Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Prov. Park April 27 - May 3, 2013

Submitted by McCollJeff on Sun, 03/10/2013 - 21:01

Flatwater

Depend on who comes along this will be an easy paced trip to introduce the area to those who may want to explore the area. Will try and clean some of the portages between Fishog and Smudge lake middle route.
Will also try and find the nesting area of the Sand hill Cranes and see if we can find a feather for DNA for the bird people. It may be a sub-species of the Sandhill, and there fore rare.
Will try and introduce people to the great off trail hiking in the area.
As long as the black flies don't come for lunch.
The bugs can come out early here due to the incubation chamber the Shield creates for them.

The Basics

Event Location:

Queen Elizabeth Wildlands Prov. Park

Date(s) & Time:

Saturday, April 27, 2013 - 08:00

Registration Cut Off:

May 25

Event Duration:

5 to 7 days

Difficulty Rating:

Novice

Participant Info

Maximum Group Size:

Minimum Group Size:

NA I will be going solo

Itinerary

Itinerary description:

Depend on spring storms start may be delayed due to weather.
since this is beaver pond hopping flows and routes will vary from watershed to watershed.
The idea will be to establish some base camps and hike and paddle from there.
The loop itself is approx 50k.
At this time of year the critters can be pretty active.
To get an idea of the are here are a couple of past trip reports.
http://www.myccr.com/phpbbforum/viewtopic.php?f=108&t=39822
http://www.myccr.com/phpbbforum/viewtopic.php?f=108&t=38103
And pics of the area
https://picasaweb.google.com/114224116055024928868/VariousQueenElizabeth...

Required Items to Bring:

Will talk depending on how many come, so there is no duplication in some of the equipment.

Other

Cancellation Policy:

Extreme weather, there is not a lot of areas for protection in this park, or if black flies are in full swing. It is not a pleasant area if they are out!

Event Coordinator/s Contact Information

Contact (Name):

Jeff McColl

Phone:

905-878-2565

Email:

mccolls@sympatico.ca