Another Algonquin Backpacking Trip

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anyone want to tag along for a backpacking trip in algonquin? Im planning a 4 or 6 night trip if anyone wants to come along. cost is $12.50per night and $40 to help cover gas. Ill drive let me know if your interested.
 
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Very very exciting Jack
 

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9 day 2nd week of Sept. Hopefully we won't run into anymore moose. 4am it was knocking trees down like 20 ft from our camp. Don't screw with moose peeps, they don't mess around
 
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Big crow lake it believe. Not set in stone but I think we will end up there


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We gave gone 2 winters in a row up there as well. We don't camp tho we stay at northern wilderness outfitter near south river. Snow shoe in because of no roads. Then we day trip and make a hockey rink etc etc.

Camp is no power no water so it's the same camping feel we just have a yurt like place to sleep.

They have a wood burning sauna at the lake so the last 2 years we have cut holes in the ice and done the polar plunge. It's not nearly as bad as people think. I probably wouldn't do it if I didn't have a nice warm sauna to hop into after.
 
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Josh said:
We gave gone 2 winters in a row up there as well. We don't camp tho we stay at northern wilderness outfitter near south river. Snow shoe in because of no roads. Then we day trip and make a hockey rink etc etc.

Camp is no power no water so it's the same camping feel we just have a yurt like place to sleep.

They have a wood burning sauna at the lake so the last 2 years we have cut holes in the ice and done the polar plunge. It's not nearly as bad as people think. I probably wouldn't do it if I didn't have a nice warm sauna to hop into after.
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Nice i want to take the wife up and stay in a yurt this winter since i know she wont cold camp in a hammock. I might make up a custom tarp and woodstove so we can hot hammock in the winter but i love my cold camping. Im just nuts tho lol and surprisingly it isnt that bad with the right gear. Must say i am a mighty big fan of a pulk sled with poles when snowshoeing. It sure saves the back some.
 
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It was such a pain in the ass to snowshoe last year. It was damp and I have size 14 feet. The shoes basically just grabbed any damp snow like a sponge and by the end were super heavy. Hoping for some nice crisp cool weather this winter when we go.

Winter camping isn't that bad. Worst part is how cold the ground can be. If you tackle that properly it makes it a lot easier. We put a layer of hay under our tent the one time however that wasnt us hiking in. Carrying in the hay would be a pain :D

It's been pretty dissapointing weather the last couple years. I keep taking up my telescope to check out the stars at night and every single night has been overcast. I'm still hoping to see the northern lights.

So beautiful up there in winter
 
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Don't let age stop you from doing the things you enjoy. Just modify them a bit.
I'm 56 this year. Canoed into Algonquin last fall and did a yurt with some buddies in Killarney in the spring. The yurts are just car camping and the snow shoeing was great. Can't do hiking anymore because of my knees but I'm doing a 10 day canoe trip in Temagami in July with my venturer company
 
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sLAsh said:
Don't let age stop you from doing the things you enjoy. Just modify them a bit.
I'm 56 this year. Canoed into Algonquin last fall and did a yurt with some buddies in Killarney in the spring. The yurts are just car camping and the snow shoeing was great. Can't do hiking anymore because of my knees but I'm doing a 10 day canoe trip in Temagami in July with my venturer company
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ya temagami is alot more rustic than algonquin lol so nice tho. im debating on temagami or superior hiking trail foran end of summer trip
 
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Josh said:
It was such a pain in the ass to snowshoe last year. It was damp and I have size 14 feet. The shoes basically just grabbed any damp snow like a sponge and by the end were super heavy. Hoping for some nice crisp cool weather this winter when we go.

Winter camping isn't that bad. Worst part is how cold the ground can be. If you tackle that properly it makes it a lot easier. We put a layer of hay under our tent the one time however that wasnt us hiking in. Carrying in the hay would be a pain :D

It's been pretty dissapointing weather the last couple years. I keep taking up my telescope to check out the stars at night and every single night has been overcast. I'm still hoping to see the northern lights.

So beautiful up there in winter
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A lot of snowshoes are prone to that. Thats why i now ditch my traditional and stick with hybrid. Even with size 13 boot my gv blizzard 10"x36" are great. Even fresh powder the most ive sunk was 2.5".
 
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Set in stone now. Will be leaving in 2.5 -3 weeks weather pending. Got a long haul taking place being 88km in 4 nights 5 days. Also this month grand river canoe trip and pike fishing at guelph lake, shades mill and mountsburg.
 
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