Dan's Canoe Trip Reports
High time, after all these years, that I start collecting
all my photos and notes from the many canoe trips I've taken,
and get them organized!
So here we go... my initial attempt to write-up some
trip reports. Some trip have links to full detailed reports,
while others are just noted here to be filled in some day down the road
(with some brief notes and highlights.)
Trips with Full Reports
Catalogue of all Trips
2018 Trips (6 trips)
Sept. 21 - Sept. 23, 2018, Massasauga
Dan, Kevin
A short trip into Massasauga to make up for the terrible fishing in Haliburton earlier!
Site 29, for two nights.
Good bass and pike fishing, ate plenty for sure!
Aug. 31 - Sept. 3, 2018, Haliburton
Dan, Kevin
Surprisingly difficult fishing, especially for us.
We endured the long and difficult portage to Ronald, only to discover the lake level is way down, and there are no
mature trout left in it (less than 25 depth at the deepest section, not enough for trout).
Even on Gunn Lake, we struggled to land bass, while they were jumping all around us!
Aug. 3 - 6, 2018, Massasauga
Dan P, Joane, Nita, Tony
And Theo their pug! Who cannot swim, yet will jump in the water all the same. Despite the
lifevest for him, he almost drowned once as he bit at the bubbles. Tony jumped in and saved the poor stupid thing!
July 21 - 28, 2018, Killarney outer loop
Dan P, Joane, Sherri
Joane's first 'long' canoe trip, more than 5 days.
We completed the outer loop in Killarney, with a shuttle of the car Bell to George.
Clear Silver, Great Mountain, Howry, Nellie, Nellie, McGregor Bay, Muriel.
Very low water, so the Howry-Murray section was extremely difficult, and no other option but to push through the mud for a kilometer.
May 9th - May 12, 2018 - Haliburton, ice-out trout trip
Dan P, Peter, Chris S, Kevin
Latest ice-out trip to date! We kept having to push back the date. The ice only went out a couple days earlier.
Not as good fishing as prior years in this area. A lot of hours fishing, to catch 7 trout.
Jan. 30th - Feb. 3, 2018 - Killarney winter trip
Dan, Peter
Two nights in the cabin, two in the interior on George Lake, North shore, near the hidden OSA portage.
Skiing was not so good, due to rain that then froze the trail. Peter stayed back for the Freeland run, which I completed. Scary fast and icy, mno getting out of the track!
Had to land hard a few times going down hill on turns, and got some ugly bruises!
Winter nights were fantastic. Completed the hike to OSA, which was cold by fun.
2017 Trips (7 trips)
Sept. 30 - Oct. 1, 2017 - Haliburton
Dan, Keith S
Gun lake.
Keith's first real canoe trip.
Great bass fishing, I think I have Keith hooked now on canoe tripping!
Sept. 8 - 15, 2017 - Gros Morne hiking trip
Dan, Brian Y
An amazing back country hiking trip experience.
We squeezed in the orientation on the 8th, and managed to start our hike on the 9th, taking the first regular boat across to be dropped off.
Gilley's Pond (NT 3), Mark's Pond (LR 6), Harding's Pond (LR 8), LR 12.
We exited a day early, due to terrible cold, rain and wind on the last night at LR 12. About 5C, horizontal wind. Fierce conditions.
we were supposed to stay at LR 16, but we were soaked and cold, so we just trekked right out of the park.
I injured by left knee with a Iliotibial Band Syndrome (IT band). Hurt like hell, but I was able to manage although a bit slower overall.
We used the extra time to travel north to St Anthony, and get on a boat for the last day of whale watching! Saw an amazing feeding episode of two hump backs in shore.
Knee healed up fine, especially with physio on return. Definitely I will have to do more exercises for future trips.
Aug. 25 - 28, 2017 - Killarney Bell Lake loop
Dan, Joane, Nita, Tony.
First canoe trip for Theo, Nita's dog. He did well.
First time staying on Little Bell: low and swampy, not really worth it.
Great hike, as usual, to Silver Peak.
Aug. 15 - 19, 2017 - Massasauga
Dan, Joane, Deanna W, Jeff W, Jenna W, Kaitlin W, Lelu
Spider (21), Spider (21), Vicary Lake (106), Vicary Lake (106)
First canoe trip for their exchange student, Lelu.
First exchange student that did not cut themselves with a knife on a canoe trip!
July 3 - 9, 2017 - Northern Algonquin canoe trip
Dan P, Peter
First time for a trout trip from the Magnetewan area.
Daisy, Misty, Big Trout, Big Trout, Timberwolf, Queer
Good trout catches on Daisy, Timberwolf and Queer. Surprisingly, none on Big Trout, despite two days trying!
We even tried going back to the portage with a small cascade on Big Trout, only to catch no end of white suckers (and not keeping them... yuck).
Caught no trout on Little Trout, but with effort I landed one on Queer, just off the portage.
Sad situation on Big Trout, as a young boy part of a school trip drowned, and was found (and flown out) the day we arrived.
Feb. 16 - Feb. 19, 2017 - Killarney, winter trip
Dan P, Dan C
DanC's first winter trip... he survived (with relatively few complaints;)
Spent the first night in the campground in a yurt, great cross country skiing that day.
Perfect interior camping weather... +2C Saturday and Sunday!
We camped on George Lake, near the start of the secret portage to OSA.
We made snow chairs, covered with a tarp, and sun bathed, it was that nice!
Jan. 29 - Jan. 31, 2017 - Algonquin, winter trip
Dan P, Peter A
Due to uncertainy about ice depth, we did an overland trip from Mew Lake campground
along the railway trail, to the back of Lake-of-Two-Rivers.
Camped 50m along the portage to Provoking Lake.
We wanted to camp on Provoking, but the hilly portage was too much for us and the heavy sleds.
2016 Trips (7 trips)
Sept. 16 - Sept. 19, 2016 - French River, hard core fishing trip
Dan P, Kevin F
French River: Fox Lake, three nights
Long trip in from Hartley Bay to the secret Fox Lake.
Fish for lunch and dinner every day! Easy and plentiful fishing.
Was so warm, a new mosquiot hatch came out and made problems for us.
Huge harvest moon.
Aug. 19 - Aug. 23, 2016 - Killarney, annual Wright family trip
Dan P, Joane P, Deanna W, Jeff W, Kaitlin W, Jenna W, Gaetane
Killarney: Boundary, Boundary, Deacon, Deacon
An annual tradition for our families since 2009!
Gaetane, their Belgian exchange student and friend of Kaitlin's, had a great time.
We managed all the usual activities, including a hike up Silver Peak, tons of swimming, and
good fishing on Deacon.
Aug. 12 - Aug. 15, 2016 - Massassauga, Tony's first trip
Dan P, Joane P, Nita P, Tony H
Massassauga: Canoe Lake, Creswicke Lake, Creswicke Lake
Nita brought Tony on his first real outdoor canoe trip.
Everyone had a good time, despite the terrible endless downpour on the second day.
Creswicke is well worth the effort to get to. Only one fantastic camp site. Good bass fishing.
Jul. 23 - Jul. 28, 2016 - Chiniguchi, annual big trip
Dan P, Peter A, Lee P
Chiniguchi: Wolf Lake, Lake Chiniguchi, Lake Chiniguchi, Evelyn Lake, McCarthy Bay
First time in Chiniguchi for Peter and Lee.
Very good weather throughout the trip, although very hot at times.
Incredible sunset on the last night.
Hiked the Elephant trail on Lake Chiniguchi.
Peter and I brought our trolling rods and caught two good lakers on Chiniguchi!
Jul. 12 - Jul. 15, 2016 - Massassauga, Jorge trip
Dan P, Joane P, Devin P, Jorge G
Massassauga: Clear Lake, Clear Lake, Clear Lake
Jorge came back to Canada for a visit, and joined us on this canoe trip with the kids.
Very hot weather, always in the water!
As usual, good fishing on Clear Lake.
Site 33 is such a good good, large site. Site 34 is still better, but this is my next favorite
on Clear Lake.
Apr. 28 - May 1, 2016 - Haliburton, ice-out trout trip
Dan P, Peter A
Haliburton: Nunikani, Nunikani, Nunikani
We were planning Little Trout in Algonquin Park, but the ice was out there yet.
So, we went to Nunikani Lake in Haliburton
The plan was to base camp on Nunikani, and fish for trout on the neighboring lakes
Incredible success! Caught speckled trout, lake trout and splake, on three different lakes!
Very cold though, a challenging trip overall.
Caught 10 trout, several over 20" in length.
Apr. 8 - Apr. 10, 2016 - Tobermory, Bruce Trail hiking trip
Dan P, Peter A
Tobermory, Bruce Trail: Storm Haven, Lions Head
Still a fair bit of snow on the ground!
For the first day, we hiked from Cyprus Lake to Storm Haven.
Beautiful sunny day, unbelievable scenery with the white snow, blue sky, and green water.
Second day, we hiked back to Cyprus Lake, took the car to Lion's Head, and
hiked the Bruce Trail to the beach at McKay's Harbour.
A long hard day of hiking, but just gorgeous to camp right on the beach.
Breathless last day, skim of ice on the lake.
2015 Trips (7 trips)
Nov. 2 - Nov. 4, 2015 - Haliburton, solo trip
Dan P
My first solo canoe trip!
An amazing clear warm weather spell, had to get out last minute!
Water was very cold, bass were not in shallows, all at depth, hard to catch, but got one 17".
Sept. 25 - Sept. 29, 2015 - Algonquin, trout trip
Dan P, Dan C
Sites: Little Trout (3 nights)
First trip with Dan Collens for a couple of years. Good to get out again!
Very end of the trout season... strange fishing! All in shallows at the portages, getting
ready to spawn. Difficult to catch, but we managed to get 4 in total, with effort.
Aug. 17 - Aug. 23, 2015 - Killarney, outer loop trip
Dan P, Peter A.
Balsam, Fish, Murray, Nellie, McGregor Bay, OSA
Entered from Bell, exited at George, use da car shuttle service to move the car.
A good trip overall (although I got a stomach infection, which was not fun)
Good fishing throughout. Peter's first tiem doing the outer loop.
Aug. 7 - Aug. 11, 2015 - Massasauga Park, canoe trip
Dan P, Joane P, Deanna W, Jeff W, Kaitlin W, Jenna W
Clear Lake, Clear Lake, Goose Neck Bay, Spider Lake
Girls had tons of fun together, lots of fun.
Jeff and I did lots of fishing, caught plenty of bass and pike for the group.
Next year, the group wants to do a more substantial trip!
Success on all lakes, both lake and speckled trout.
Jul. 1 - Jul. 5, 2015 - Killarney, family canoe trip
Dan P, Joane P, Nita P
Sites: Boundary, Balsam, Harry, Harry
A great trip, hiked to Silver Peak, and great fishing on Harry.
Joane caught a 27" pike!
May 14 - May. 18, 2015 - Algonquin, trout fishing trip
Dan P, Peter A
Louisa/Louisa/Frank/Welcome
Another successful trout fishing trip. Lots of Lake trout, and healthy number
of speckled trout as well.
Apr. 17 - Apr. 20, 2015 - Killarney, early season hiking trip
Dan P, Peter A
Acid Lake, Topaz, Lumsden
First time taking the trail west. Very wet, lots of stream crossing, not easy!
Nice views though, and no crazy climbing like hike East past the Crack.
2014 Trips (8 trips)
Sept. 10 - Sept. 15, 2014 - French River, canoe trip
Dan P, Peter A
general route/map.
Decided to run the loop clockwise, going up the French River on West arm. Not a good idea!
Hard to navigate, and not fun fighting the currents.
Incredibly cold and wet weather for September. Extremely high waters,
highest apparently in years (dam run off from Nippising).
Great pike and bass fishing though. We ate like kings!
Loop: Fox Lake, Fox Islands, French River outlet (2 nights), Western Channel.
Aug. 28 - Sept. 1, 2014 - Massasauga, Wright family canoe trip
Dan P, Joane P, Deanna W, Jeff W, Kaitlin W, Jenna W, Constance
Clear Lake (base camped 3 nights).
Constance's first canoe trip (French exchange student). She did fantastic!
Girls had tons of fun together, lots of fun.
Jeff and I did lots of fishing, caught plenty of bass and pike for the group.
Aug. 6 - Aug. 10, 2014 - Haliburton, family canoe trip
Dan P, Joane P, Devin P, Nita P
Sites: 67/15/71/71
Nice little loop. Picked up Nita the third day, from Wren, then two nights on Gun.
She drove us from Wren back to our car at the Frost Centre.
Great bass fishing on Gun, as always.
Nita brought mismatched poles and tent... lots of duct tape and McGivering to fix it!
Dan P, Peter A
Peter and I took the trout course on the 16th, then the interior trip thereafter.
Louisa/Louisa/Harry/Harry
Amazing success catching trout! Natural lake and rainbow trout.
Jun. 30 - Jul. 1, 2014 - Haliburton, Kevin's first trip!
Dan P, Joane P, Lee P, Kevin P
First trip for Kevin, Lee's son, age 2. Just Gun Lake, easy in and out.
Blackflies were still out, poor Kevin got eaten alive!
Kevin had fun, but the trip was a bit much for Kevin's age (for Lee),
and we returned after the first night.
Apr. 25 - Apr. 27, 2014 - Killarney, Spring hiking trip
Dan P, Peter A.
Annual Killarney hiking trip
Tough trip: we did H48 Proulx), then Norway (site 12), then back on last day.
then all the way back on Sunday from there!
Still a lot of snow in the bush.
A bit too much for the last day: Peter got a chest infection, and I hurt my shoulder.
Feb. 14 - Feb. 17, 2014 - Killarney, winter trip
Dan P, Devin P.
Winter 'hot-tenting' trip, in Killarney (first!)
Tough trip, but we did well. Devin's first winter trip.
New stove elbow worked well.
Not much sleep, stocking the stove all night.
Tough sledding, stayed on east end of George (good spot).
Dan P, Peter A.
First winter trip ever!
Tent and stove performed well.
-35C... incredibly cold, not what we planned for, but we survived fine!
Went in on Canisbay, to the end.
Hiked the ski trails a bit.
Vertical stove pipe not good: many pinprick spark holes in the tent.
2013 Trips (8 trips)
Sept. 26 - Sept. 29, 2013 - Killarney, fishing trip
Dan P, Rob A., Peter A.
Balsam/Balsam/David (loop)
Good fishing on Balsam, as usual
Hike to Silver Peak was great, as usual
Dan P, Kevin F., Joane P., Ella F.
Fathers/daughters trip
Gun Lake
Ella's first trip: she loved it!
Outstanding bass fishing
Aug. 15 - Aug. 18, 2013 - Massasauga, family trip
Dan P, Patty P., Devin P., Joane P
Family trip, into Clear Lake from Spider
Perfect weather, good fishing.
Jul. 21 - Jul. 28, 2013 - Chiniguchi, the annual "Big Trip"
Dan P, Nita P., Jorge G.
Planning notes page.
We started on the primary route, but got off the Sturgeon early (we
did not like the low water and hassle).
We exited the Sturgeon at Parsons Lake, and returned via Evelyn Lake.
Final route: Wolf, Chiniguchi (near 'Elephant'), Fredrick Lake, Sturgeon, McConnell Bay (point),
Evelyn, McCarthy Bar (north end).
Winds always against us, crazy cold the whole trip.
Good fishing.
Jun. 21 - Jun. 25, 2013 - French River
Dan P, Devin P.
Father son trip, after Devin's exams
Through Fox Lake south, to the bay, and back up the elbow.
Amazing fishing on Fox Lake.
May 17 - May 20, 2013 - Killarney
Dan P, Peter A., Jorge G., Fabio
Killarney/Sandy/Sandy
Jorge and Fabio met up with us on Sandy
Bushwhack hike to SIlver Peak from Sandy
NEver seen blackflies so bad: tent bound mid-day they were so bad.
May 2 - May 6, 2013 - Algonquin
Dan P, Devin P., Kevin F., Owen F.
Fathers/Sons trip, annual.
3 nights, Clydegale, from Rock Lake.
No trout! Too many people on Pen, over fished.
Good weather. Very high water levels.
Apr. 26 - Apr. 28, 2013 - Killarney hiking trip
Dan P, Jorge G.
To the The Crack, and then to Proulx Lake
Nice weather... ice was out late this year
2012 Trips (8 trips)
Sept. 28- Oct 1, 2012 - Killarney, fishing trip
Dan P, Dan Payne
Balsam/Balsam/Balsam
Amazing fishing on Balsam: didn't eat Sat/Sun brought meals!
Other Dan caught tons of fish (bass, pike) with black/gold lure
Amazing hike to SIlver Peak: perfect weather
Carrying my canoe without my pack hurts my neck
Fantastic weather
Aug. 18-21 2012 - Massassauga, Joane's trip
Dan P, Joane P, Dan C, Joanne C, Alice C, Claire C, Lee P
Clear/Clear/Clear
Dan C and Joanne's first canoe trip with their kids!
First trip I've done with a two-year old (Claire)
Great fishing (for me, less so for others)
Alice and Claire did great on thie trip, even with last day return rain
Aug. 6-12 2012 - Killarney, Family trip
Dan P, Devin P, Joane P, Patty P, Deanna W, Jeff W, Kaitlin W, Jenna W
West gate: Grace/Grace/Nellie/Murray/Murray
Good hikes in the neigbouring hills
No blueberries!
Fishing on Murray was not as great as usual (not a lot of time to fish, poor weather)
Came back via ferry (relaxing return, motel on Sat. evening)
Dan P, Nita P, Jorge G
Access from Sportsman Lodge
Don't stay at the Norvic! Terrible motel.
Breakfast at the lodge was great (but expensive, but worth it)
No where near the crowds we expected! Definitely return here
No blueberries this season, at all (sad)
June 27 - Jul. 1 2012 - French River, adventure on the water
Dan P, Devin P
Saw a small bear swim across the river!
Glimpsed a pure yellow fox in the Finger Islands
Caught a 24" pike
Swam the Dalles Rapids
May 18 - 21 2012 - Algonquin, Fork Lake, Moose pasture
Dan P, Devin P, Owen F, Kevin F, Nita P, Jorge G
Easy lake to get too, surprising quiet
Not a trout to be caught... frustrating
Camp site is in a moose pasture! Scared the crap out of me a night
Apr. 19 - 22 2012 - Haliburton, Cat Lake, Trout opener
Dan P, Jorge G
Very cold, but a pretty lake
Caught a nice trout right away, but didn't land it.
Then... nothing all weekend!
Jorge's Spongebob fishing reel dies
Dan P, Dan Payne
We had the park to ourselves! Even office was closed!
Very cold... minus 5 at night, snowed during the day a bit
Saw moose family at The Crack
Saw deer on hikes
2011 Trips (8)
Oct. 5-7 2011 - Massassauga, 3 Days of sun
Dan P, Dan C
Clear Lake/Clear Lake
Last minute trip planned the evening before, to leverage the amazing forecast!
I Caught the largest smallmouth bass ever: 20.5"
So much fish, we didn't eat one of the brought dinners
Sept. 23-26 2011 - Killarney, father-son trip
Dan P, Devin P
Balsam/Balsam/David
A really fun trip, with good fishing
We hiked Silver Peak, and bumped into Rob Rock on the way up!
Sept. 1-4 2011 - Haliburton, kids trip
Dan P, Devin P, Joane P
Gun Lake/Gun Lake/Gun Lake
My first trip with both kids alone
Good fishing, and lots of fun all-round
Dan P, Devin P, Joane P, Patty P, Deanna W, Jeff W, Kaitlin W, Jenna W
Kakakise/OSA/Three Narrows/Three Narrows/Killarney
The most challenging family group trip yet!
Everyone survived the Three Narrows portage... barely
Kakakise has good fishing... did not know that!
Joane was the star fisherwoman that trip, on Three Narrows
Full report
Jul. 23-29 2011 - Killarney, the Big trip
Dan P, Nita P, Jorge G
Leech Lake/Rocky/Basson/Murray/Grace/Grace
The North-West Access Point is quiet, and less busy
Deerfly city that year! VERY hot, brought them out
The Van Winkle lakes are not worth going north to
Murray has amazing fishng (caught a huge 19" smallmouth)
Grace is a wonderful lake to camp on, so pretty
May 13-16 2011 - Killarney, killer winds!
Dan P, Devin P, Nita P, Jorge G, Kevin F, Owen F
OSA/OSA/OSA
Wind started 2 hours after arriving, and didn't let up EVER for 4 days
Had to pick up camp and move inland twice, to avoid the cold winds
All the same, the boys got into the water for a quick dip (brrr)
Took the shortcut portage from OSA to George, to avoid kilelr winds
Incredibly cold and scary paddle on George, even with the wind behind us most of the way
Apr. 27-30 2011 - Kawarthas, ice-out trip
Dan P, Dan Payne
Shark/Shark/Cox
The last chance to paddle this area before reservations begin
Very dense with cottages, but a nice compact area
Wind/rain storm the second day, had to move camp and hunker down
Apr. 8-10 2011 - Algonquin, hiking trip
Dan P, Brian Y
Western Uplands Trail: Maggie Lake/Maggie Lake
3' of snow on the trail!
Hard packed for 2' width, otherwise up to the knees in mushy snow
Very challenging, but tons of fun
Fires esessential to dry off soaking boots
2010 Trips (7)
Aug. 8-12 2010 - Killarney, family trip
Dan P, Devin P, Joane P, Patty P, Deanna W, Jeff W, Kaitlin W, Jenna W
Balsam/Balsam/Boundary/Clear Silver
The Wright's first time in Killarney
Everyone survived Silver Peak
Good fishing on Balsam
Jul. 1 - Jul. 4 2010 - Haliburton, a trip for Joane
Dan P, Joane P, Jorge G, Nita P, Petunia, Fabio, Tehmina
Nunikani/Nunikani/Sherbourne
Joane's first solo trip with me
Joane caught a nice bass in the shallows at the falls into Nunikani
Portages from Big Hawk to Sherborne are confusing... group separated!
May 21-24 2010 - Killarney, the Perfect trip
Dan P, Devin P, Nita P, Jorge G, Kevin F, Owen F, Dan C
Killarney/Killarney/Killarney
An early warm Spring, made for a perfect trip... and no bugs!
Dry, sunny, the kids even swam a lot
Non-stop coffee kept Kevin alive!
Apr. 30- May 2 2010 - Poker Lakes, not-so ice-out trip
Dan P, Devin P, Jorge G, Petunia
Big East Lake
The warm Spring made this more like a late May/early June trip
Black-flies dined on Petunia
Apr. 9-11 2010 - Algonquin, hiking trip
Dan P, Dan G
Highlands Trail: Faya/West Provoking
Warm Spring, meant very little snow
Forst hiking trip for me so early... fun!
2009 Trips (6)
Sept. 25 - 27 2009 - Haliburton, Petunia's first trip
Dan P, Devin P, Jorge G, Petunia
Gun/Gun
Petunia is a natural out there... but we did stay on an island
Petunia was the island Guardian, watching from the island peak
Aug. 5-9 2011 - Massassauga, family trip
Dan P, Devin P, Joane P, Patty P, Deanna W, Jeff W, Kaitlin W, Jenna W
Spider/Clear/Clear/Spider
Kaitlin caught a good-sized pike on Clear
Snake-point on Clear! Dozens of brown water snakes everywhere
2008 Trips (6)
Sept. 27-30 2008 - Killarney, Silver Peak Bush Whack
Dan P, Rob R
Kakakise/Sandy/Sandy
Rob's first trip in Killarney
Fun bushwhack to Silver Peak
Sandy is remote, but not worth the trek to it (poor portages, dead-end)
Sept. 13 - 15 2009 - Haliburton, father & son trip
Dan P, Devin P
Gun/Gun
Tail-end of a hurricane: rained from arrival to getting back to the car, non-stop
Good fishing, and warm despite the rain
Aug. 9-12 2008 - Massassauga, family trip
Dan P, Devin P, Joane P, Patty P, Deanna W, Jeff W, Kaitlin W, Jenna W
Spider/Clear/Spider
The first annual Pronovost/Wright group trip
Brutal rain the first day, and cold
Sun returns the second day and everyone has fun!
Jul. 5-8 2008 - Killarney, Silver Peak trip
Dan P, Devin P, Dan C, Brian Y
Clearsilver/Boundary/Boundary
First trip with Dan C and Brian Y, the geek-squad!
Great weather, and a fun hike to Silver Peak
May 3-6 2008 - Magnetawan area, MYCCR trip
Dan P, Rob R, Ron R, Hugh C
Kashegaba/Kashegaba/Kashegaba
First trip with these guys, hooked up online at MYCCR
Terrible rain and cold the first long day
Soloed my boat (thankfully, not windy!)
The trip of the Lost Wallet and Keys (thankfull Rob found them on the last day)
2007 Trips (7)
Sept. 14-16 2007 - French River, Devin & Jorge trip
Dan P, Devin P, Jorge G
The Elbow/The Elbow
Clear and cold, had frost the first morning
Good fishing
Plenty of cottages, but nice past the Elbow
Pleasant sailing back on last day, with wind at our back
Aug. 14-16 2007 - Massassauga, family trip
Dan P, Devin P, Joane P, Patty P
Little Blackstone/Little Blackstone
Camp site turtles, which the kids thought were great!
Little Blackstone is a great base-camp family lake
Aug. 5 - Aug. 9 2007 - Killarney, The Annual Big Trip
Dan P, Nita P., Jorge J.
Boundary/Fox/Panache/Harry
First year for the extended Killarney park boundary
Panache is not worth tripping to, but it's another loop at least!
Great fishing on Harry, beautiful remote lake
Jul. 20 - 22 2007 - Haliburton, father & son trip
Dan P, Devin P
Sherborne/Sherborne
Got very sick on return after this trip
Apparently, not giardia or other parasite
Camp site was dirty (since then closed down)
Jun. 29 - Jul. 1 2007 - Killarney, Dan & Patty
Dan P, Patty P
Norway/Kakakise
A very fun trip, Patty's first Killarney experience
Did "The Crack" with Patty
Why do people hike from the highway without water for them and their dogs?
May 19-21 2007 - Massassauga, Devin and Nita trip
Dan P, Devin P, Nita P
Little Blackstone/Little Blackstone
Devin's first Spring trip... was a blast!
Very crisp and cold... Nita's face swelled up
Discovered the hidden marsh creek
Apr. 26 - 28 2007 - Haliburton, ice-out trip
Dan P, Jorge G.
McEwen/McEwen
Fairly rainy trip, and no luck with trout fishing
Almost got lost on a bush-whack hiking trip on late return!
2006 Trips (7)
Sept. 29 - Oct. 1 2006 - Haliburton, Fall trip
Dan P, Dan Payne
Nunikani/Clear
First trip with Dan Payne, first for him in Ontario
Aug. 30 - Sept. 2 2006 - Algonquin, first family trip
Dan P, Devin P, Joane P, Patty P
Rock Lake (campground)/Pen/Pen
Joane's first canoe trip, did great!
Aug. 19 - 21 2006 - Haliburton, father & son trip
Dan P, Devin P
Ernest/Ernest
A fun trip, fairly good fishing
Aug. 4 - 7 2006 - Massassauga, solo with Patty
Dan P, Patty P
Spider (16)/Three Finger Bay/Spider
Patty's first trip ever
Getting into the Bay means many boats and traffic!
Jun. 30 - Jul. 4 2006 - Killarney, The Annual Big Trip
Dan P, Nita P., Jorge J.
George/Three Narrows/Three Narrows/Muriel
Eaten alive by bugs on George
Doris Island in Three Narrows is a neat warm-weather site!
First time on Muriel... a magical small lake with towering facing cliffs
May 5-7 2006 - Massassauga, Spring trip
Dan P, Devin P, Nita P, Jorge G
Spider/Spider
The trip I forgot some food at home; The Vincenzo's day-pack food!
Apr. 21 - 23 2006 - Haliburton, ice-out trip
Dan P, Jorge G.
Sherborne/Sherborne
Our first ice-out trip! Amazing!
Rainy and cold, sleet on last day!
But, we caught an amazing lake trout (oh, the memories of it)
2005 Trips (3)
Oct. 3 - Oct. 5 2005 - Algonquin, Fall trip
Dan P, Nita P, Jorge G
Burnt Island/Tom Thompson
Man, Algonquin is busy, over-crowded and annoying
But, gorgeous weather throughout for us
Sept. 16 - 18 2005 - Haliburton, Devin's first trip
Dan P, Devin P, Nita P
Sherborne/Sherborne
Devin's first canoe trip!
He had a bad cold, but still endured fine
Fun fishing
Windless full moon night, spooky and eerie!
Aug. 4 - Aug. 7 2005 - Killarney, The First Annual Big Trip
Dan P, Nita P., Jorge J.
Harry/Fox/Johnnie
Portaging 71 lb, 17' fibreglass canoe ("Yenta") to Harry on Day 1... priceless!
Jorge got dehydrated after a long day of paddling in the sun, gatorade from now on!
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