Algonquin Park trip report: how I spent my weekend away
It’s been two years since I’ve been in a canoe for any longer than an afternoon. But this September I spent four excellent days with my friend Martin paddling through the north-central part of Algonquin Park, starting at Brent. Read Cedar-Hogan-Catfish.
Old Macdonald had a canoe
We were on our way out to Lac La Pêche yesterday afternoon, the canoe strapped on top of the car, paddles, PFDs and what not stuffed in the back, listening to Mallory singing.
Kiosk-Mouse-Maple: a report from a three day canoe trip in Algonquin Park’s north end
The first time I’ve been seriously canoeing in two years. Read the report. I’m extremely grateful to Irene for indulging me.
Mainstream attention for the inukshuk issue
Wow. I’ve been whining about this for years and now the Globe is finally tackling the pressing issue of jerks making inukshuks all over parks as if to say ‘I was there’ while either not realizing or caring that they may be making it harder for people to follow trails and find portages.
Back in a canoe
This weekend we went canoeing for the first time since Mallory was born. I don’t know that I’m going to create a website for it, though.
Federal government back in the map printing business
The federal government announced today that it would still print paper maps. Imagine that. The Tories decide not to close something.
The federal government wants to stop printing topo maps
It’s not like they gave them away. They’ve always cost money. It’s nice that they want to improve their online map delivery but why stop providing high-quality, printed topo maps? When I’m out wilderness tripping, I want something readable, trustworthy and preferably Tyvek. The federal Ministry of Natural Resources has always been there for me. But not as of January 2007.
I had no idea
…Banff was that beautiful. Johanna Wandel has some astounding pictures of the place on her blog. I have no idea what she’s doing there. Probably work-related, judging from the title. I hope to be able to manufacture an excuse to go there myself.
Ishpatina Ridge trip report posted
This will about do it for me for this paddling/camping season, I imagine. I got back last week from five lovely days in Temagami, paddling to Ishpatina Ridge. I’ve done the usual chatty log with photos.
Gros Morne trip log posted
From the What I did on my summer holidays department, I bring you my Gros Morne Park trip report. Two weeks of hiking, camping, and sleeping in beds. Can you imagine? Irene and I had a great time, once we got our luggage. Read the report.
Bonnechere River Trip
About a week ago I got back from a six day trip down the Bonnechere River in Algonquin Park. Now, most people do the lower section, from Basin Depot to Round Lake. Not us. Uh uh. We did the whole thing, right from McKaskill Lake… with a few variations. Ahem. Read the report.
Risk and the great outdoors
A while ago I posted a journal of a trip I did with three other Y Canoe Camping Club members in Algonquin Park in late November. You can read the whole thing but the jist of it is this: we had planned a canoe trip, but found the lakes too iced over for paddling and so we went hiking instead. And some people were pretty outraged by that.
Winter camping by mistake
It was supposed to be a three day canoe trip to Big Trout Lake, via Macintosh and the Otterslides in Algonquin Park. Didn’t work out that way. Mind you, it was the last weekend in November. Read the report.
Barron Canyon trip report posted
I spent last weekend paddling in Algonquin Park, on a YCCC trip that took us from Grand Lake to Squirrel Rapids via the Barron Canyon. Here’s the Barron Canyon trip report.
The Fugawi of the Adirondacks
There’s this stupid joke that aboriginal peoples’ original name for the Europeans was ‘Fugawi’ because everywhere they went they’d say “we’re the fugawi!”
Har har har. On Saturday they were talking about me.
Today, my arms are criss-crossed by tiny scratches and welts that resemble some form of strange ritual scarring.
On Saturday I climbed my first Adirondacks high peak.
