A 5 day fall canoe camping trip in Temagami, Ontario.
We start with a road trip north, and an overnight stay closer to our destination. Never having been to the area we expected rough road ahead, and that’s what we found. We discovered our car wouldn't make it all the way, so we portaged to the access lake - Lake Temagami.
After battling strong winds and white cap waves we arrive at a site on Diamond Lake that had been through a storm and was closed due to the downed trees. We didn’t end up seeing the sign stating that it is closed until we paddled away the next morning! We had our favourite dinner, steak cooked over the fire. That evening we discuss changing the route. We originally intended on doing a challenging route over 6-7 days but given that we only had 5, we decided on something easier. Of course we were tempted to switch back to the original route and complete it in the shorter amount of time that we had. In the morning it was decided, we would do the more challenging route after all. We began heading towards beautiful waterfalls, spending one night and one very cold morning on Lady Evelyn Lake, and continuing on through challenging and rewarding terrain. Never have we seen so many rocks. The portage difficulty levels were very high, but the views were breathtaking.
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13 апр 2023
