Looking east across Booth Lake?

Immediately NW of Found Lake, beside the parking lot that now serves the Art Gallery, which was the park museum before the Visitors Center was built, visible from Highway 60? I recall using that phone before I had a cell phone. Pay phones were scattered all along the highway at strategic locations. I remember using "calling collect" a lot! Oh! By an access point! More likely by Cache Lake!

I remember that trip back in 2005 when our trails crossed for a moment. But no, these photos weren't that far back .. only 2017 .. from Rock Lake to Pen Lake.

I believe the way I've dealt with the links is to present each viewer with a choice, clearly indicated on each link. 

Cody put up his "pay wall" a full year ago and these are the first "complaints" I've received. The internet has evolved considerably since I started this website a quarter century ago and continued to evolve even over the decade-plus since I started the PCI. I believe my way of dealing with Cody's "paid membership" access, is a practical compromise. If you see the "PM" and don't want to subscribe, just don't click on that link. I find it interesting that direct submissions of campsite reports to the PCI have recently dropped off considerably. I imagine that's probably because of Cody attracting submissions by his payments for them. But I'm too old to get upset by that and I figure doing so would just be like shooting myself in my foot! I'd still like to see reports submitted here of portages. After all, the PCI is for portages too. And if any of you, who don't like the "PM" campsite reports, want to submit your own campsite reports here .. I'll be quite happy to receive them and add them directly to this website's content and the PCI.  

Just a message to those planning their backcountry trips for the coming year.

Back in the spring of 2012, I started the PCI .. the “Portage and Campsite Inventory” .. to inform people who may consider following in others' paddle strokes .. https://www.algonquinadventures.com/PCI/PCIindex.htm 
During the PCI's first years there were numerous reports submitted of both portages and campsites. Eventually, as Drew and Cody added large numbers of campsite reports to their own websites, I found that eventually submissions of portage reports actually “dried-up”!

So, here I am putting out the call for a renewal to the submission of portage reports .. here to AlgonquinAdventures.com!

Please plan in a little extra time for portages, to record them with plenty of photos and notes.

Portages are often only known as lines on a canoe route map. In gathering information for the PCI, we can record their instances of steepness, unusual hardships and any likelihood they could be made difficult by rain, beaver-dam flooding, etc. Effectively composed and 'captioned' photos can provide a valuable resource for others when they plan their trips. A very important part of all portage descriptions are their landings, which should be particularly well documented.

Admittedly, descriptive words and clear photos have become more popular over time, than hand-drawn sketches!

Hi Cody

As you can see in the PCI, I've already listed,mapped and campsite-numbered the Reservation Areas. I'm hoping you can mesh your end to match! I chose to list them within associated sequences since most river-runs are "linear", not "alphabetical".

I'll be going over those Petawawa campsite reports you have in your list and will be doing my best to intergrate them into my 'river sections' listing and maps' campsite numberings.

Following Petawawa 'river-sections' go upstream from Cedar Lake (E to W)

Petawawa Stacks Rapids (RA 459) - Map
Petawawa Narrowbag Rapids (RA 460) - Map
Petawawa Catfish Rapids (RA 463) - Map
Petawawa Snowshoe Rapids (RA 466) - Map
Petawawa Cedar Rapids (RA 467) - Map

Portage 695m Cedar L. to Petawawa R.
Portage 300m on Petawawa R.
Portage 2345m on Petawawa R.
Portage 170m Petawawa R. to Narrowbag L.

Following Petawawa 'river-sections' go downstream from Cedar to Travers (W to E)

Petawawa Surprise Rapids (RA 414) - Map
Petawawa Plover Lake (RA 414) - Map
Petawawa Big Sawyer (RA 415) - Map
Petawawa Wagtail Rapids (RA 418) - Map
Petawawa Bypass Falls (RA 419) - Map
Petawawa Poplar Rapids (RA 420) - Map

Following Petawawa 'river-sections' go downstream from Travers(W to E)

Petawawa Thompson Rapids (RA 314) - Map
Petawawa Grillade Rapids (RA 315) - Map
Petawawa Crooked Chute (RA 316) - Map
Petawawa Rollway Rapids (RA 317) - Map
Petawawa Natch Rapids (RA 318) - Map
Petawawa Schooner Rapids (RA 319) - Map
Petawawa Five Mile Rapids (RA 320) - Map
Petawawa Surprise Rapids (RA 441) - Map

Thanks to Cody for bringing it to our attention that as of last year, there are now two reservation areas for Cedar Lake .. Cedar Lake East and Cedar Lake West.
So when you're reserving a trip, make sure you're specifying the correct reservation area. The PCI will be updated shortly to reflect this change.
Here are illustrations of the original map and the new maps .. how the PCI will be showing them mapwise going forward .... 


 

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