| Photos and Videos To Share » Canoe Lake Access - 3 Day Solo » 10/13/2015 12:19 am |
Day 2 is now up.
Enjoy : )
| Photos and Videos To Share » Canoe Lake Access - 3 Day Solo » 10/10/2015 11:24 pm |
Barry, I'm 6'2" and I brought the foot pegs 3 notches in from their maximum extension.
Im unsure of my pack weight. On my cedar lake trip, it weighed in at about 45lbs. Im going to assume its less now. Also, my hammock and underquilt are removed from it and stored under the bow.
I havent modified that front hatch yet but im going to, and will release another video when I do.
I found it rides very stable in the water with the 8"-12" waves i encountered, even the ones coming in from an angle. I attribute that to the double-arch hull.
The only instability i found was when i hauled it up onto shore or over a bever dam, it could easily roll to one side. Thats with the pack on top and my weight not in it.
| Photos and Videos To Share » Canoe Lake Access - 3 Day Solo » 10/09/2015 5:26 pm |
Day 1 from my latest trip is up.
I like having this dedicated thread for videos and photos.
| Ethics » stashed canoes » 10/05/2015 7:57 am |
Apprearently half way down the crow river is a fine place to stash a canoe. It will be safe there for at least a year 
| Trip Planning » Madawaska west bound » 10/05/2015 7:51 am |
Ok. Im working on routes for a spring trip.
Im thinking of potting in at smoke then working my way counter clockwise down through porcupine, louisa, up to head, cache, and back out at smoke.
So i can either portage 1640 from head to cache, or paddle upstream and 5 smaller portages... hmmm that 1640's not looking so bad all the sudden.
| Trip Planning » Madawaska west bound » 10/03/2015 9:53 am |
Does anyone think they (or more to the point I) could padddle upsream on the madawaska from Head Cr to Cache L in tbe spring or fall?
| Trip Reports » A few days out of Canoe » 10/01/2015 9:27 am |
I encountered a couple pushing a stroller. I clearly asked what kind of place this is. He was so vague that i didnt even think he understood what i was asking.
When i said i was looking for some sort of canteen/store he said theres one if i just go around the corner, but didn't point in any direction.
I went off to find some actual staff as the couple wandered into the tenis courts
When i opened the door to the main building, i hear the guy from the tenis court start freaking right out. "Hey, this is private property, you cant go in there!"
So i yelled back that he could have told me that right away and i would have been on my way.
I dont know if these were patrons, or people looking after the place for a free stay or what.
It could be part of the reason i couldnt settle when i got to my site.
When I asked "what kind of place is this?" He should have told me 'its a private camp, closwd to the public, theres no store here, and you can rest a minute here and be on your way please'
Im sure we both feel the other was a jackass.
| Trip Reports » A few days out of Canoe » 9/29/2015 9:44 am |
This weekend, I took a few days to try out my new kayak on a "Canoe Trip" style backcountry experience. Some would call it "Yakpacking," but that word just sounds silly, so I don't.
Leaving around 1pm from the access point, I encountered lots of people on the #401 portage between Canoe and Joe. We got buzzed by two large military planes. One person recognized me from my Youtube Channel and thanked me for my video on the Hennesy Hammock.
I made great time, landing at my camp site on the farthest reaches of Little Joe East by 3pm. The first night, I was in the hammock by 8pm basically bored. I expected to find very little in the way of firewoord, and that's what I found.
Day 2, I skipped my first two portages, choosing to get my feet wet, but found myself in Lost Joe, rather than Baby Joe. Wading a little more, I walked up to Baby Joe, where I met another solo kayaker. It turns out, it was Larry, who I had met with Rob, on Rock Lake two autumns ago. We quickly surmized that we were on the same loop, staying on the same lakes, on the same nights. We joined forces for the next two days. Soon into Burnt Island, my camera batteries died.
We worked our way up to Sunbeam, through Jay, an unnamed pond, and Treefrog. The portages were challenging, but we made it. Larry was wheeling and leepfrogging it, and I was double-carrying. We were pretty evenly matched on each portage.
We took to separate island sites on Sunbeam. I was visited by a beaver in the evening, which was a hair-riasing experience, as bushes 10m away were shaking and swaying violently.
We met up the next morning and headed to Ashter Pond. I skipped the 275m portage to Wilow, opting to get my feet a little wet and muddy. Crossing a total of 3 bever dams, a log, and some shalows, I made it to the end of the portage by the time Larry made his first trip across. He reported the portage had a 9m rise in the middle.
We paddled Willow, and portaged to Kooy Pond, which we rena
| Equipment » Kayak Portage Yoke » 9/24/2015 5:47 pm |
This looks like a real winner here. I've got something cobbled together for this trip but if it doesnt work out, I just might have to go this route.
| Trip Planning » Water temps » 9/24/2015 8:51 am |
OK, thats good to know.
I may just leave the cold water wetsuit home then : )
I took it in mid May 2014, but I don't think I'll need it this time around.
| Trip Planning » Water temps » 9/24/2015 7:43 am |
Anybody have an idea of the water temperature these days? Im heading into canoe lake this weekend.
| Catch-all Discussions » Ask your doctor if Nature is right for you. » 9/16/2015 10:16 pm |
| Photos and Videos To Share » I'm back! » 9/09/2015 5:45 pm |
I'll be traveling the road most traveled...
Canoe - Joe, Burnt Island, Sunbeam, Tom Thomson, Tepee, Canoe.
It appears to have planty of big water, some river travel, and lots of short and well traveled portages. A great test for the kayak.
What I didn't include in the video was that when I picked up the Kayak, portage style, my head and shoulders almost fit perfectly into the seat, where the water bottle goes. I almost don't need a yoke.
However, I'm going to try to create some sort of webbing strap shoulder harness that would function like a portage yoke, and would scrunch up and store in that front hatch.
| Photos and Videos To Share » I'm back! » 9/09/2015 9:22 am |
Hey Gang, its good to back back out again. I love the new forums and I look forward to reading up on the new topics soon.
I'm heading back into the park on September 25, and I've posted a new video, announcing a new piece of gear - a kayak.
