This is my first back country trip in Algonquin and I bit off more than I could chew but I learned a lot and have already booked two trips for this year.
I started off from the Shall Lake Access Point and went up to Booth then over to Godda Lake via Ryegrass and Rumley. My intentions were to go down to Boot Lake but that didn't happen so I stayed two nights on Godda then one on Booth at an amazing island campsite.
Every trip is a learning experience, the early ones of our tripping careers tend to offer a high density of learning (what some folks call mistakes) ;-) I had a similar learning opportunity early in my adult tripping career and carried a 17 foot aluminum Michicraft over the Dickson-Bonfield. I've since migrated to Royalex and finally kevlar which has alleviated much of the portaging challenge.
I'm surprised Booth didn't deliver any fish for you...the warm water species typically are quite active in the autumn months...but that's why it's called 'fishing' and not 'catching'!
A trip to the logging museum of Algonquin could be an enlightening experience - it includes a background of the establishment of the park to prevent development and preserve vast tracts of land for multiple purposes in a mostly harmonious manner.
Great write up and great pictures. I did a similar loop this past fall and had many of the same thoughts regarding the sites on Godda and Mole. We stayed on that cliff view site you checked out on Booth, loved the view from up there. Looking forward to reading more of your trips
