just a couple things from a canoe tripper.
it sounds like he bit off more than he could chew.i don't anything about this fellow and he may be a very experienced canoe hand but it does sound like he made a big mistake making this a solo trip in what would be bad water.dumping once could just be bad luck but twice is a disaster in the making and not attaching everything to the canoe is just plain foolish in a river filled with rapids.
not letting someone know where you are going and when you should be back is a bad move.he was lucky the rangers were on the ball about the permit.
good to hear that it turned out ok but people need to realize that wilderness style canoeing alone is just not like a fun filled Boy Scout trip.
"a man needs to know his limits"