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Canoe Trips
Big Crow Lake June 2019
Water taxi route to north end of Lake Opeongo 
Paddle route to Big Crow Lake 
thunder box with a view 
View of dock and portage from back of campsite 
Large campsite near water taxi dock and portage 
Ready to leave on water taxi
Wicksteed Lake September 2019
Barron Canyon September 2020
Getting ready to put in 
Brent, Cedar Lake June 2021
Brent beach, Cedar Lake 
Brent campground jump off site 
Brent campground 
Farm Lake and Booth Lake September 2018
Farm Lake Camp Site Beach 
Farm Lake Campsite 
Farm Lake Campsite 
The Perfect Bear-Hang Tree 
Bear Hang Farm Lake Campsite 
Farm Lake from campsite 
Early Evening Farm Lake 
Farm Lake to Kitty Lake 
Booth Lake Portage Take Out 
Booth Lake Portage Put In 
Booth Lake Dam to Kitty Lake 
Booth Lake Camp Site Arrival 
Booth Lake Camp Site 
Morning Mist Booth Lake 
Canoeing on a Cloud 
Tattler Creek 
One Tree Fall Colour 
Water Lillies Signs of Autumn 
Lunch on the Beach 
Beaver Lodge 
Water Lilly 
Beaver Dam 
Beaver Dam 
Return to camp after excursion to Tattler Creek 
Sundown on Booth Lake 
Lester the Guard Frog 
Packed Up – Ready To Go Home 
Time to go home 
Canoe Lake Loop (Canoe – Burnt Island- Sunbeam -Tom Thompson) June 2018
Portage Store Canoe Lake 
Tom Thompson Lake September 2017
Rock Lake June 2017
Some Lessons Learned from a Solo Canoe Trip
Rain wet to the skin is not drenched in tears. Smile and carry on.
Never throw an oar ashore before you follow. In the next few seconds you may need it.
The right hat in the rain makes a difference.
The best length of time for being alone is just to the point when you are ready to go back and have someone waiting
Older does not mean taking up no more challenges. I get to choose differently.
It’s good to go canoeing.
Tarps suck.
Knowing no one is near to help, being quietly attentive to everything to be safe is a working meditation.
Thunder is nice when it’s somewhere else.
So is lightning.
Tarps are great in the rain.
Sometimes there is no task. It’s time to just wait.
Thinking about being alone is lonely. Being alone is not.
A solo canoe is my new favourite thing.
Prevent things from flying apart by securing them to the ground. Good for thoughts too.
Bear hangs seem pointless… as long as no bear comes.
Tarps and I have a complicated relationship.
routes taken 
campsite arrival 
tent and tarp up 
kitchen ready 
water purification squeeze bottles 
campsite views 
ye olde thunder box 
portage t o Pen Lake 
water falls from Pen Lake to Rock Lake 
early morning mist 
Cottage dock while storm clears 
Paddle keeps the tarp from pooling water 
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Parkside Bay 2016
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