Join us once again for this Fall Festival weekend canoe trip. This year I have booked a group campsite on Bentshoe Lakes near Haliburton off of hwy 118. As usual the food is the theme for this trip, canoeing is secondary making the one short portage to the lake easy. The lake is small but big enough to explore for the day with adjoining lakes if interested. The permit fee will be split equally among the participants. Saturday’s turkey dinner with all the trimmings will be a group effort. The permit limits us to 8 tents and 16 people; I ask that you share a tent on this trip.
Due to the permit restrictions, I will only take reservations and make confirmation by email or phone only. Sorry no on-line bookings.
Let's enjoy five nights of relaxing on one of the islands at Rock Lake, Algonquin. Daily paddle trips. Four areas of Rock Lake to explore. Hiking opportunities nearby.
This will be a slow pace explore, mark/find portages, look at rock formations and watch for wildlife.
Last years trip report here http://www.myccr.com/phpbbforum/viewtopic.php?f=108&t=38103
This will be a beaver pond hopping trip through the area of the highest ridges in the park.
There is no promise that all beaver ponds will be in from year to year, there is always a surprise or two.
Even though I rated the trip as Intermediate, novice is not out of the question.
I plan on multiple carries on the portages, (my camera stuff alone is one :) )
The plan is to see/find interesting "stuff"
The Minesing Swamp, centrally located between Barrie and Wasaga Beach, has been identified as the largest and best example of fen bog in southern Ontario. The confluence of the Nottawasaga River with three tributaries provide for an interconnected network of swamps, fens, bogs and marshes. The swamp is an important staging area for thousands of migratory waterfowl, and contains a large heron rookery.
We will enter from Willow Creek, cross the central flood area before joining the Nottawasaga, and follow the river down to Edenvale. A pleasant day’s paddle for canoeists of all skill levels.
Join us for an early spring run (water levels permitting) on the Credit from Inglewood to Glen Williams. Some competence in moving water is helpful. Suitable for novices. A potluck dinner will follow at the home of Barb & Dave in Brampton.
This very popular annual trip seems to be a great draw for all levels of paddlers, including families. Over the last seven years we have enjoyed perfect weather, portage free paddling, and a social barbeque that has followed our outing. This is a wonderful day to enjoy an easy moving river and to socialize with other WCA’ers. The trip will start in south Cambridge, where we will put in, and then paddle to Paris. We will pass through scenic farm country, negotiate some easy Class one water, and stop for lunch along the way. Those interested are welcome to join us back at our house in Cambridge for some food, beverage, and social time.
Join me on this 3 day, 2 night adventure. The route takes us throught a little bit of everything; cottage country, wilderness areas and the inland waters of Georgian Bay. A description of the planned route can be found on the Canadian Canoe Routes website. "http://www.myccr.com/canoedb/routeDetails.php?routeid=89"
Since the trip to Killarney organized by Gary and Andrea is full, let's start a second group to the same location. I've always said that if someone told me that they would like to try canoeing just once, then this is the trip that I would have in mind for them.
We will hike the Crack and explore other areas of interest.
This is a basic flat water canoe route as described by Gary James for the same date.
Park fees and share of reservation fee are in effect.
I have booked the camp grounds from September 9 to September 12, (three nights). Participants may choose to stay September 8 at George Lake campground on their own or at nearby Grundy Lake Provincial park.
Join us once again for this Fall Festival weekend canoe trip. We have booked a group campsite on Bentshoe Lakes near Haliburton off of hwy 118. Gourmet food is the theme for this trip and there is one short portage to the lake. The lake is small but has connecting lakes to explore for the weekend. The permit and Saturday dinner, cooking will be split between participants. Trash Can Turkey with all the trimmings will be a group effort. Permit restrictions limit us to 8 tents and 16 people. Please consider sharing a tent on this trip. Therefore members willing to sharing tents will be considered first.
We are going to explore by canoe, Killarney and OSA Lakes. We are also going to hike "To the Crack and back" for the incredible view of the area. The permit fees will be shared by the group. Maximum 4 canoes and eight people.
The canoeing is rated as requiring intermediate canoe tripping skills. Three portages, the longest two are 455 m. Also The Crack is rated as difficult and quite challenging. Allow approx 5-6 hour plus round trip.