Re: [Paddlewise] Quetico Provicial Park in Ontario

I have made six or seven trips into Quetico Park over the past ten or twelve
years, mostly with canoes. Having taken up kayaking a few years ago, and
falling in love with it, I have wrestled with the problem of portaging the
canoe in Shield country.

After making at least four extended trips now with the kayak, I am getting
closer to the right solution. The first experience manhandling it with two
or three people loaded was a nightmare - a kayak from hell, VERY awkward. I
tried wheels (Primex) - these are great - on about 10% of the portages - the
rest are to rough for these to work well. Two trips ago, in Quetico  I met a
group from Wisconsin with 1 canoe and two kayaks - they had special yokes
sold by Spring Creek (in Mt. Iron?) that attached to the kayak. They thought
they were great! They contacted Spring Creek on my behalf, who then sent me
a catalog.

The last trip, I had ordered this yoke from Spring Creek (found them on the
Internet as well). For the first time, I carried my plastic kayak as easily
as my Wenonah (Kevlar).

The down side was the unpacking into packs carried on the back deck, then
packing again. But once on the big lakes again, all this was forgotten
again. You could paddle for days in the northern part and avoid any
portages, if you so choose.

The solution for me, at least, has arrived. If you really want to kayak
instead of canoe, this seems to be the best answer yet. And Quetico is a
wonderful place to kayak! (once on the water!)

John E Scatliff
Winnipeg, Manitoba

-----Original Message-----
From: Dominique Berube <dberube_at_vdsagax.ca>
To: PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net <PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net>
Date: Tuesday, July 14, 1998 3:22 PM
Subject: [Paddlewise] Quetico Provicial Park in Ontario


>Hi
> We are planning a three week trip to Quetico P.P. in northwestern Ontario
>at the end of september with our two sea kayaks(Fiberglass Sealutions). We
>are prepared for portages with a set of padded straps but we would like to
>see if anybody else has ever travel in this park with sea kayaks. Is there
>any rough rapids? too rough for sea kayak? Anybody with good advice on
>carrying sea kayak in portage trails, or any other advice on the park is
>welcome.
>Thanks
>Dominique
>
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