of outdoor use Another book for Derek’s Book club that everyone can relate to in one way or another They have voted to build a white water park […]

Episode 200 ~ December 12, 2019 Podcast Info / Topics We sat down with Kevin Callan to discuss 200 episodes of Paddling Adventures Radio and to find out what Kevin has going on and coming up. We just hit record and left a few hours later with lots of laughs and some stories I don’t […]

Episode 199 ~ December 5, 2019 Podcast Info / Topics Friends of Temagami President PJ Justason and Vice-President Tierney Angus join us to talk about the Save The Solace Wildlands Campaign. What is Solace Wildlands and why does it need to be protected?

Episode 198 ~ November 28, 2019 Podcast Info / Topics We sat down with David Bain, the organizer of the Ontario Winter Camping Symposium, and talked about this year’s event It has been a while since we sat down with Jim Baird and we wanted to talk with him about what he has been up […]

Episode 197 ~ November 21, 2019 Podcast Info / Topics Sean and Kevin met the first day of college 30 years ago. Kevin had never been camping or canoeing. Sean decided to change that and the two went on a few great trips together.  Things they saw included a mass gathering of moose and a […]

Episode 196 ~ November 14, 2019 Podcast Info / Topics A teacher from Ontario moves via canoe and sticks it to the taxman BackcountryDOTcom is starting to make reparations for all their legal action against small companies, but is it too little too late to win back customers? John Van Barriger tells us about the […]

Episode 195 ~ November 7, 2019 Podcast Info / Topics The basics of dragon boat racing, a sport that has been around for over 2500 years The controversy surrounding Backcountry.com putting a trademark on the word Backcountry and going after the small businesses that use the word  in their company name. Is it bullying and […]

Episode 194 ~ October 31, 2019 Podcast Info / Topics Sean talks about his canoe trip into Algonquin Park’s  Barron Canyon John Van Barriger talks about his weekend at the Minnesota Winter Camping Symposium and why it is worth going to Participaction report card for Canadian adults is NOT good The Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre […]

Episode 193 ~ October 24, 2019 Podcast Info / Topics Barron Canyon,Algonquin Park Derek is invited to a fishing weekend where he is taught to fish for trout from skin-on-frame canoes John Van Barriger is heading to the 21st Minnesota Winter Camping Symposium, Sean’s Book Club It is once again Wetsuit / Drysuit season

Episode 192 ~ October 17, 2019 Podcast Info / Topics Sean plans a solo canoe trip in Temagami for solitude, nature, fall colours, waterfalls, and fun. He gets an adventure.

Episode 191 ~ October 10, 2019 Podcast Info / Topics John van Barriger joins us to talk about music while paddling We discuss personal hygiene while paddling in the shoulder seasons Derek throws out a new term for Beluga whales and he will never live it down

Episode 190 ~ October 3, 2019 Podcast Info / Topics Sean & Derek have a lot of random thoughts and questions, so they decide to go through some of them Some unbelievable bad reviews of US National Parks on YELP

Episode 189 ~ September 26, 2019 Podcast Info / Topics If you are into winter camping it is the perfect time to dig out your gear and give it a once over before the snows start to fly There are some new developments that may have given birth to a citronella shirt Gear weight and […]

Episode 188 ~ September 19, 2019 Podcast Info / Topics Sean talks about Biggar Lake and Cauchon Lake trips in Algonquin Park, and the Lock & Paddle event at the Peterborough Lift Lock Derek talks about his Spanish River Trip and his Burt Reynolds moustache

Episode 186 ~ September 12, 2019 Podcast Info / Topics David Bain talks about the Ontario Backcountry Canoe Symposium, the Ontario Winter Camping Symposium, and why Georgian Bay is a paddlers paradise

Episode 186 ~ September 5, 2019 Podcast Info / Topics Steve Chard continues the story of his 9000km / 5600 mile Great Loop kayak adventure through North America. From his break in Florida to his finish in Halifax.