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sundown
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Post Number: 27
Registered: 04-2007
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 - 2:54 pm: | 
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Can anyone tell me if such a route exists.
I imagine it does.
Who has done it, complete, in sections,
time required, etc...
Thanks
Sundown |
curly
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Post Number: 57
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 - 8:26 pm: |
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Camp Wanapitei used to do a trip down the Temagami River, Sturgeon, Lake Nipissing, French River, and across Georgian Bay to Killarney. One way, not a loop. Was about 2 weeks. I never led it myself. |
sundown
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Post Number: 29
Registered: 04-2007
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 9:18 am: |
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Thanks Curly
So the only way would likely be Temagami River-
Sturgeon-Lake Nipissing-portage into Trout lake-
down the Mattawa-up the Ottawa-Matabitchewan etc?
Likely? (so French River not relevant, eh? It's
pretty much all going into Georgian Bay?)
Sundown |
micmac
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Post Number: 16
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 11:20 am: |
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This loop would be very do-able. Although I've never paddled the entire loop in one go, I believe I've paddled all the individual sections at one time or another.
From Temagami, make your way towards the Ottawa/Mattawa River watershed, into Lake Nippissing, into the French River System, up the Wanapitei River (the Wanapitei flows into the French near Hartley Bay) until Lake Wanapitei, from there, you're into the Matagamasi Lake network which easily links back up with the Temagami Nastawgan.
Seems like an interesting adventure...
Now you've got me thinking... |
sundown
Member
Post Number: 30
Registered: 04-2007
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 11:43 am: |
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Micmac
Sounds edible doesnt it?
I thought so, and like you say, it makes some
sense. I was just mentally flying over it, as
Brian mentioned something yesterday, and I thought, heck "that should work????".
If you can do some research, or don't mind,
whatever the timeframe you can afford to look
into it, I'm just curious, and I think the time
will be well-invested. I was just thinking of a
way to link Nastawgan and Chiniguichi and North
Temagami people together on a "defining" route.
And, I'm glad that it was you personally, that
responded. I have-a-bone-to-pick with the Canyon
Lake deal, and you & I & everyone out there has
there own personal sacred place that becomes part
of who we are... the Makobe system has that for
me, because I swallowed & choked so many personal blackflies in that "loveable-curseable" stretch of Makobe, that I can't swallow an
"opportunism" I grew up with there, even ONE
more time. I gave over 300 speeches in New Zealand while I was Trying to convey the essence
of what it is to be a Canadian first, a Northern
Ontarian second, and honourable always. i was
homesick every day (at 17 & 18), but Makobe was
in every speech.
You're right. Canyon Lake, It happens "often". I respect every word you said... but, I'll surely
miss her. And everyone out there has something
equally "gone" or "endangered", and with this
Temagami-Sudbury-French-Temagami, I was just
wondering if there was a way to throw a "lasso"
around our "commonality".
I don't know your waters. If there is a link,
I'd appreciate knowing of it, and any time you
have put into it.
Thanks
Sundown |
wmac
Member
Post Number: 8
Registered: 08-2005
| | Posted on Monday, May 7, 2007 - 11:11 am: |
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Sundown,
Would be so kind as to provide more details of the 5 trips you outlined above? I have the Temagami map with canoe routes, but unfortunately the area you are decribing ends right at Gowganda...can you advise other maps? topos? Does Hap Wilson's book cover the routes you have described? Any info is helpful as wife is now officially consideing another canoe trip..
thanks
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sundown
Member
Post Number: 35
Registered: 04-2007
| | Posted on Monday, May 7, 2007 - 12:03 pm: |
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wmac
will do... a little later today.
but I'll post on the previous thread we were on
"a little further North", ok, and that way
it will maybe be benefit more folks.
Thanks for the feedback
Sundown |
sundown
Member
Post Number: 36
Registered: 04-2007
| | Posted on Monday, May 7, 2007 - 12:06 pm: |
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Wmac, and all
sorry... the thread was
"Mid-August Canoe Suggestions"
My apologies
Sundown |
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Temagami canoe routes & backcountry travel