Our tent on the banks of the Red Deer River.
After a full spring of leading canoe trips, photography, and classes, I got to take a break with Anna. We headed out to the Red Deer River and had the most relaxing canoe trip of our lives. We took three days to do a stretch of river that could have been done in one long day. To fill the days we wandered in and out of the badlands, mooed at the cows we drifted by, and tested out the packraft I built this past winter (found two slow leaks that I think I have patched now). Next week I’m off guiding again which will fill up most of the rest of the summer.
Just a quick note about prints: I know some of you have been looking for more northern lights prints. Tix on the Square sold out a while ago but they will have a new supply in a couple days!
Hey!
I’ve enjoyed your blog! Very nice stories. You guys have made the most out of cancelled trips. I’m an avid outdoorsy person who’s looking for places to camp in the badlands of Alberta. I was wondering if you could give me some pointers. I’m 1000% sure I do not want to book any provincial parks. Where is this photo “on the banks of the red deer river” taken?
Thanks for sharing your blog. I have quite enjoyed it!
Cheers!
BK
This was a few hours upstream of Red Deer, but it wouldn’t be accessible without a boat of some sort. It’s hard to find good places for random camping in the badlands around here – a lot of it is private land, and where there are parks, camping is limited to specific sites. The exception to this is that on any river in Alberta (maybe in Canada?) by law you are allowed to camp anywhere below the high water line – this is public land. This makes canoe tripping possible, but random camping without a boat is still pretty difficult here. Make sure wherever you are, that you respect the land and leave no trace!