NO PLACE LIKE HOME: THE LOWER BIRD RIVER

No Place Like Home, presented by NRS, highlights our backyard runs, ones that have helped shape paddling communities. All rivers are special. Micro creek or big volume classic, there is no place like home.

STEVEN WALKER

NRS NO PLACE LIKE HOME Another Wednesday afternoon in May, and we all duck out of work a little early as part of our weekly paddling tradition. The two-hour drive to the Bird River, northeast of Winnipeg in the province of Manitoba, Canada, always feels a little daunting. However, the question “is it worth it?” immediately washes away as you round the corner to see your pals parked on the shoulder of Highway 315—a dusty gravel road through the boreal forest. Here at the take-out, we stash a bike, and, with no daylight to waste, race to the put-in. While shouldering our boats, the hiking pace increases as we hear the river in the distance. Though we were here almost every week last summer, it had been nearly a year…

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Kayak Session (Digital) - 1 Issue, Winter 2023

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