| Where In Algonquin? » WIA 333 » 3/02/2020 5:51 pm |
Not Francis.
| Where In Algonquin? » WIA 333 » 3/02/2020 5:11 pm |
Not Aura Lee.
The picture was taken from a campsite.
| Where In Algonquin? » WIA 333 » 3/02/2020 4:46 pm |
Not Potter.
| Where In Algonquin? » WIA 333 » 3/02/2020 3:36 pm |
| Where In Algonquin? » WIA 332 » 3/02/2020 3:19 pm |
I have not, but perhaps this year!
| Where In Algonquin? » WIA 332 » 3/02/2020 2:43 pm |
Ravenau Lake.
| Where In Algonquin? » WIA 332 » 3/02/2020 10:45 am |
Little Eagle?
| Equipment » Footwear? » 2/28/2020 11:43 am |
I use TechAmphibians as well (have for many years), but I've found the latest version of them extremely narrow - as in painful to even put on narrow. Fortunately they stretched out quite well after I left a couple of tall cans stuffed in them for a week.
| Trip Planning » Route planned starting at Brent - clockwise or counter?? » 2/28/2020 11:38 am |
I don't think it's going to matter a crazy amount which direction you do that loop in. About all I can think is that if you're unlucky enough to get a windy day on Day 1, you're going to find the paddle from Cedar to Cauchon a serious slog.
| Trip Planning » West to East. I go one way, you the other, we swap keys in the middle » 2/27/2020 11:34 am |
I've given zero thought to specific routes yet. But, my original idea got superseded by smarter ideas from other folks in the thread anyway, namely that it makes more sense to swap cars at the start rather than at the end, which means we don't have to coordinate trip lengths - we'll have our own cars waiting for us when we finish, whenever that happens to be.
| Backcountry » What do you call it? Thunder Box? Outhouse? Sh**ter? Kaibo? » 2/26/2020 3:36 pm |
I was at least five days into Tess' trip report before I finally figured out what the hell the 'kybo' was she was rating on each campsite.
It's clearly supposed to be called a thunderbox.
| Trip Planning » West to East. I go one way, you the other, we swap keys in the middle » 2/26/2020 1:31 pm |
trippythings wrote:
Would you consider September, or would that not work? And which access points interest you the most?
September is unfortunately very tough for me due to my work (even though it's my favourite time of year to go camping). As to the specific route/access points, I don't actually care much - any trip across the park, regardless of start/end point, sounds pretty good to me!
| Trip Planning » West to East. I go one way, you the other, we swap keys in the middle » 2/26/2020 12:27 pm |
I'll keep it in mind Evan. And whether or I end getting a taker for this year or not, that doesn't mean I might not want to cross the park again next year anyway!
| Trip Planning » new reservation system » 2/26/2020 8:23 am |
Yowza! And you went back to scratch that itch the next year.
Sucker for punishment I guess, but I had company the second time - Drew (aka AlgonquinLakes). We had our own grueling day on that trip. After slogging from Clover to Tarn we decided we didn't like the look of the campsite, and so carried on over the 4.5 km portage to St. Andrew's. That portage is just brutal - you're constantly climbing for at least the first two kilometers. We took over four hours to complete it.
| Catch-all Discussions » Lost canoe companions » 2/25/2020 6:44 pm |
I'm sorry for your loss Dave.
My 80-pound buddy won't fit in a kayak so he's never been interior camping, but he comes with us whenever we car camp - which is pretty often since my daughter was born. Here's Ozzy, a (just turned) 5-year-old Italian Spinone. 
free photo upload
| Trip Reports » Kiosk to Opeongo 2019 Trip Report » 2/25/2020 4:12 pm |
Amazing story and gorgeous photos, thanks for posting it. I've been on all parts of your route, but never as part of a single trip.
Heart Attack Hill is a portage I would happily never revisit... but time has a way of making us forget ;).
| Trip Planning » new reservation system » 2/25/2020 2:21 pm |
I once drove to Achray (from Toronto), paddled and portaged my way to the 1950m low maintenance to Turcotte, got lost and tired and discouraged, and rather than finding a campsite somewhere to try again the next day, I was a big baby about the whole thing and instead paddled and portaged all the way back to the car and drove home. That was somewhere around a 16-18 hour day.
The best part was waking up on the 401 two lanes to the left of the one I had been in a moment earlier.
