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Thompson Manitoba Pisew Falls Paint Lake Kwasitchewan Falls Kachikaskwatainok Rapids Sasisgigwan Rapids Grass River
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| Pisew Falls August 2013 |
This is my first post in over a year, but hopefully there will be more soon. I've been very busy with a move to Thompson, Manitoba, new position at work, and planning a wedding. It was my first winter in Thompson in 8 years... lets just say it was long and extremely cold. Cross country skiing at -45 degrees Celsius (-49 Fahrenheit) isn't so fun after a while. On top of that the hours of daylight were near zilch. I would go to work in pitch blackness and come home in pitch blackness... I would go days without getting a glimpse of the sun.
Basically I had to downsize to apartment friendly gear, the old canoe and kayak are gone and I upgraded to the Innova Swing II inflatable kayak that I picked up at MEC. It is fantastic. I would highly recommend it due to its lightweight, portability, stability, and overall performance. It is very rugged, but still a good idea to bring the patch kit along just in case.
After checking out the Rapids at Pisew falls for a couple weeks, we finally got around to running them. It was a piece of cake, and somewhat of a let down for all the planning and insight we had received from others. Overall it was it was fun, a great way to enjoy the outdoors, and I think that more people should enjoy these easily accessible Class I Rapids. Safety first of course. I also think we may have to revisit some of the rapids from out Pisew Falls to Paint Lake canoe trip from a couple summers ago... and more importantly I have now completely overcome my fear of fast moving water.
Check out the vids below.
