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Forum: General Talk
06-14-2018, 06:17 PM
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Tess is enough younger than me, by the time she's old enough to go for an RV trip, I'll be ready for a cruise.
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Forum: General Talk
06-05-2018, 06:42 PM
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There ya go. Always roughing it.
I've been trying to convince friends to rent one of those and do a trip around Lake Superior for years, so far no go.
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Forum: General Talk
06-01-2018, 08:52 AM
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We usually go to Niagara Falls at this time, but my step-son moved to North Bay, and that doesn't get us away from the black flies. (He says they only have mosquitos, not exactly the trade I was looking for.) But we are busy planning our summer trips. We are spending lots of time in front of maps looking for features to visit
From last night's explorations... a couple of promising looking waterfalls...
Unfortunately while labelled the "tablet" falls in the park, the first is a cascade that covers a half KM and goes around corners. It's remarkably un photogenic. The second has more potential. But that's what it's like. It takes a lot of map study to come up with a workable plan.
You would think tallest water falls, would mean "greatest vertical drop" but that's not the case. In this case it means greatest drop in elevation from start to finish with the finish being a long way from the start.
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Forum: General Talk
06-01-2018, 05:01 AM
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We are in black fly season now. It's been warm, almost too warm to camp, but until at least mid june we are all grounded.
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Forum: General Talk
05-21-2018, 02:29 PM
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On the end of the long weekend we often go have lunch over at the Portage Store/Restaurant for lunch. Breaded Haddock and fires while taking in the action. A race to the finish, the canoe with 3 paidlers won.
 2018-05-22-lunch-at-the-Portage-store-1 by Norm Head, on Flickr
People like us, when everyone else is coming in, they are heading out.
 2018-05-22-lunch-at-the-Portage-store-2 by Norm Head, on Flickr
Loading up and heading home, May two-fer interior campers.
 2018-05-22-lunch-at-the-Portage-store-3 by Norm Head, on Flickr
Waiting for the car to come pick up this stuff.
 2018-05-22-lunch-at-the-Portage-store-4 by Norm Head, on Flickr
Lots of canoes in the parking lot.
 2018-05-22-lunch-at-the-Portage-store-5 by Norm Head, on Flickr
Stripped down to undies for an after paddle swim. Those of you who wanted the wet t-shirt when she came out, you're gonna have to go yourselves.
 2018-05-22-lunch-at-the-Portage-store-6 by Norm Head, on Flickr
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Forum: General Talk
05-19-2018, 05:44 AM
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I'm back from probably the best weather for ICE Out ever.
My travelling companions. taking in the Sunset
 2018-05-K-1-ice-out-6 by Norm Head, on Flickr
The Sunset
 2018-05-K-1-ice-out-7 by Norm Head, on Flickr
Buds are popping.
 2018-05-K-3-ice-out-7 by Norm Head, on Flickr
Going on a walk after bushwhacking to find an abandoned rail bed.
 2018-05-K-1-ice-out-8 by Norm Head, on Flickr
A sprong wetland.
 2018-05-K-1-ice-out-9 by Norm Head, on Flickr
Some of the many things of interest waiting to be photographed.
 2018-05-K-3-ice-out-9 by Norm Head, on Flickr
 2018-05-K-3-ice-out-12 by Norm Head, on Flickr
 2018-05-K-3-ice-out-13 by Norm Head, on Flickr
 2018-05-Ice-out-Pixel-shift3 by Norm Head, on Flickr
 2018-05-K-1-ice-out-12 by Norm Head, on Flickr
 2018-05-Ice-out-Pixel-shift2 by Norm Head, on Flickr
 2018-05-Ice-out-Pixel-shift1 by Norm Head, on Flickr
 2018-05-K-1-ice-out-13 by Norm Head, on Flickr
 2018-05-K-1-ice-out-14 by Norm Head, on Flickr
 2018-05-K-3-ice-out-2 by Norm Head, on Flickr
 2018-05-K-1-ice-out-15 by Norm Head, on Flickr
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Forum: General Talk
05-11-2018, 06:18 PM
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We are counting down to ice out. We'll be leaving on Monday, possibly late Sunday. We have to settle down now and get'r done.
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Forum: General Talk
05-04-2018, 11:05 AM
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Our ice out trip is scheduled for the 14th. The Park is saying the ice will be out on the 11th, so we left ourselves a little leeway. We won't be travelling far, but we will be sleeping in tents.
The weather network says well have great weather. 14ºC and sun is warm enough for a dip in the lake even if there's still ice floating on it and a couple days are predicted to be 17ºC. The nights are as cold as 6ºC so I'll be taking my -7 bag and layers.
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Forum: General Talk
05-04-2018, 05:44 AM
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It sounds so logical when you say it that way. :D
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Forum: General Talk
05-03-2018, 10:07 AM
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I have similar one that will soon be in a similar condition. Mine is a 1934 Peterborough Otonabee.
Mine already had a few ribs replaced, I'm hoping I don't have to do any more. Looks like you had to replace almost all of them.
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Forum: General Talk
05-03-2018, 06:31 AM
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Forum: General Talk
04-20-2018, 04:49 AM
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We used Seal lines and keep the tarp at the top of the pack.
Packs & Duffles
Now we have everything bundled in waterproof dry bags in more traditional Duluth packs but made with polyesters. Wet and heavy is pretty much a thing of the past.
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Forum: General Talk
04-18-2018, 05:07 AM
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There's no bad weather, there's just poorly prepared people.
I've spent nights out in a tent at 20º below. If you do it right, you are comfortable. And you wake up in amazing places.
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Forum: General Talk
04-15-2018, 06:50 AM
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These are 17 foot featherweight boats and because of the length they track really well. One is 35 pounds, the other is 45 pounds.
Whether or not they are worth it depends pretty much on your canoeing skills. For one of those guys who can turn a canoe on a dime in the middle of a lake paddling with one hand, a keel is a hindrance.
One of the techniques we used getting my canoe certifications was docking. You and your partner paddle straight toward a dock, pivot the boat sideways (about six feet out and using your momentum to snug the boat up tot eh dock) and have to stop the boat, 6 inches from the dock, parallel to the dock. At times the boat is moving sideways. A keel would be a hindrance.
Some fo the canoe snobs I hang out with from time to time will snort if you say the word "keel". They think of it as something like training wheels on a bike.
In short, a keel creates drag, your boat can be faster without it, using proper technique.
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Forum: General Talk
04-14-2018, 08:25 AM
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Said the blind man to the deaf man.
"I C" in internet chat room jargon. :D
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Forum: General Talk
04-14-2018, 08:19 AM
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Loved the camera, but I took a Tamron Adaptal 35-300 and my kids were 13 and 11, so I was carrying stuff for them, all their food, all the pot kit, stove etc. And that mountain is like a 30º angle for 4 km, all up hill.
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Forum: General Talk
04-14-2018, 08:07 AM
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I'm sure you would have gone 30 years ago, but you was an egg. :D
I took my then brand new Pentax Program plus, up that mountain, and thought of ditching it more than once. Somewhere I have a photo of a very small in the image Laughing Horse falls, taken from the Iceline Trail. I should scan the pictures from that trip. I still have the light weight Optimus stove from that trip, but it hasn't been used in years. It seem stupidly big and heavy now. And most of the time in AP I cook on open fires, which are not even legal in Yoho. What kind of camping is that?
Get them started young. My grand daughter doing the morning eggs. That's good old Canadian Bacon (back Bacon) on the right side,
 Robyn-trip-July-2017-24 by Norm Head, on Flickr
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Forum: General Talk
04-14-2018, 07:50 AM
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Our earliest camping for the year is ice out. It looks like it might be late this year. One year we left in April. This is our ninth year, that's the only year the ice was out early enough to get on the water with boats.
From last May. Maybe next month I''ll post June camping pictures.
 Ice-out-May-2017-7 by Norm Head, on Flickr
 Ice-out-May-2017-21 by Norm Head, on Flickr
 Ice-out-May-2017-20 by Norm Head, on Flickr
 Ice-out-May-2017-26 by Norm Head, on Flickr
When the ice is off the water, we head out, usually a day or two later, It's good to get out one before the bugs get bad. It's about a 2 well window. Bugs are almost always in the air by May 25th.
I haven't been back packing since I went up into Little Yoho 30 years ago with my kids. If you don't have a lot of good canoe routes where you live, I guess back packing is the next best thing. Although carrying everything all the time leads to a serious lack of comfort items. I carry 70 pounds and a canoe, but usually not for more than 20 minutes. And we often make two trips. For the last ten years I've been dependant on a good air mat to get a good night's sleep. You can get away with a lot less when you're younger.
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Forum: General Talk
04-14-2018, 07:18 AM
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Get a dehydrater Bert. Although as Knock can attest, sometimes dehydrated Chick Pea Curry can make small tent unbearable.
You do your cooking before you go, dehydrate everything and just soak, heat and eat.
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