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For those of you who have never been in the lakes country,
this map gives a rough idea of how you can paddle in a loop over a number
of days. The normal drainage system was completely destroyed during
the last ice age. |
| The trip started at Canoe Canada in Atikokan. We flew
from Toronto to Thunder Bay and drove through the woods to Atikokan.
Stayed in the bunkhouse and had diner in the town. |
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You can see the trip started out on a nice sunny day. |
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The first night we camped on Pickerel Narrows |
| Chatterton Falls near Russell Lake |
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Larry "Grizzly Bear" Schankman on the rocks near
Chatterton Falls |
| Well after the second day and night the weather turned
sour. Heavy rains set in on the portage over to Sturgeon
Narrows. Heavy rain all day, night, the next day and night.
Fortunately it let up late afternoon each day so we could set up camp and
make diner. Canoeing in the heavy rain was hard. |
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| Jim Bailey and Larry Schankman starting a wet portage |
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Sometimes we have long philosophical discussions about where
we really are. |
| Finally after two days the rains let up. cloudy and
drizzly seemed like good weather in comparison. |
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Camp on Jean Lake |
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Camp on Jesse Lake |
| A moose in the woods. Moose are always fun to see. |
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Smiling Hans Krohn. He's smiling because it's only
drizzle and not a downpour. |
| It's me, Bill Yacovissi, in my full portaging regalia |
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Here we are at the end of the trip |
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Picked up by Canoe Canada for the trip back to Atikokan and
home. |