portaging
Canoe over land
Portaging is the act of carrying a boat and gear overland between navigable waters or around an obstacle like rapids or a waterfall.
The term comes from canoe travel, where paddlers must periodically leave the water: We spent the morning portaging around the falls.
It can also mean transporting goods across any such route.
French-Canadian fur transporter
- fur tradeCommercial exchange of animal skins
- brigadeLarge military unit
- Hudson BayLarge Canadian subarctic sea
- birchbarkWhite tree outer layer
historical · indigenous · Algonquin · Canadian · North Woods · expedition · heritage · waterway
Slender paddled vessel
- kayakEnclosed single-person watercraft
- yokeCrosspiece binding draft animals
- shoulderUpper arm joint
- haulPull or carry laboriously
hoist · carry · balance · load · burden · gear · paddle · overland
voyageur
French-Canadian fur transporter
- fur tradeCommercial exchange of animal skins
- brigadeLarge military unit
- Hudson BayLarge Canadian subarctic sea
birchbark · historical · indigenous · Algonquin · Canadian · North Woods · expedition · heritage · waterway
canoe
Slender paddled vessel
haul · hoist · carry · balance · load · burden · gear · paddle · overland · obstacle
backcountry
Sparsely populated wilderness areas
trekking · exploration · adventure · survival · wildlife · ecosystem · lake · river · forest · rugged
trail
Path through wilderness
landmark · terrain · overland · navigation · scenic · distance · clearing · shoreline · riverbank · bushwhack
- outdoor adventurebackpacking, camping, campsite, trail, mountaineering
- human-powered transportcycling, biking, walking, running, skateboarding
- outdoor adventureshiking, wilderness camping, backpacking, trekking, mountaineering
- transfertransfer, transferring, transference, transmittal, transmitting
- canoeingcanoes, kayaks, paddles, flatwater, canoe races
- paddlesportskayak, canoe, raft, paddle, kayaking