The answer is March Hare Lake. Someone else can post the next WIA

A heads up about Altitude... I purchased a ton of meals back in December and most of them had incorrect information (eg. calories, protein) on the Altitude website vs. the item received. I did speak to their support to let them know, but I don't know whether or not things got updated. If those numbers matter to you, it could be worth double-checking before purchasing.

I'll also plug Flat Out Feasts, a small company from Edmonton. There was never tax when I purchased last year, I'm guessing because the company is (at least, was) below the $30k/year threshold. The meals are lower in sodium, very high in protein, require very little water and cook time, and have a very simply ingredient list without all of the additives and preservatives.

If you're referring to the "rapids" campsites, almost all of them will be added in my next batch of campsite reports (within the next couple weeks). If you want to send me an email I'll share the campsite numbers I've already setup on my end.

I can't speak on behalf of anyone else, but for me personally it has just been about managing time. My camping season ended early November and I've spent November, December, and now January working on the massive backlog of website content (trip reports, campsite reports, developed campgrounds, and a significant amount of photo processing). I'm hoping to spend a good portion of February and March working on YouTube videos, that will probably get published throughout March - June.

YouTube videos are extremely time consuming to create. Sifting through countless hours of footage, editing it all together, audio level matching, music, transitions, sound effects, exporting and reviewing, thumbnails, etc. Most people don't make money from YouTube (or a very small amount) so it's a lot of work for not much result. I can understand the motivation dropping over time if the channel isn't properly monetized

A few points below, but I go into a lot more detail in this trip report: https://algonquinbeyond.com/trip-reports/the-two-man-tim-river-big-trout-loop-in-algonquin-park/

That was a mid-August trip, so conditions will be different (presumably better) for you in the spring. Most of the beaver dams are west of the Shah portage, but you'll still have a few small ones to cross. The two portages aren't the most enjoyable, but at least they're short. The river begins to get wide after the second portage and is an easy paddle until the end. There are a couple small dams and shallow areas nearby the final 120m portage.

I came from the Little Trout Creek campsite and went to Shippagew. It was a long day but it was doable. Your overall travel time from Shah should be pretty similar to my day.

Feel free to message or email me if you have more questions or need more detail/photos than what I've included in the trip report.

edit: I just noticed you're coming from Timberwolf, not Shah. I still think it's doable especially if you're single-carrying, but it will be a long day for sure. You shouldn't need to worry about any major setbacks because of the Tim though.

It's a very realistic route, nothing too crazy about it. Your last day could be challenging if there are heavy winds. In late August it took me around 9 hours to get from Little Otterslide down to Canoe Lake because of the wind. My canoe was bouncing up and down during the final paddle on Canoe Lake, the waves were crazy.

If you're camping on Burnt Island though, if the forecast is calling for bad winds you can try to get a campsite on the western side of the lake, to make your final day shorter. Hitting the water early, you would only need to deal with wind on Joe and Canoe, so it wouldn't be too bad.

I've camped on Little Otterslide more times that I have Otterslide, but I do prefer Otterslide as the destination lake. I find the campsites are overall nicer and with prettier views. I always advocate for rest days but if the forecast looks promising before the trip and you want to drop the rest day, you can consider Sunbeam > Big Trout > Otterslide > Burnt Island. Either way I personally wouldn't spend two nights on Burnt Island... even in September it will be very busy and the campsites are not as nice as the other lakes on your route. If you keep the rest day, I'd personally use it on Big Trout instead. Sunbeam > Big Trout x2 > Burnt Island.

Sounds like a great trip! Was there any logging going on while you were there? When I was at that campsite on Shirley I saw people going for a swim down the shoreline (from the logging camp) but the noise wasn't too bad thankfully.