Backpacking the La Cloche Silhouette Trail, Killarney PP, ON

One of Ontario's' Premier Trails

LOGISTICS
Direction: Clockwise from Baie Fine Trailhead > Lumsden Lk > Three Narrows Lk > Little Mountain Lk > Silver Lk >Little Superior Lake > George Lk > Silver Peak Trailhead
Days: 7.5
Average Daily Distance: 13 kms
Total Distance: 98 kilometres

I have wanted to do this backpacking trip since I first paddled in Killarney with Helen a few years ago. As the brochure states, one of only a few wilderness parks in Ontario, Killarney Provincial Park offers a window into some of the finest back-country canoeing and hiking in Canada. Killarney's exceptionally scenic landscapes are noted for exposed white rock cliffs and crystal lakes. At it's southern edge, Killarney hugs the north shore of beautiful and wild Georgian Bay. Killarney hosts warm summers, crisp, cold winters, spectacular autumns and fresh spring days. 

Canoeing Blackfeather Creek / Mountain River, NT: Willowhandle Lake > Mackenzie River Confluence

Canoeing the Aux Sable River, Massey, ON

FIRST Guiding Job

LOGISTICS (ON,  CANADA)

Partner(s): Several of the clients

Air Travel: Ottawa > Sudbury

Shuttle: Sudbury > Chelmsford > Bull Lake > along Massey Tote Road to first right after Bull Lk. Lodge > Put-in @ first bridge crossing

Tandem Canoe: Bridge crossing > AUX SABLES R., > oxbow @ UTM N5127500 E413300 - 2 day, CII+, 40 kms.

Shuttle: return to Sudbury > Sudbury Airport

Air Travel: Sudbury > Ottawa

View 2002 Aux Sables River in a larger map

Canoeing the Petawawa River, Algonquin PP, ON: Lake Travers > McManus Lake

Another River Trip

LOGISTICS (ON, CANADA)
Paddlers: Wanda & Al, Karen & Gerry, Heather & Fred, Rick & Me
Water Level: HIGH
Guide; 'Petawawa River Whitewater Guide' George Drought
Tandem Canoe: Lake Travers > McManus Lake - CII+ / CIII, 3 days, 50 kms
Rapids Run: Big & Little Thompson (CIII), Grillade (CI), Above the Chute (CII), Natch (CIII+), Schooner (CII), Five Mile (CII)
Portage: around Crooked Chute CIV
Skill Level: Intermediate - river,lake and wilderness travel, some rocky steep portages
Wildlife: Moose, Red Fox, Eastern Algonquin Wolf, many Raptors
Photography: Scanned Analog

The origin of the name Petawawa is lost in antiquity, but legend has it that it's an Algonquin Indian word pronounced 'Petwewe' which translates roughly to ' where one hears a sound like this' referring to the roar of the white-water rapids of the river.

PETAWAWA 2002 Photography

Outlast Adventure Race

Dann's First (and only) Adventure Race

Team: Chris Kurlicki, Bruce Schom, Me
Oldest Competitor This Race: Me @ 50
Support Crew: Helen, Mae, Earl
Disciplines: 5 km orienteering, treking, running, 16 km mountain biking, 10 km paddling
Total Distance : 31 kms
Time: 5h 35m
Result: 6th place out of 23 teams, 4th in 3-man category
Photography: Scanned analog

We just wanted to complete this race, so we were pleased to place as well as we did.

El Dorado Royal Resort, Quintana Roo, MEXICO

FIRST Trip to MEXICO

LOGISTICS

Travel: Ottawa > Cancun > El Dorado Royal - 4 hr flight, customs, a corona getting on the bus, 45 min bus trip, 3 hr check in delay while room was cleaned, eat - drink - beach - eat - drink - bed.
Photography: Scanned analog

El Dorado Royal Resort, Quintana Roo Photography