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| 944.1 | an alternative | TROOA::BRENNAN | | Mon Jul 17 1995 17:28 | 4 |
| Another good park to consider in Ontario for canoeing is Killarney.
There is an outfitter there too.
Chuck
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| 944.2 | | POLAR::RICHARDSON | Yurple Takes The Lead! | Mon Jul 17 1995 18:05 | 3 |
| If you're portaging an aluminum canoe in Algonquin Park, make sure you
don't get hit by lightning. Unless of course you want to become
Canada's greatest crime fighter. Mr. Canoehead.
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| 944.3 | wait...that's not a sportscar! | FSCORE::HOGAN | Hugo: Man of a Thousand Faces | Mon Jul 17 1995 18:10 | 2 |
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Hey! It IS stuck to your head.
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| 944.4 | | KAFS31::LACAILLE | Half-filled bottles of inspiration | Mon Jul 17 1995 18:16 | 2 |
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Shut-up Richardson before I CRUSH your head....
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| 944.5 | | POLAR::RICHARDSON | Yurple Takes The Lead! | Mon Jul 17 1995 18:22 | 1 |
| You're not there anymore.
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| 944.6 | Powdered Toast Man? | FSCORE::HOGAN | Hugo: Man of a Thousand Faces | Mon Jul 17 1995 19:49 | 3 |
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Mr. Canoe head was from "Four on the Floor", but somehow Kids in the
Hall just entered the picture...
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| 944.7 | | POLAR::RICHARDSON | Yurple Takes The Lead! | Tue Jul 18 1995 15:14 | 2 |
| I still think "Four on the Floor" is the funniest show to ever come out
of this country.
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| 944.8 | | KAFS31::LACAILLE | Half-filled bottles of inspiration | Tue Jul 18 1995 17:30 | 5 |
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Oops, forgot about that....yeah four_on_the_floor was great,
whatever happened to that troop?
Mr. F. Orgot
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| 944.9 | Thanks | HERON::LAFORGUE | It works better when you plug it! | Wed Jul 19 1995 17:09 | 7 |
| thanks to Chuck Brennan and Doug Loten who gave me good indication.
I booked my trip to the Portage store.
re .2-.8
didn't catch the joke and even less the discussion about it.
Regards,
Bernard
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| 944.10 | | R2ME2::DEVRIES | All simple things were done by 1950! | Thu Jul 20 1995 16:54 | 6 |
| > re .2-.8
> didn't catch the joke and even less the discussion about it.
Bienvenu au Canada. :-)
-m
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| 944.11 | More Algonquin Loons! | TROOA::DLOTEN | Semper ubi sub ubi. | Thu Jul 27 1995 02:05 | 5 |
| Bernard,
Don't worry about the .2-.8 noters...nothing but a bunch of loons! :>)
-doug
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| 944.12 | Recent trips into the park | POLAR::RUSHTON | | Wed Sep 06 1995 17:38 | 35 |
| Thought I'd add my $0.02 worth about the park.
Recently, I completed two trips into the interior
(Smoke-Ragged-Bonnechere-Louisa-Rock-Galeairy, then Opeongo-Happy
Isle-Big Trout return) for the first time.
On the first trip, it rained incessantly but we managed to keep at least
one set of clothes/sleeping gear dry through-out. I so enjoyed the
trip and the scenery that I made plans to go back in for a second trip
(the Labour Day weekend). This time it rained on only one day.
What really inspires one to return is the complete and utter silence
except for the cry of the Loons. Paddling for hours then long
portages (2-3Kms) made sleep come easy after an enjoyable meal around
a campfire.
The fear some had was that of black bears, of which we saw nor heard
none. Mind you, there was the occasional sniffing outside our tent
at night.
Your so-called worries from work soon drifted away with the
pleasurable chores of getting to the next lake, setting up camp,
gathering firewood, preparing the meals, washing the dishes, storing
the food away in the "bear tree", using the "bog", rising the next
morning as the sunlight melted over the tent, having a cold bath in
the lake, preparing breakfast, exploring the lake and bush.
It took days after the trips before the enjoyable memories began to
fade, but never to disappear. One of the most memorable is the water
taxi on Opeongo Lake! Another is the fact that we drank the water
directly from the lakes, with no ill effects (no boiling, no iodine).
I'm now planning a winter trek, hopefully to see and hear some wolves.
All that and it's only 3 hours by car from my house!!
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| 944.13 | LilyDippers'95 | TROOA::DLOTEN | Semper ubi sub ubi. | Wed Sep 13 1995 21:40 | 23 |
| Following my story from 53.807...
My LilyDippers'95 canoe trip was a rousing success, although we nearly
froze our paddles off last Saturday night (the mercury was hovering in
the low 40's and threatening rain). The weather redeemed itself on
Sunday and we managed to go swimming and sunning ourselves on the
rocks.
We did the CanoeL-JoeL-BurntIslandL-OtterSlideL-return trip and
thoroughly enjoyed it...on reflection I discovered that I had last
taken this route in '74.
I saw more wildlife on this trip than ever before...4 moose and my
first bear. Fortunately the bear was on the shoreline and I wasn't!
To my mind, there is nothing to compare to the utter stillness of
gliding across a mirror smooth lake! We too were able to use the lake
water with no symptoms of Beaver Fever!!
Colour me a Happy Canoer!
-doug
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| 944.14 | joined the club of Algonquin Park lovers | HERON::LAFORGUE | It works better when you plug it! | Thu Sep 14 1995 06:50 | 22 |
| Many thanks to Doug, Algonquin Park was the best part of my trip to
Canada. The Portage Store is very well organised, and the food they
packed was very good. It was very convenient for us to have everything
ready, already packed when we arrived. I would definitely recommend it
to people like us who have no equipment.
We went to Tom Thompson Lake, making just one small portage of 200m.
We were very lucky with the weather, 100% sunny, no cloud, warm water,
we had a lot of swim, and very few bugs.
Our paddling and portage technique still needs to improve, but it was
fun. Camping in Algonquin park has nothing to say with camping in
overcrowded european camps. That was wonderful.
I discovered that the best usage of the "Off" insect repellent is as
fire starter! :-)
We heared wolves, but saw no bears, no mooses.
Actually I saw them later in the Saint-Felicien zoo in Quebec,
near Lake Saint-Jean.
re .-1
>Colour me a Happy Canoer!
mee too!
/Bernard
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| 944.15 | The wildlife and campfires are free | POLAR::RUSHTON | | Thu Sep 14 1995 15:13 | 25 |
| >>The Portage Store is very well organised, and the food they
>>packed was very good. It was very convenient for us to have everything
>>ready, already packed when we arrived. I would definitely recommend it
>>to people like us who have no equipment.
The really exciting thing about a trip into the interior of Algonquin
is the people you MIGHT meet (not too often). We met a few Americans,
Germans and Japanese.
What blew my mind about the people who had to fly to Canada is the
services that exist for a trip into Algonquin.
1. They take a shuttle from Pearson International to a Bloor/Yonge
pick-up point. Then they are shuttled to the appropriate trailhead.
2. Then, for CA$55 per person per day they can get the deluxe
package: canoe, paddles, food, stove, fuel, tent, ropes, maps, etc.
So, say a couple from Germany wishes a 5 day trip into Algonquin. All
they need to bring is money and some clothes. The 5 day trip will cost
a total of (5X2X$55) CA$550. That's a cheap holiday for two people!
Gotta love it!!
Pat
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