This trip report is dedicated to the memory of Herb Pohl. We met oh so very briefly but, the impression he left will be etched forever in my memory. I'll carry...
The drive to Duluth was uneventful. Even passing through St. Paul was relatively painless given that I breezed through about an hour or two after rush hour. I...
The storm I'd encountered in Schrieber caught up to me at the outfitters that night. The thunder and lightning show combined with the fact that Hoz had the...
It was another beautiful morning when I awoke about 6 AM. I quickly packed up my things and spent a little time with Peter & Amy. Then, I headed back into town...
We'd planned on traveling 20-25km a day (roughly 12-15 miles). On our first day, with the wind and the waves, we'd only managed 2-3 km. Not an auspicious...
Did I mention that the temperature dropped while we were on our way from Michipicoten to Pukaskwa Park??? It was downright chilly when we got to the park --...
We had a very fine sand beach for our campsite -- in fact, we ended up camping on sand almost every night. While there were definitely pluses to this, the...
While I posted these in order, the timestamps somehow got mixed up so they're listed out of order. I guess I'll need to space these out a little more in the...
Looking back on it now, I think Tuesday, July 11 was probably the best day of our trip both in terms of weather and scenery. I think it was also our longest...
I wasn't on shore long before I'd dug out my good camera. I hadn't been able to get to it in the canoe but, given today's conditions, I soon remedied that! ...
As we continued Southwards, the shoreline started getting a bit higher. http://www.lhrimages.com/pictures/other/ls0607/ls0607-04-040.jpg The scenery offshore...
July 12, 2006 -- Morning There was just a hint of a breeze and light chop on the water as we got up and prepared to leave Newman's Bay. On the way out of the...
July 12, 2006 -- mid day While Jose tried to sail, I stayed close to shore for the pictures, continuing to be amazed at the variety of rock formations. ...
June 12, 2006 -- Early Afternoon Arriving at Cascade Falls early in the afternoon, we were hoping to able to set up camp there and then head across to the...
July 12, 2006 -- Afternoon After shooting the falls, we started the 2km (~1.3 mile) crossing to the near end of Otter Island where we knew there was a light...
July 12, 2006 -- Evening From the end of Old Dave's Harbour, Hoz and I paddled the shortest distance we could back to the mainland. Paddling across, we could ...
July 13, 2006 -- Otter Island to Pukaskwa Depot With Otter Island to shelter us, it seemed fairly calm again when we first started out on our 5th day. We found...
We got up earlier on day 6, hoping to be able to set out before the lake got too rough. We were surprised to see the kayaker's pull into the bay as we were...
July 15, 2006 -- Onwards to Ganley Harbour Despite having to concentrate to keep from getting swallowed up in the soup, I really enjoyed paddling in the mist...
July 15, 2006 -- Pohl Cove towards Ganley Harbour Whenever I woke up during the night, I could hear waves crashing on shore. When morning was dawning, the lake...
Hello all... I'm still quite new at multi-day canoeing trips and am planning to do the Big Trout Lake loop in early to mid-October. Does anyone have any tips...
Hi D, I just came back from Algonquin this past long weekend. It was quite busy, especially heading back to the Portage store monday morning. I actually did...
Hi Stephanie: Nice to hear from you, and the nice things about the trip. I was also wondering about the wildlife--bears more particularly. Exactly how common...
Hi David, What the staff told us about the bear is that they are common, and of course there are preventative measures to take to avoid encounters. Always tie...
Stephanie: I've only now received my maps from Friends of Algonquin, so the exact route is presently unfinalized. However, I've been reading in Kevin Callan's...
We had an encounter with a raccoon or very big squirel on our last night at burnt island. I had left some GORP in my pocket of my coat. We heard some rustling...
July 15, 2006 -- Evening I don't remember much about the afternoon of July 15. I didn't take any more pictures at all until we reached our destination for the ...
On an extended trip such as this one, there's usually one day when I'm not feeling "on top of my game", one day when I really question why I'm doing this, one...
