Hiking in Frontenac PP

Day Hiking

Hikers: Ellen, Randy, Helen, Me
Trails: Little Salmon Lake, Akron Lake Loop
Distance: 28.7 kms

KAYAKING: Vargas Island Circumnavigation

Sea Kayaking

LOGISTICS (BC,  CANADA)

Outfitter: Wild Heart Adventures
Guides: Kim Crosby, Adam
Route: In Clayquot Sound, from Tofino > a circumnavigation of Vargas Island > Tofino
Kayak: Seaward Tandem F-glass
Accommodation: Vargas Island Inn
Photography: Scanned analog from journal pages
Purchase: $2900. Cost included shipping from BC to Ottawa, re-gel the hull, replace all deck bungees and detail. Trailhead in Ottawa, delivered the boat to our home in Kanata. We used the kayak for many years before selling it in 2014 for $1500.

CLAYQUOT SOUND Photography

RAFTING : Tatshenshini / Alsek Rivers, YT & BC, CANADA and AK, USA

FIRST Rafting Expedition

LOGISTICS (BC,  CANADA)

Designation(s): TATSHENSHINI - ALSEK are Canadian Heritage Rivers, World Heritage Site
Canadian Heritage Rivers: TATSHENSHINI
Canadian Heritage Rivers: ALSEK
Air Travel: Vancouver > Whitehorse, YT

Vehicle Shuttle: Whitehorse > Shawashee (Dalton Post)

Outfitter: Nahanni River Adventures

Guides: Ron Morrison, Trent Abbott, Pepi Krajc, Jeff Faulkner
Rafters: Lesley Brooks, Tom Irwin, Mona Whitaker, Roger, Carol and Eric Pearson, US
Rafts: Commanche, Heffi and Hualapai

Put-In: confluence of Klukshu Creek 

Expedition Raft: Tatshenshini, YT > Alsek River confluence, BC > near Dry Bay, AK  - CIII, 11 river days, 255 kms
Elevation Drop: 2000 metres

Take-Out: Couple of kms upstream of Dry Bay, AK
Portage: Take-Out > Dry Bay, AK

Air Travel: Dry Bay, AK, USA > Whitehorse, YT, CANADA
Photography: Scanned analog

Booth Lake Basecamp, Algonquin PP, ON

Second Annual O'Kane Family Canoe Trip

Booth Lake Basecamp Photography

Tea Lake Basecamp, Algonquin PP, ON

Brooks Family Camping Weekend

Tea Lake Basecamp Photography

RAFTING : Ottawa River, ON

Sport Rafting Daytrip

Ottawa River Rafting Photography

Louisa Lake Basecamp, Algonquin PP, ON

Basecamp Canoeing

Louisa Lake Photography

INSTRUCTION: Open Tandem WW Canoe Course: MKC, Barry's Bay, ON

INSTRUCTION

Open Tandem White-water Canoe Course Photography

Grande Lake, Algonquin PP, ON

Basecamp Canoeing

Grande Lake Photography

Madawaska River: Snake Rapids

A Whitewater Daytrip

Paddlers: Karen, Gerry, Helen, Me
Location: Lower Madawaska River
Accommodation: The Cabin, Norcan Lake

River Description: Snake Rapids - 9.5 km long, 8 sets CII/II+, several swifts

Madawaska 2000 Photography

Florida: Clearwater, Silver Springs, Key West

Visiting With Mae & Earl

Dates: February 19 - March 05

Days: 16

Activities: Cycling, Hiking, Kayaking, Snorkelling, Walking, Cultural, Photography
Photography: Old, poor quality, scanned images ... sorry!

Post Description: This happened too long ago and I can't remember the details. Read the photo captions, the story is in the photography and it's 'mostly chronological'.

Photography

Algonquin PP: Winter Hiking

Winter Hiking

Accommodation: Blue Spruce Cabins, Oxtongue Lake, ON
Hikers: Janice, Dave, Helen, Me
Location: Algonquin Provincial Park
Trails: Mizzy Lake, Fen Lake, Blue Spruce, Whiskey Rapids, Bat Lake
Distances: Hiked 20.2 kms, Skied 27.5 kms

Photography