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I appreciate the posts regarding Brent Road and Cedar Lake. I have a 7-night solo trip planned to start from there on Saturday. The access road is less of a concern since my Grand Cherokee has the upgraded adventure II off-road package. I am not so confident Scott Kevlar canoe is capable of breaking ice!
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Marko_Mrko wrote:
Why close the backpacking trails? Unless they're flooded out, which I can see time to time. They remained open 2 years ago during the 2nd back country closure.
I think the backpacking trails can get really wrecked in the early season as the ground is very soft. Maybe that's the reason?
Many years ago I did the outer loop of the Highland Trail at a time when the snow had melted other than a patch here or there and we camped on Harness Lake which was still frozen over. I don't have any recollection of the trail being exceptionally muddy though I am sure there were some muddy spots and wet spots. It was a great trip and I am annoyed that I (and other people) can never have this experience again.
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Well I have backpacked 2-3rd week of April thru to 2-3rd week of May. Back to back weekends, or every other weekend. Thurs-Sun sorta speak, for the past 21 years. The only problem I've encountered was the Oxtongue river being flooded right out at the WUT bridge. But other then that, there's always blow downs. Just adds to the adventure. Fortunate enough to see actual ice out 4 times which is really cool. But sadly will never see again with the suspended spring permits. IMO people that are going to use the park in this time frame are veterans. By that I mean experienced outdoors men/women who've done it before. Know what to expect and adapt to the conditions. If your prepared for anything your weekend will always be awesome. I went canoeing last year May 3-7th. Rained for 3 straight days and then turned to snow the last 2 days. Was one of the best trips I've ever had. Fishing too! A bad day in Algonquin is always better then a day at work! I'm just peeved because I got the green light to go away 3 weekends or 5-6 day trip in the mix (from the wife) starting with the trout opener. Mother nature can be a pain. lol Now just have Fri till Sun as I should rush home being Mother's day in all.
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Well I just brought home two fresh Algonquin Specks for supper tonight! I wonder if I'm the first of the year haha
I caught 8-10 of them but I took two injured ones
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Sweetness, that's awesome! Can't wait........
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Environment Canada is reporting a temperature of 26C at the East Gate and it is only forecast to go down to 12C tonight.
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Park lake is now totally thawed.
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re-phase that. Fork lake
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What a difference from May 7th to 8th too.
Getting there!
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Anyone with any news on Brent-Cedar Lake? As of last Sunday (6th of May) the Brent Office says they are planning on opening for May 11 this Friday.
What makes no sense, is that Opeongo was delayed till the 15th today when in fact Opeongo is further ahead with less ice then Cedar?? But no delay or news on Cedar? What??
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totally agree sdmoulto
Im concerned as I am leaving to drive to Brent tomorrow assuming it will open Friday morning but it looks further behind Opeongo...
Very confusing. Really don't want to get to Mattawa and have to turn around and come back to another access point
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totally agree sdmoulto
Im concerned as I am leaving to drive to Brent tomorrow assuming it will open Friday morning but it looks further behind Opeongo...
Very confusing. Really don't want to get to Mattawa and have to turn around and come back to another access point
Its very confusing and stressful eh! This mornings announcement made no sense to me! Opeongo in all reality will likely be open by Friday or Saturday at the LATEST, but Cedar looks a little bit further behind but its supposed to open Friday! Dont know why they delayed Opeongo till Tuesday the 15th when likely it will be open by the 11th or 12th? And no news on Cedar? beats me lol
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totally agree sdmoulto
Im concerned as I am leaving to drive to Brent tomorrow assuming it will open Friday morning but it looks further behind Opeongo...
Very confusing. Really don't want to get to Mattawa and have to turn around and come back to another access pointIts very confusing and stressful eh! This mornings announcement made no sense to me! Opeongo in all reality will likely be open by Friday or Saturday at the LATEST, but Cedar looks a little bit further behind but its supposed to open Friday! Dont know why they delayed Opeongo till Tuesday the 15th when likely it will be open by the 11th or 12th? And no news on Cedar? beats me lol
Couldn't agree more. IMHO the park staff really blew it with today's announcement. It was ambiguous, lacking in solid information and read as if it was hastily put together. As noted above, Cedar Lake is way behind Opeongo and we know from ATVenture that the road is rough. Customers calling today reported that they were getting better info from me and my colleagues than they were from the park info line (because we read AA and other info!). One fellow reported that he somehow got connected to the VC and the staff person there informed him that there will be a flight tomorrow, which confirms my suspicions. Watch for a revised APP update tomorrow afternoon.
Oops, somehow psoted this under my old account. Gord from AO here.
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Is there anyone we can complain to about this ice? I mean it's just ridiculous..unless we can canoe this Tuesday AND get ice for our bourbon. So conflicted.
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Okay, I'll man up and say I was wrong -- it didn't happen by Wednesday. But at least we got an . . . as Gord aptly put it 'ambiguous' messsage about the opening on the 11th! Guess we just show up and see what happens, so long as we're not trying to access from Opeongo? That's my plan anyway. Oh well, all part of the adventure!
It seems to me half the problem with ice out page on the AP site is that some parts of the post are updated every few days while other paragraphs/sections are left intact. I mean does anybody actually read it through from start to finish before posting to ensure consistency and clarity?
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The Brent road is now good to go. 
This is the biggest obstacle on the Brent Road and I was fine in my tiny car.
The water was up to the bottoms of my doors but the bottom is solid so no worries, not the worst ive been through thats for sure.
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Is there anyone we can complain to about this ice? I mean it's just ridiculous..unless we can canoe this Tuesday AND get ice for our bourbon. So conflicted.
Well I had ice for my square tails to rest on before hitting the BBQ at home which was a bonus!
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