4 day canoe trip in Ontario

Very cool. Ontario is on top of Minnesota/Michigan. Did you ever cross into US waters? I love the boudary waters.
 
Some seriously beautiful photos there!!

Glad to see that Woodlore of yours getting a work out :thumbup:
 
Walkabout said:
There are so many incredible canoeing choices in Ontario!
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Boy, I'll say. That looks very nice.

Years ago I helped take a scout troop on a trip in Quetico Park, on the water for 5 days. It was some of the best days I can remember. We were there during the July 4th (1999) storm that leveled the forest. Now that was a fun ride!
 
Awesome.

I did some canoeing in my pre-marital days up in Hearst, the Sault, and Killarney. Ontario really does have some beautiful canoeing and other outdoor activity areas. (But I do remember the wasps in Hearst as big as my fist....)
 
In follow-up to my failed attempts (above) at starting a fire by friction, I am pleased to report success today with the set-up (at home), after it had dried for a few weeks! :D

Of course, this wouldn't have saved my butt if I had really needed it out in the bush a few weeks ago, but it's all a learning process.

The willow was amazing as a drill and base... I managed to get flame with the tinder after about 4 tries, but I produced an ember every time I tried. I found that when I transferred the ember onto the tinder bundle, it would break apart; this was remedied by putting the base directly onto the tinder bundle, so the ember needed minimal disruption.

Woo-hoo! A nice way to start Father's day :) (speaking of which... happy Father's Day out there!)
 
Cool, that trip looked like a lot of fun. I hope to spend some time with the canoe and tent but I'm coming to the end of the season.

I took the canoe out yesterday for a few hours at the Key Biscayne National Park, the wind and heat was tremendous. It wore me out pretty quickly and I didn't have to portage, fight off mosquitoes or watch for snakes.

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Walkabout said:
In follow-up to my failed attempts (above) at starting a fire by friction, I am pleased to report success today with the set-up (at home), after it had dried for a few weeks! :D

Of course, this wouldn't have saved my butt if I had really needed it out in the bush a few weeks ago, but it's all a learning process.

The willow was amazing as a drill and base... I managed to get flame with the tinder after about 4 tries, but I produced an ember every time I tried. I found that when I transferred the ember onto the tinder bundle, it would break apart; this was remedied by putting the base directly onto the tinder bundle, so the ember needed minimal disruption.

Woo-hoo! A nice way to start Father's day :) (speaking of which... happy Father's Day out there!)
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The next time you're doing friction fire, use a coal extender. That is something such as punky wood, true or false tinder fungus and 'light' it from your ember, before you transfer it. Then, if your ember falls apart, the coal extender will be sufficient to ignite your tinder bundle.

The coals from some woods are more prone to crumbling than others.

Doc
 
DOC-CANADA said:
The next time you're doing friction fire, use a coal extender. That is something such as punky wood, true or false tinder fungus and 'light' it from your ember, before you transfer it. Then, if your ember falls apart, the coal extender will be sufficient to ignite your tinder bundle.

The coals from some woods are more prone to crumbling than others.

Doc
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Thanks for the tip! :)
 
Beautiful spot! I did a lot of canoing over in the BC area, just north of Washington...man do I miss it!. My wife loved the pictures and really wants to do a canoe trip; much different down south, but you can get to some very remote and beautiful sites that way. Thanks for sharing, looked like a great trip.

ROCK6
 
Great pics buddy, looked a great trip, thanks for taking the time to share !
 
Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Years ago the area above Kenora and outside of Soux Narrows were my two favorite canoe camping destinations.

Didn't see any poles, were you not fishing? Also, have they paved any of the roads up there yet, it always seemed like we would have 100 miles of dirt before arriving to "put in".
 
I love those Souris River Canoes in the Kevlar lay-up. Do you own, or rent? Nice boat. Looks like a wonderful trip.
 
Ramm9 said:
Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Years ago the area above Kenora and outside of Soux Narrows were my two favorite canoe camping destinations.

Didn't see any poles, were you not fishing? Also, have they paved any of the roads up there yet, it always seemed like we would have 100 miles of dirt before arriving to "put in".
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We didn't fish... just paddled and camped/hiked. My wife enjoys the activity canoeing more than I do... for me it's a means to get to a nice place where I can hike and explore. I'm not patient enough to fish :)

Billbo66 said:
I love those Souris River Canoes in the Kevlar lay-up. Do you own, or rent? Nice boat. Looks like a wonderful trip.
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We own that one... we're lucky enough to live on a river, and just have to walk into the back yard to go for a quick paddle :)
 
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