My condolences, Dave. 
I lost both my parents during the last seven years. I doubt there's ever a day goes by that I don't think of them. That's such a beautiful memory of your trip with your dad. Thanks for sharing.

Went down to Lavieille and back up in late September 2019 solo. There was enough water and minimal upstream walking most of which occurred  a little downstream from Crow Lake when coming back upstream.
Water levels can be fickle, of course.

That was a lot of fun to read! Glad you had a memorable spring trip. So should I be the guy? Nah! I'll let someone else say "Moose-whizzer, wrong answer!" 
I think you know this already, though. In fact you might  just be checking to see if we're paying attention. Well, here goes: 
    Those aren't trout...
    

Cody, congratulations on the beautiful work you've done on this report. Meticulous detail, enjoyable to read, lots of heart in it, and details that will be helpful to others who read it. And you, the traveller, will be left with excellent notes, pictures, and memory-aids as the years advance and you have an inventory of hundreds of trips behind you.
Thanks for sharing your report.

Gorilla Clear tape can be good for some jobs. I've used it for a long-term seam repair on a folding skin-on-frame kayak at waterline where hypalon rubber meets the canvas deck. I was surprised at how well it adhered. That repair job, however, hasn't been given a follow-up testing in wet and rough conditions. Tear-Aid is in another category altogether, i.e. much more expensive per inch of tape. I've used it for long-term repairs on awnings, tents, bug netting, canvas, and nylon clothing. It behaves a lot like Tenacious Tape. I like it a lot and usually carry some in my repair kit. There are two kinds: one for vinyl and one for just about everything else.

The Parks memo I read said "non-operating" parks open Monday, "operating" parks Friday. APP and other Ont. parks that have campgrounds are "operating" parks. At least that's my understanding. Our local (sw ontario) prov. park's website hasn't clearly spelled anything out yet, so there is bound to be confusion stemming from the terminology used. Hopefully, Parks Ontario will clarify.

Latour Creek?

Paddlerunner, good work!
You capture the light and the mood of May ice-out solo tripping. I really liked the footage of the geese. Do give yourself a break over having worried them to catastrophe. I doubt that your passage traumatized them into neglecting their nest for more than a few minutes. That said, your commentary about some of your doubts, your feeling the blues, etc. is what helps make your story interesting and real. I've never paddled out of Kiosk, but have done several solo trips on the Nip. I'm looking forward to your next instalment. Thanks for sharing!

Zemantics wrote:

My fav beef stew recipe:
http://chefmichaelsmith.com/recipe/beef-stew/

Dehydrate and you will LOVE it, imo. Best to make a batch for dinner at home, get an idea for how much you'll want as a meal at a campsite, and dehydrate 1.5x as much using the leftovers from that dinner. You won't need a whole batch for a meal.

You good also do powdered eggs, dehydrated ground beef+corn, and gravy packets to make a Backcountry shepherds pie. Search Maddy the goose on YouTube. He's got a good recipe that he walks you through.

The beef stew recipe looks and sounds good. I was surprised to read that it would dehydrate well, though. I've come  late to dehydrating, and have never tried dehydrating chunks of cooked beef, believing, probably mistakenly, that they wouldn't dry uniformly. Should the cooked beef chunks be cut up smaller before laying the stew out onto the parchment paper or sauce sheets?