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Fishing » Temporary Rod Holder » 3/28/2017 7:22 am

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Hmm.. I've been fishing from a canoe for years but have never used a rod holder. I've never really considered it because it seems like unnecessary weight.. but now that I think about how big of a PITA it is to get the rod to rest on something (and NOT be in the way of paddling) I might have to invest in something like this for the spring.

Trip Planning » 9-day Spring solo - now reworked to be even worse! » 3/25/2017 9:41 am

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Uppa, I'm curious.. do you plan on fishing at all?
And I assume you are sticking to the original plan in the first post now that Laveille has available sites?

Catch-all Discussions » what did ya get for christmas? » 12/30/2016 2:11 pm

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swedish pimple wrote:

nice chin strap, roger
   did it come with the hat????

it appears so, they are almost the same color!! 

Photos and Videos To Share » A few of my photos from this past season » 12/05/2016 9:41 am

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A few new ones from the last few days. :-) 



Photos and Videos To Share » A few of my photos from this past season » 11/27/2016 10:39 am

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Algonquintripper wrote:

Nice work, Token. Don't know how you got so close for some of those animal shots or how you convinced that wolf to get into your canoe  but  they did come out nice.

Notice that the bird in the third pic is banded. Wonder who is doing the study.

A few of the wildlife shots are cropped from the original photos.. But that was by far the closest I've been to a live moose. She came within 10 feet of me, but her body language told me she had no issues with me being there what so ever. As for the Gray Jays being banded I assume its the Algonquin Wildlife Research Station? I'm not 100% sure though, and I am sure someone else can answer that more accurately? Most of the Gray Jays I've seen in the park are banded.

Thank you everyone for the positive feedback. :-)

Photos and Videos To Share » A few of my photos from this past season » 11/26/2016 7:28 am

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I've been playing around with my camera more than ever this past year, and I would love to know what you all think! I know there are some amazing photographers on this forum. If you have any questions about any picture in particular don't hesitate to ask!
All photos were taken with my Canon SL1 (100d) with either the 18-55mm kit lens or a 55-250mm Canon lens.
I post 1 new photo every morning to my Instagram if you want to see more; https://www.instagram.com/at.venture/















Trip Planning » Grand Lake Nov 13 - 16 » 11/06/2016 6:37 pm

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Rock lake road is not a logging road so no issues there. Its a dead end after the campground at the Booth's Rock trail. The hiking trail parking lot across the highway has a logging road running through it though. I wouldn't be paranoid about the Achray area though. I just got back the other day from a 3 day trip starting at the Brigham access on the Barron River.

Where In Algonquin? » Where in Algonquin? No. 71 » 11/01/2016 2:34 pm

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dontgroandaddy wrote:

I never ever know where any of these places are, but I really feel like I've at least seen this view and just can't place it.  It is enormously frustrating, so I'm going to take a shot even though I really doubt it, but maybe it will spark others to continue guessing so I don't go mad trying to figure it out.  Is this Club Lake near the Water Clear Portage?   Ughh.  I just know that's wrong, but I can't help it.  It just looks like that to me.

I think the hint is in the left hand side because you can see that the lake opens up in the distance, far bigger than any part of Club. 
Maybe Proulx?

Trip Reports » Highland Backpacking Trail - 2 nights on Provoking Lake » 10/28/2016 8:22 am

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token wrote:

Blobsquatch wrote:

token wrote:

You guys are making me extremely jealous! After reading your story now I REALLY want to do it! I might have to play around with my gear again today. ;-)

Hi Token! Don't give it up, my friend. Keep the flame burning. You look younger and stronger than I am and if I can do it, you certainly can. Start investing one piece at a time for lighter weight gear if you can. If you can get your tent down to even 6 pounds, your sleeping bag down to 3 pounds and get a lighter weight pack, that takes a lot of weight off your total. My pack for this trip was approx. 40 pounds. If rain was not in the forecast I probably could have got it down to 35 pounds.

Suggestion: watch the YouTube backpacking videos over the winter to keep the juices flowing. There are a lot of great videos showing how to reduce your pack weight.

By the way, I'll bet you I am more of a cold weather wuss than you. I used to be the first kid on the block to leave the road hockey game on winter nights due to being improperly dressed. Now that I know what to wear I can be perfectly comfortable in even frigid temperatures.

Hope to see a backpacking trip log from you next year!

Tracy

Thanks for the encouragement. Trust me its going to be a long winter for me, basically I dedicated the entire 'soft water' season to canoe tripping so I don't know what I'm going to do with myself all winter (other than annoy my girlfriend) lol. I'm going on a 3 day canoe trip tomorrow, so when I get my gear together today I'll post the weight of both of my packs (yes I am bringing TWO packs LOL).
-Andrew

Just weighed my packs for my canoe trip today.. main pack is 47.6LBs and the dry bag pack is exactly 25LBs for a total of 72.6LBs. Haha this includes my full camera kit with multiple lenses, batteries etc, full size tripod, WAY too many fishing lures, TWO sleeping bags etc..
Next week it looks like we are going to get some super warm weather (highs and lows) so

Trip Reports » Highland Backpacking Trail - 2 nights on Provoking Lake » 10/27/2016 7:08 am

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Blobsquatch wrote:

token wrote:

You guys are making me extremely jealous! After reading your story now I REALLY want to do it! I might have to play around with my gear again today. ;-)

Hi Token! Don't give it up, my friend. Keep the flame burning. You look younger and stronger than I am and if I can do it, you certainly can. Start investing one piece at a time for lighter weight gear if you can. If you can get your tent down to even 6 pounds, your sleeping bag down to 3 pounds and get a lighter weight pack, that takes a lot of weight off your total. My pack for this trip was approx. 40 pounds. If rain was not in the forecast I probably could have got it down to 35 pounds.

Suggestion: watch the YouTube backpacking videos over the winter to keep the juices flowing. There are a lot of great videos showing how to reduce your pack weight.

By the way, I'll bet you I am more of a cold weather wuss than you. I used to be the first kid on the block to leave the road hockey game on winter nights due to being improperly dressed. Now that I know what to wear I can be perfectly comfortable in even frigid temperatures.

Hope to see a backpacking trip log from you next year!

Tracy

Thanks for the encouragement. Trust me its going to be a long winter for me, basically I dedicated the entire 'soft water' season to canoe tripping so I don't know what I'm going to do with myself all winter (other than annoy my girlfriend) lol. I'm going on a 3 day canoe trip tomorrow, so when I get my gear together today I'll post the weight of both of my packs (yes I am bringing TWO packs LOL).
-Andrew

Trip Reports » Highland Backpacking Trail - 2 nights on Provoking Lake » 10/25/2016 1:44 pm

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My issue is both my tent and sleeping bag(s). My tent is just a cheap $40 Canadian Tire special (6LBs) and my only decent sleeping bag is rated -5 so I would probably have to double up and bring my summer bag as well (-5 bag is a mummy and summer is full size so I could put the mummy inside the summer bag). I'm kind of a wuss when it comes to cold lol, I'd much MUCH rather be too warm vs. too cold. 

Trip Reports » Highland Backpacking Trail - 2 nights on Provoking Lake » 10/25/2016 9:17 am

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You guys are making me extremely jealous! I keep pondering the fact that I want to try backpacking again. When I first started interior camping about 6 or 7 years ago I started with backpacking because at that point I had never even been in a canoe in my life. First trip ever was a overnight solo to Head Lake with a 65L pack from Canadian Tire that weighed over 70Lbs. It was an amazing experience that I will never forget. Just before going to bed I heard some crunching in the bush along the trail behind my campsite, when I finally seen something back there all I could make out was something big and black, I thought for sure it was a bear and I was pretty frightened as I didn't have spray or anything.. turned out it was a cow moose that came right up in behind my camp and stuck around for almost an hour feeding behind camp.
Just yesterday I tried to load up that same pack with all my updated gear (I've done over 30 nights on canoe trips so far this year), and I couldn't even get all my essentials in the pack. I have no clue how I did it years ago but the best I could do was fit it all in my frame less canoe pack and the total weight was 54LBs which in that pack wouldn't be fun after a few hours on the trail. Unfortunately I gave up on the idea. After reading your story now I REALLY want to do it! I might have to play around with my gear again today. ;-)

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