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gary
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Post Number: 1
Registered: 05-2009
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 6, 2009 - 8:51 pm: | 
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Was wondering if anyone has an idea for a kayak route with very little portaging.I don't find yaks portage well,plus I'm feeling a little older this spring.My wife and I have paddled Lake Temagami to Mowat's Landing and numerous shorter trips into the Cross lake area.So we are looking for some new areas to explore this year.Could be anything from 3-14 days in duration.Don't mind suffering(a bit)to get off the beaten path.Not looking for rapids. Thanks for any suggestions.Ottertooth thanks for this great website! |
hillbilly
Member
Post Number: 355
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 6, 2009 - 11:48 pm: |
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Maple Mountain trip is a good one. Only one portage at the damn. If you do not wat to you can pay to have your equipment portaged around the damn, 270 mt. Paddle Lady Evelyn Lake and do the Maple Mountain hike. 4 to 5 days trip.
Bill |
gary
Member
Post Number: 2
Registered: 05-2009
| | Posted on Friday, May 8, 2009 - 7:41 am: |
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Bill,We were thinking of going middle of June when the bugs are bad and the traffic isn't.Would it be really busy with fisherman at this time?I know this is out of temagami but I was also wondering about Rabbit lake and up around Gowganda. Thanks Gary |
sundown
Member
Post Number: 415
Registered: 04-2007
| | Posted on Friday, May 8, 2009 - 9:10 am: |
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Gary
From Gowganda You Could Do Gowganda to Matachewan via Either the East Montreal or the West Montreal... With a Sidetrip to the Head of Lake Matachewan to View the Anishnabe Heiroglyphs.
Either Route has One Necessary Portage at Major Falls (of short distance), and several wadeable sets of rapids... but, nothing too serious.
For "Pure Flatwater" Kayaking, There Are a Wealth of Opportunities Just West of Gowganda at Shining Tree.
Sundown |
gudwulf
Member
Post Number: 40
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, May 10, 2009 - 8:29 pm: |
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Gary...
You could also do the Sandy Inlet, Temagami, Diamond, Wakimaka, Obabika, Tamagima, Sandy Inlet route. Our 4-person group did this in 12 days with a couple of days of layover fishing, exploring and easy paddling. Check out the old logging camp on Diamond's west end across from the escar... and oh, by the way, you are camping on ROCKS 20' above the water on a peninsula! at that point. Different lakes~ sandy bottoms, rock bottoms, shallow, deep~~~ Great route!
p.s. Hillbilly ~ there is no 'n' in dam! Blessings |
hillbilly
Member
Post Number: 358
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Monday, May 11, 2009 - 12:55 am: |
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p.s. Hillbilly ~ there is no 'n' in dam! Blessings
Trying to pass ottertooth rules.
Bill |
gary
Member
Post Number: 3
Registered: 05-2009
| | Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 10:26 am: |
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Well after looking at everyone's great suggestions we decided on hillbillys' route with a slight modifaction.What do you folks think of heading south into Willow Island lake?How are the campsites?Dumb question really as we've had nothing but spectacular campsites on previous trips.I see in Haps' book in the south east bay of willow island lake there is a series of small portages back into Diamond.Does anyone have an idea what shape they would be in? Sundown we are going to do that Gowganda route at some point.Gudwulf your trip sounds great also just a little to much portaging for me.Thanks everyone!Gary |
hillbilly
Member
Post Number: 360
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 11:33 am: |
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2 years ago I went from Diamond to Lady Evelyn to Willow Island and the portages were OK.
Bill |
brian
Moderator
Post Number: 1053
Registered: 02-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 10:30 pm: |
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The discussion of the 3 portages between Willow Island and Diamond lakes has come up before and someone is always confusing them with the 2 portages between Willow Island and Lady Evelyn lakes.
The 3-portage route is not well used and the portages show it. The 2-portage route is heavily used and straightforward. The latter has a lot less walking. |
gudwulf
Member
Post Number: 42
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 11:11 pm: |
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Gary... I am now 59... the portages I would do again... the toughest ~ the putout at the west end of Diamond where you have to step over HUGE rocks and then carry up and over a hill. But if you can endure this little obstical, the rest is a piece of cake. The rest are easy carries......... |
brian
Moderator
Post Number: 1054
Registered: 02-2004
| | Posted on Friday, May 15, 2009 - 10:18 am: |
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gudwulf, the last two messages were referring to a set of portages out of SE Willow Island, one of which would go to the north end of Diamond. Not sure which portages you are talking about at the west end of Diamond. Maybe the route into Pencil and Wakimika? I add this just so no one less familiar with the area gets confused. |
gudwulf
Member
Post Number: 43
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, May 16, 2009 - 11:08 pm: |
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Brian... thanks for the clarification. You are, indeed, correct as always. |
gary
Member
Post Number: 4
Registered: 05-2009
| | Posted on Monday, May 25, 2009 - 7:38 am: |
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Thanks for all your wisdom folks.We decided we will paddle into Willow Island lake and around that area and maybe take the portage route back into Lady Evelyn.We have lots of time,so we will do a bit of lilydipping and exploring.So if you see a couple of kayakers out there,come over and say hello.Hope everyone has a great summer!Not like last weekend where we paddled inbetween snowstorms.Thanks again Gary |
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