“The way of a canoe is the way of the wilderness and of a freedom almost forgotten. It is an antidote to insecurity, the open door to waterways of ages past and a way of life with profound and abiding satisfactions. When a man is part of his canoe, he is part of all that canoes have ever known.” from The Singing Wilderness by Sigurd Olson
I’ve included quotes from Sigurd Olsen before….I don’t think I included this one though. To me it speaks exactly of why the canoe is so important….and so much a part of a tradition….and of so many of us….as said in the quote “when a man is part of his canoe, he is part of all that canoes have ever known” (of course I’m still trying to get my canoe and I to become more as one….OK OK it’s me who needs to do the work on his paddling LOL LOL.) Paddles up until later.
