Algonquin Flatwater Canoe Trip - Erables Lake Loop (Kioshkokowi Lake, Mink Lake, Mouse Lake, Erables Lake, Maple Lake).
A very relaxed and easy trip with short flat portages.
Monday August 25 - Friday August 29th (have it booked till the 30th but am thinking of coming back on Friday the 29th)
An early morning Monday to drive up.
George Lake Monday night, Killarney Lake (two nights); OSA Lake (one/two nights)
And an optional hike up the Crack on Wednesday.
This is one of my favourite lake trips.
We will be travelling at a comfortable pace with two lay-over camp sites. Some planned activities include, climbing the Elephant, swim in Paradise Lagoon, explore Dougherty, and Frederick Lakes.
For meals, we plan for communal breakfasts and dinners. Lunches will be left to the individuals or partners. Although we are not on a provincial park, we would like to avoid disposable cans and bottles.
This is an ideal trip for intermediate lake water canoeists who are comfortable camping for this duration. Portages are easy to moderate. A few moderately steep climbs might be encountered.
Note: This trip is now Full.
As the guide book says, "Paddlers who choose this route will travel the entire west and central regions of the park. Recommended for experienced canoeists, this trip tours some of the most remote areas and spectacular landscapes that Killarney has to offer"
Note: This trip is now full.
Flatwater canoe trip in Temagami Provincial Park for intermediate level paddlers. (Lake Temagami – Diamond Lake – Maple Mountain Hike - Lady Evelyn Lake)
Flatwater canoe trip in Killarney Provincial Park (George Lake, Killarney Lake, plus a hike to 'The Crack') (opening for 1 more paddler)
Canoe the area around Big Chute Marine Railway.
*Still room left*
This is how all Portages should be! Canoe onto a "railway" car, and get taken up and over a hill, and down to the lower area. It is the only marine railway of its kind in North America.
Will paddle 5-8 km (round trip) along the Trent-Severn waterway, starting and ending at Big Chute. Very pretty area.
Big Chute Marine Railway. is a boat lift at lock 44 of the Trent-Severn Waterway in Ontario, Canada. It works on an inclined plane to carry boats in individual cradles over a change of height of about 60 feet (18 m). It is the only marine railway (or canal inclined plane) of its kind in North America still in use.
Join in on the Lift Lock paddle (earlier date) and paddle all three lock types - lift lock, railway lock & standard lock
Great for experts and beginners alike.
Feel free to come to just the canoe museum, paddle, or both. (please let me know which)
Start the day off with a tour of the Canadian Canoe Museum (https://www.canoemuseum.ca) @ 10:30.
Paddle in the afternoon - Go up and down two regular locks, and one Lift Lock. Tour the visitor's center and learn about the entire Trent-Severn waterway and the history and mechanics of the lift lock
“The Peterborough Lift Lock is a boat lift located on the Trent Canal in the city of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, and is Lock 21 on the Trent-Severn Waterway. The dual lifts are the highest hydraulic boat lifts in the world, with a lift of 19.8 m (65 ft). This was a considerable accomplishment at the time when conventional locks usually only had a 2 m (7 ft) rise. The lock has two identical ship caissons (like bathtubs) in which vessels ascend and descend. Both caissons are enclosed at each end by pivoting gates, and there are pivoting gates at the upper and lower reaches of the canal at the junctions with the caissons. The gates on the caissons fit into slots on the gates on the reaches, so that they open in unison. No external power is needed: the lift lock functions by gravity alone using the counterweight principle. One caisson always ascends and the other always descends during each locking cycle.”
Join in on the Big Chute paddle (http://www.wildernesscanoe.ca/calendar/2014-08-16) and paddle all three lock types - lift lock, railway lock & standard lock
ARE YOU READY FOR ANOTHER EXPLORE ADVENTURE? Join me, explore the hidden waterways of Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park. We will be travelling through classic Canadian Shield territory.
MY annual spring trip (pre-blackfly) to QEWII Prov. Park. This year going to clear some trails to 2 small lakes that are not plant covered all year. Not a great distance to be covered; there use to be a trail marked in in the 70's. Distance tothe lakes is approx. 7 ks and several short portages that will need to be cleared and marked. Will be a base camp setup on one of the lakes and take some time to mark the hiking trails up the various ridges in the area. Depending on weather may delay the start by a day.