Canada>Ontario>Algonquin>EGL Canoe Hang - October 2013 - Algonquin

[Jayson]

Mmmmm BACON.

[keg]

Although Booth's Rock is one of my favourite lookouts in the park, I'm inclined to get at least 1 portage from the put in.

[Bubba]

I'm inclined to agree with keg.

[Kasuko]

Bring the bacon!

without your antics; bacon
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Bacon? Kasuko had his pork belly license revoked some time ago. You may want to reconsider!

Mmmmm BACON.

With this reputation I might as well change my name to BearBait. Bring on the mods!

[Chard]

I would like to throw out a suggestion of Pen Lake or upper Clydegale Lake. Easy portages but close to the Barclay estate for a day trip if desired by some of us.

Although Booth's Rock is one of my favourite lookouts in the park, I'm inclined to get at least 1 portage from the put in.

I'm inclined to agree with keg.

Truely. I'd like to get one portage under our belts, just to get away from those infernal internal combustion engions.

Pen's a pretty good option with Booth's Rock so close; it'd be awesome to have Sunday breakfast on the top of those cliffs. How cool would that be? But Pen's a fairly nondescript lake and Glydegale's a bit far for the "quick paddle" I had in mind.

Butt Lake (Ralph Bice) is nice but it's a considerable way further for our Ottawa boys to drive, and besides, we went through there last year. Joe and Ragged Lakes have the virtue of easy road access off of Hwy 60 and a fairly short paddle to our site, but Joe's heavily travelled. Ragged's a very nice lake with some serious terrain.

All these options are one short portages away fom the cars.

[Jayson]

Pen's a pretty good option with Booth's Rock so close; it'd be awesome to have Sunday breakfast on the top of those cliffs. How cool would that be? But Pen's fairly a nondescript lake and Glydegale's a bit far for the "quick paddle" I had in mind.

Was sort of what I was thinking about. Gives an option to see some scenery or lounge all day.

[ggreaves]

I spent many summers as a kid on Smoke Lake,, which, I assume is where we'd be leaving the cars to go into Ragged. My friend (whom I haven't seen in over 25 years) had a family cottage there. I remember going for a paddle on Ragged and seeing where the log chute used to be. I remember the burned out remains of an old lodge on Smoke - don't remember what it was called. As kids we imagined Tom Thomson's ghost hanging out there as we paddled by. I remember big family cookouts on Molly's Island. I remember learning to paddle for the first time alone in a hand-made cedar strip canoe. For me, there are a lot of great memories in that area.

[Chard]

I spent many summers as a kid on Smoke Lake....

That's sounds really nice ggreaves. Over the long years, I've always only passed through the Park and admired the cottages with a longing eye. Many a lunch we've had on Molly and many more times we've dashed into her lee to take refuge from the strong north winds that blow down Smoke.

[Jayson]

Might have a third to add to our party. He will need to partner with someone in a boat tho. Name is Camper...aka...my Da.

[Chard]

Might have a third to add to our party. He will need to partner with someone in a boat tho. Name is Camper...aka...my Da.

That's cool. Welcome aboard Mr. Da.