Just got back from a three night trip into Tim Lake.  I was very excited for this trip as this was the first time my 8 year old son got to go on an interior trip into the Park, and we were also going with my dad.  This was the first time the three generations were able to get into the Park interior together, and it was awesome!
We arrived at the Park first thing Thursday morning and picked up our permit at 8 am.  There were two other groups waiting at the same time, so we were a bit nervous about how busy it might be.

We arrived at the access point and began loading our gear into our canoe.  We usually pack pretty heavy and knew that we would be pusing it this time with the extra body and extra gear.  When we got everything loaded into the canoe we realized we were too heavy in the water.  Fortunately a kind fellow paddler was putting in at the same time and offered to shuttle a couple of our bags for us to our site, so that we wouldn't have to do two trips (super nice of him!).   It was a really windy day and the paddle across the Lake to the far campsite was a tough one.

We chose to stay on the site on the far south east corner of the Lake.  It was a nice site and made a great home for the three nights. 

My son was super eager and loved every minute of it.  We had him helping with the harvesting of fire wood, making fires, cooking, etc.  He sure didn't seem to miss his iPad and we never heard a complaint from him the entire time.  We did evening paddles two nights down to the portage towards Rosebary Lake, in hopes of finding wildlife.  On the first night we got lucky and my son saw his first moose.  He was literally shaking with excitement so that was pretty cool!  We paddled back in the dark (we love night paddles) and listened closely to any sounds of wildlife in the forest.  Amazing how the mood of an area can change from day to night. 

On day two we paddled our way down towards Rosebary, but didn't make it all the way down.  We found a terrible little spot on the side of the marshy river to get out and make up a quick lunch and coffee/hot chocolate.  There sure aren't many (if any) spots to pull out in that section...but that's all part of the adventure!

On the second last day we paddled back to the truck and drove out so that my son could call home (mom was a bit nervous and wanted us to check in).  We explored a couple Crown Land campsites and have considered trying to camp on one next fall.  We had lunch at the little falls along Forestry Tower Road and explored that area a bit as well.  The wind was BRUTAL and the trip back to camp across the lake was exhausting.  We saw another group of 6 that decided to wait out the winds at the entrance to the lake.   We finally made it back to camp and relaxed by the fire for the rest of the afternoon and evening.

I could have stayed up for another three nights but unfortunately work and school had us return home today   All in all it was a fantastic trip and we made some incredible memories.  Thanks for looking!



















 

Last edited by Steve E (10/04/2015 8:18 pm)