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Revisiting an Adventurous Decade Countdown 2019: Pretty Big Walk and River with Two Names

Posted on January 2, 2020 by TA Loeffler

To finish off this countdown, (which has been pretty darn fun to do–thanks for coming along), I’ll leave you with two expeditions from the past year. Our climb of Yala Peak, occurred during our Pretty Big Walk expedition in April … Continue reading →

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WaterLily Turbine on the River with Two Names

Posted on November 5, 2019 by TA Loeffler

On our River with Two Names expedition, we had many many things that were power-hungry such as our sat phone, Inreach, drone, cameras, GPS, and phones. Along with a few battery packs, we took our solar panel and the new … Continue reading →

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River with Two Names Expedition Photo Gallery

Posted on November 4, 2019 by TA Loeffler

Day Two dawned fine and still. Harp Lake was forgotten. We spent our first day exploring the southern end of Shapio Lake. The mirror surface of the lake produced a landscape-size kaleidoscope of rock and sky.   Journeying together in … Continue reading →

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River with Two Names: The Rest of the Story

Posted on November 3, 2019 by TA Loeffler

Eight years after completing our epic descent of the Notakwanon River, four of us (Mark Dykeman, Darren McDonald, Marian Wissink and I) returned to Labrador for two weeks to tackle another river, Mark and Darren in sea kayaks, Marion and … Continue reading →

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River with Two Names: My Canoe Got Bigger

Posted on August 30, 2019 by TA Loeffler

Looking over the bow of our canoe, it is much bigger now. We traded our smaller boats for a ride on the Kamutik W from Hopedale to Goose Bay. We traded the calm solitude of the wilderness for the intense … Continue reading →

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The River With Two Names

Posted on August 13, 2019 by TA Loeffler

Our current expedition is called The River with Two Names and it begins/began on August 15 when we fly into Harp Lake. After a few days paddling along the lake we will exit via the Harp River onto the the … Continue reading →

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Less than One Week and Counting: River with Two Names

Posted on August 9, 2019 by TA Loeffler

As part of our last minute preparations for the River with Two Names expedition, we took our new WaterLily 12v turbine out yesterday for a test spin. We walked over to the Rennies River and placed in in a few … Continue reading →

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The River with Two Names: Two Weeks and Counting

Posted on August 1, 2019 by TA Loeffler

Two weeks and counting. We had a wonderful event last night on Long Pond where we introduced the joys of canoeing to some New Canadians and their conversation partners. It was a great partnership between School of Human Kinetics, Student … Continue reading →

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The River with Two Names: Three Weeks & Counting

Posted on July 25, 2019 by TA Loeffler

Our expedition team met last night with Richard Alexander to go over the map, see some pictures, and get some beta (information) from him. We then (almost) finalized our group gear list with who is bringing what. The excitement is … Continue reading →

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Coming Next: A River with Two Names

Posted on June 21, 2019 by TA Loeffler

Thanks to all who played “Which expedition is next?” a few weeks back. I realized that I never confirmed what river we are paddling in mid August…so here goes. Our next expedition is called The River with Two Names and … Continue reading →

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River of Two Names: The Team is in Goose Bay

Posted on August 14, 2019 by TA Loeffler

Meet the team. Mark, Darren, Marian, and me. Eating a cone at The A & W in Goose Bay. It’s a tradition. Another tradition is visiting the old Hudson Bay Company Post Museum in NW River. They have great wooden … Continue reading →

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World Premiere: OMD and the School of Drag

Posted on May 6, 2020 by TA Loeffler

Welcome. Thanks for joining me as I premiere my short film about OMD and the joys of portaging on our “River with Two Names” expedition in August of 2019. The film is called OMD and The School of Drag. It … Continue reading →

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inReach message from TA Loeffler

Posted on August 15, 2019 by TA Loeffler

Hading our from Otter Creek Float Plane Base. Catch ya from the River with Two Names View the location or send a reply to TA Loeffler: https://us0.inreach.garmin.com/textmessage/txtmsg?extId=03b16f2b-ebc0-47b3-a85b-83f349036af8&adr=miyu735rowe%40post.wordpress.com TA Loeffler sent this message from: Lat 53.352442 Lon -60.411458 Do not reply … Continue reading →

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TA’s Adventures

Posted on January 15, 2011 by TA Loeffler

TA loves to share expeditions with schools and the community in engaging ways. Recently, TA completed her sixth paddling expedition in Labrador.  This expedition was called the River with Two Names. In April 2019, TA completed another section of the Great … Continue reading →

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TA’s Adventures that Move

Posted on September 27, 2010 by TA Loeffler

“Mountains are both journey and destination. They summon us to climb their slopes, explore their canyons, and attempt their summits. The summit, despite months of preparation and toil, is never guaranteed though tastes of sweet nectar when reached. If my … Continue reading →

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About TA

Posted on August 28, 2009 by TA Loeffler

“Mountains are both journey and destination. They summon us to climb their slopes, explore their canyons, and attempt their summits. The summit, despite months of preparation and toil, is never guaranteed though tastes of sweet nectar when reached. If my … Continue reading →

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inReach message from TA Loeffler

Posted on August 21, 2019 by TA Loeffler

D7 Almost 2 the Labrador Sea. Halfway over last portage. River w/ two names became river with one name today: Adlatok. Black flies View the location or send a reply to TA Loeffler: https://us0.inreach.garmin.com/textmessage/txtmsg?extId=710d5668-7d00-4533-8e4a-58c88d2a2e2d&adr=miyu735rowe%40post.wordpress.com TA Loeffler sent this message from: … Continue reading →

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Everest 3.0: Packing, Pizza, Pedestrians, and Prayer Wheels

Posted on April 14, 2016 by TA Loeffler

Today’s update is sponsored by the letter P. My Sherpa name is Pherba. I was born on a Thursday. Have you discovered what name you might have been called if you were born into Sherpa culture? I heard that the … Continue reading →

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Great Big Walk Audio Update Day #7

Posted on March 7, 2014 by TA Loeffler

“Hey this is TA calling in from day 7 on the great big walk and it is find your fit Friday. So hopefully you’re finding a way to find your fit. The most important thing about finding your fit is that it … Continue reading →

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Look Where You Want to Go

Posted on August 1, 2010 by TA Loeffler

Good Morning, First, please accept my apologies for not posting last week. I’d led an expedition for my class and the weekend just got away from me (as did the week). We backpacked from Portugal Cove to Bauline on the … Continue reading →

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Cyrillic Adventures: Elbrus Update #2

Posted on July 3, 2009 by TA Loeffler

Hello from Moscow, I probably knew just enough to get myself in trouble.  Not enough to know which station I was heading for or which one to transfer at or even if I needed to transfer.  Perhaps I should have … Continue reading →

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Everest-007 May 2007

Posted on May 31, 2007 by TA Loeffler

Blood Doping in Puck Land 5/29/2007 I’m back in the rink playing hockey. I’ve got three games a week on the go this summer. I worried how hard my first game might feel but quickly realized that I must still … Continue reading →

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Everest-007 March 2007

Posted on March 30, 2007 by TA Loeffler

Walking in the footsteps of others 3/31/2007 Flat Stanley at Pumori Flat Stanley in front of Pumori. I am so aware as I trek to Everest Base Camp that I walk in the footsteps of so many others. Camped here … Continue reading →

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Looking for Windhorse October 2005

Posted on October 30, 2005 by TA Loeffler

Day One: Windhorse in Kathmandu I’m back in the world of the slowest dial-up and reminding myself that patience is the biggest tool in the traveler’s tool box. I’ve been in Kathmandu KTM)for 4 hours now and am taking my … Continue reading →

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Looking for Windhorse September 2005

Posted on September 30, 2005 by TA Loeffler

Windhorse Six 9/10/2005 Howdy, Another week has rumbled by in a blur and the days are numbered before my departure. Thanks to all who signed on as Windhorse sponsors-you should be able to see your names on the website very … Continue reading →

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