Hello all, I am planning a trip to Nova Scotia in early August. I'll be driving out and plan on one week of paddling. I'd love to get some tips and ideas from people who have either paddled or live there. Currently, I am thinking of the area around Canso on the eastern shore but am also open to suggestions. I have the guidebook by Scott Cunningham which I have enjoyed studying as I prepare for the trip. Thanks in advance! -Patrick Maun *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Patrick Maun wrote: > Currently, I > am thinking of the area around Canso on the eastern shore but am also > open to suggestions. I haven't paddled up at Canso, but I've been twice to the area closer to Scott C's place in Tangier. The first time was a one week trip guided by his company and the second was solo late last summer for a couple of days while on a longer trip. The Eastern Shore is a great paddle destination. It isn't as touristy as other areas of NS and therefore hasn't got the crowds. There are lots of islands; many are Crown land and available for camping. The two Canadian topos for that area are Tangier (11 D/15) and Moser? (11 D/16) (numbers are right, but I'm not sure about the second name). They show the islands in the area and with Scott's guidebook, you could easily connect his short overnight trips into a week long trip. In a week, with one rest day, we made it comfortably from Tangier to Moser River. We portaged across Taylor Head to avoid the conditions at the tip - the portage point (unmarked) is at the narrowest near Taylor's Head Bay and is mostly flat (about 150m in length). Many islands are covered with balsam, so you get the Christmas tree smell well before you get there (assuming the right wind). Lots of osprey, harbour porpoise, seals and so on. No bears on the islands and no whales around - the water's too shallow (I believe it averages around 20m until you get further offshore than the islands). No skunks or raccoons either. This is an area that's easy to recommend. But I'd like to do Canso some day too. Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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