Hey people i am new here. thanks for the invite
eye canoe. i live in michigan but my second home is
ontario. My family has property up in Red Bay. I've been
to many places toronto,niagra falls, all along the
lake huron coastline, up to tobermory. i have a friend
who lives in cannington and we are planning a canoe
trip to algonquin in july. thanks again for the
invite. I'm glad to be here.<br>Coug
Hi there fellow canoeheads! I've been given a
cedar/canvas canoe in need of repair. I would repair it but
I've got one canoe on the go already and another in
the works. Yup, you can have TOO many boats. Is there
anyone out there wanting to take on a project? This boat
has classic Chestnut lines and would be a beautiful
boat to paddle. It's 16 feet and has a 32 inch beam.
I've done canvas boats before and this one is in
pretty good shape. This canoe is free to a good home.
Book shelf "builders" need not apply. This is a canoe
for true canoe lovers. The boat is presently in
Thornhill. Contact me via e-mail: <br>topaddle@...
Hello people. I was just invited to join this
club. I am very happy that the club found me cause I
have just discovered the canoe in my parents' garage
on a recent trip with my cousin (we paddled the
Beaver River from Talisman ski resort to Thornbury this
Monday) and I would love people who can advise me when I
am planning trips. I have canoed a few times, but I
must say that I enjoy river (downstream of course)
paddling the most. And, like all canoeists, I love the
movie Deliverance. <br><br>Huck
Hello all. I've added some more photos to my
album. They're from a trip I made two weeks ago from
Magnetawan Lake down the Petawawa River, into White Trout
Lake, up McIntosh Creek, across McIntosh Lake,
Timberwolf Lake then back into Misty Lake and back up the
river to Magnetawan Lake. I made the trip solo (had my
dog along) so had to do all portages in two trips
which meant 15 miles of walking! I estimated the entire
trip to be 45 miles or so.
For those of you who get the newsletter- my name is in it for winning the canoe.
I was very excited to see my name in the newsletter (small things amuse small
minds you know...)
Has anyone done any White Water Rafting at any of
the Ottawa River's Resorts, such as " Owl ", "River
Run", "Esprit" or "Wilderness Tours" Which is better
overall. Any bad experiences?? I have a friend that wishes
to do a family outing and prefers to chose the
better and safer place to go.<br>Thank You; Please drop
me an e-mail at rickb31@...
Dean, thanks for the info re: your Algonquin
trip. I know of the camp site on Grassy Bay - a nice
spot. When I stayed there 4 years ago there was a tree
about 30 feet back with a lot of bear claw marks. The
one time that I stopped at the Little Misty site, the
campfire pit was full of beer cans! Glad you had a good
trip. Can't wait to see your photos. Paul
I have just come across an interesting new web
site. www.therainforestsite.com. Click on once a day
and sponsors will donate to purchase and save Rain
Forest Land. Check it out or link to it from my web site
at paulbray.8m.com
Dean, I haven't been down the Tim River for a few
years but I remember encountering 13 moose in one day
along the Tim. You won't read this until you get back
but I hope you will tell us how you trip went. Paul.
Robert, go to your local library and sign out the
Bill Mason video "Path of the Paddle" (there is also a
book) and visit the links listed on this site. Barry
Bridgeford's Algonquin Adventures has links to some other
great canoeing sites with a lot of info.
Thanks for your invitation Water walker. I like
canoeing and outdoors but to tell the truth, I haven't
done much canoeing, just two or three times! One was
in Temagami, going to Bear Island native reserve.
Another time in Algonquin park. I love hiking and camping
and generally being out in nature.
Greetings, I just joined the club. My main interest is OC1 whitewater. I
generally stick to rivers within a 3-5 hr drive from Toronto. <br><br>See
ya<br><br>Chris
first for inviting me to join, and secondly for sharing those pictures. they're
hilarious and brought back many memories. maybe I'll scan some of mine and post
them here...
I'm planning to go to Killarney Park in July - in
at Bell Lake and on to Nellie via Great Mountain,
Fish and Howry. I have a map from 1995 that shows the
east end of Murray Lake as open water - a newer map
shows swamp! Can anyone tell me if this area is still
navigable. I know that the past few dry seasons have closed
Kirk Creek and maybe several other spots. Any input
would be appreciated. Thanks, Paul.
Thanks for the invite to join Paul.<br>There are
a lot of canoeists out there, so this club should
grow quickly. My canoe activities have centered around
Algonquin Park for the past ten years. For nearly four
years, I've had "Algonquin Adventures" on the Web. Its
grown from a single page to now include a trip-log
inventory, message board, photo collection and active email
response. I'll be "plugging" this club on my "Resource
Links" sub-page. You can get to my site at
...<br><br><a href=http://www3.sympatico.ca/barrybri
target=new>http://www3.sympatico.ca/barrybri</a>
The trip you have in mind is a nice one with a
good variety, but go into the Crow River via Proulx
Lake not through Redrock, unless you like hard
poratges. And try not to enter the East Arm of Opeongo in
mid-afternoon unless you enjoy a hard paddle against high
afternoon winds. The long portage from Dickson is not as
bad as it may look on the map. The last time I was in
that area there was a cart that you could use. You
went along part of an old road and around Wright and
Bonfield Lakes. The walk was much longer but you could
pull your canoe and gear over a good level portage
using the cart. That, however was a few years ago and I
don't see the extra trail marked on the new map - I
doubt if the cart is still there. It's not unlike the
old ranger cabins. At one time you could spend the
night in one of the several old cabins in the Park.
Just leave it as you found it - wood for the stove and
latch the door after you leave. I have stayed in the
one on Tattler Lake and also in the one on the
Nipissing River. Now I understand that they have "fixed 'em
up" and you must make a reservation and pay to use
them! All a result of the Park's growing popularity I
suppose. Anyway, I hope I have answered your questions and
have a good trip!
Solo canoeing can be very satisfying but it's not
for everyone. As for places to go in Algonquin Park,
it depends on how much solitude you're after I
guess. You need to look over the Algonquin map and pick
out an area that is off the regular routes if you
want to "get away" from the crowd. As for being safe
on your own, Algonquin Park is after all a park and
you're never very far from other people no matter how
far into the interior you go. The worst that can
happen is that you might fall on a portage and maybe
break an ankle or something, and you may have to wait
an hour or two before somebody comes along to help
you out. I've been solo tripping in the Park for 15
years and never had a problem. As for special
considerations for solo trippers, just remember that YOU have to
carry everything, so pack as light as you can. When
you're alone you can eat out of the pot, make instant
coffee or tea right in the cup, etc. so you can save on
some equipment weight re: dishes, etc. But you are
going to want to bring along a book - if you're
tent-bound in bad weather there will be no one to talk to!
We have booked a week end trip into Algonquin park starting at Opeongo and
taking the loop around Lavieille and Dickson. Anyone know how tough the long
portage from Dickson to Opeongo is?
I have been to the Park a few times over the
years but always with groups of people. I think I might
like to try going it alone sometime. Any advise re:
good spots to go, special considerations for soloists
etc. How safe is it to be 'out there' on your own?
We have all seen lots of pictures of serene
northern lakes, magnificent wild life and canoes on sunset
waters, etc. Therefore, I have decided to post a few "not
so glamours" but none-the-less appealing, or at
least entertaining, photos from my personal collection.
Please feel free to post a few of your own, unique or
otherwise. I think a photo exchange/submission on this site
could be very interesting.
I have launched this site/club in order to get
some feed-back from other avid canoe lovers. I am
primarily a solo canoeist because most of my friends think
I'm maybe just a little eccentric in my passion for
canoe trips. I have paddled Algonquin for many years
and, more recently, I have "discovered" Killarney. I
would be happy to share my Algonquin lore, and would be
pleased to learn more about Killarney (or any other
"great Ontario canoeing area")
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