Light canoes portaged to high mountain lakes

Oncoming hikers stepped off the trail and made way for two canoes getting hauled up to Avalanche Lake.

[Alv Elvestad]

That is a very interesting article, but somewhat incomplete. Pakboats makes a 17 pound 10.5 ft canoe that is almost identical to Ruston designs in both shape and paddling performance - with the exception that it packs up and fits in a moderate size backpack (www.pakboats.com ).