I’m headed in after Mother’s Day out of Canoe Lake. We’re doing 8 days: up to the Tim, across to Catfish, down through Opeongo then back to Canoe through Cache. Should be a fun trip. I’m going to be staying on Shippagew and Robinson.  I’ve never been to either before but both have been on my “want to get there” list for a long time.

I do too. Ice is out or almost out lots of places that I passed in the area that aren’t the Park. Mary Lake in Port Sydney is out and it’s usually about a week ahead of the Park according to my father in law. I was impressed by the difference two days made coming across 60. Still lots of snow in the woods though.

Brewer Lake today. Smoke Creek was open but other than that I didn’t see a lot of open water on the way through.

Has anyone used the Simond Waterproof Bag from Decathalon? I’ve been looking for a rectangular/flat dry bag and this was the first one that popped up after 10 seconds of exhaustive google research. If you haven’t used this one, anyone got a recommendation for a non cylindrical dry bag? (I feel like a square or flat bag will be a better use of space in my pack. Feel free to let me know if I’m completely off base).

https://www.decathlon.ca/en/p/8901523/ultra-light-waterproof-bag-22-l

Tim River between Longbow and Queer?

Echo Bay on Rock Lake?

Basin, northern site?

This looks familiar but I’ve got absolutely no idea. Ryan?

Thanks for sharing that blog piece. I think I might try out one of his recipes to see how it goes.