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the_good_goose
Member
Post Number: 1
Registered: 06-2006
| | Posted on Monday, June 12, 2006 - 1:09 pm: | 
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I would really like to paddle james bay this summer. We were thinking of taking the little bear to moosonee and doing a two or three day trip from there. I know absolutely nothing about this area. What maps should we have? Any guide books available? We are avid birders any areas that we should visit?
any help would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Brock Richardson |
ed
Moderator
Post Number: 324
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 13, 2006 - 9:25 am: |
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Good_goose:
You might want to speak with the OPP in Moosonee, before contemplating a paddling trip along the coast of James Bay.They are responsible for Search and Rescue in the Bay area.
The Bay is generally very shallow with tides that range from about 4 to 6 feet. If winds come up, as they will, wave action will get pretty intense.
Many people have lost their lives travelling in open boats in this area.
If you are interested in visiting the area to look at the birds, you might consider using the services of a local guide to take you out there.
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paul_hammersten
Member
Post Number: 244
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 13, 2006 - 9:38 am: |
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Good_goose - I have no first hand imformation about paddling the coast of James Bay but you might enjoy the old book CANADA'S WONDERFUL NORTHLAND by W.Tess Curran. [ 1917 ] - A story of eight months of travel by canoe, motorboat, and dog-team on the northern rivers and along the New Quebec coast of Hudson Bay. It is a neat read.
Ed's advice is sound!
Best
Paul |
the_good_goose
Member
Post Number: 2
Registered: 06-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 13, 2006 - 6:11 pm: |
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Ed
Thanks for the reply. What or who is OPP and how do I contact them? I'm looking for a relaxed paddle not tempting fate.Paul thanks for the book reccomendation I'll definately check it out.
Brock |
four_eyez
Member
Post Number: 70
Registered: 01-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 13, 2006 - 10:50 pm: |
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the_good_goose:
To answer your question for Ed, the O.P.P is the "Ontario Provincial Police;" and to contact them, just gogle to find their site and search around the webpage, you'll probably find the right person to contact.
I've also heard about the dangers of paddling along the coastline of Hudsons Bay.
If you want an account of some of the possible difficulties, read the first bit of "Paddle to the Arctic" by Don Starkell. Albeit, he was kayaking solo, early in the season, and up north of Churchill -- but the wind, waves, ice, and tides cut short his attempt at a full summer trip.
Good preparation and patience can probably carry you; a few Wanapitei trips (with youth) paddle parts of the Bay every summer, usually from the mouths of Kesagami/Harricanaw to Moosonee -- I paddled a short day-long portion from the Pontax to the Rupert (Waskaganish) a couple of summers ago.
To remember keep in mind, though: it's technically the Arctic Ocean; and the tides are in charge.
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Lower Hudson Bay watershed