portaged
Lugged between waterways
Portaged is the past tense of portage, meaning to carry a boat or its cargo overland between navigable waters.
The term comes from canoeing and wilderness travel, where waterways are interrupted by rapids, waterfalls, or land: We portaged the canoe around the falls.
The noun portage refers to both the act and the route taken.
Stroking water with blades
- canoeSlender paddled vessel
- kayakEnclosed single-person watercraft
- watercraftVehicle for aquatic travel
- put-inAdd or enter
take-out · landing · upstream · downstream · voyageur · birchbark · gunwale · bow
Transporting heavy items
- shoulderingCarrying on one's back
- luggingCarrying with difficulty
- bearingPosture or orientation
- hoistingRaising with effort
lifting · schlepping · toting · ferrying · hefting · overland · load · gear
Path through wilderness
- pathRoute for traveling
- overlandVia land routes
- connectorThing that joins others
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
crossing · shortcut · link · passage · watershed · divide · terrain · footpath
Turbulent river section
- waterfallDescending river over precipice
- damWater-holding barrier
- shallowsAreas of little depth
- logjamObstruction halting flow
rocks · whitewater · cascade · impassable · hazard · obstruction · blockage · unnavigable
Demanding strenuous effort
- exhaustingDepleting one's stamina
- gruelingExtremely tiring and demanding
- strenuousRequiring intense exertion
- backbreakingExtremely physically demanding
tiring · demanding · toilsome · sweaty · difficult · challenging · taxing · fatiguing
paddling
Stroking water with blades
- canoeSlender paddled vessel
- kayakEnclosed single-person watercraft
- watercraftVehicle for aquatic travel
put-in · take-out · landing · upstream · downstream · voyageur · birchbark · gunwale · bow · stern
hauling
Transporting heavy items
- shoulderingCarrying on one's back
- luggingCarrying with difficulty
- bearingPosture or orientation
hoisting · lifting · schlepping · toting · ferrying · hefting · overland · load · gear · pack
trail
Path through wilderness
bypass · crossing · shortcut · link · passage · watershed · divide · terrain · footpath · marked
rapids
Turbulent river section
logjam · rocks · whitewater · cascade · impassable · hazard · obstruction · blockage · unnavigable · falls
arduous
Demanding strenuous effort
- exhaustingDepleting one's stamina
- gruelingExtremely tiring and demanding
- strenuousRequiring intense exertion
backbreaking · tiring · demanding · toilsome · sweaty · difficult · challenging · taxing · fatiguing · rugged