Recent content by dbogey

Sorry, was away in New Zealand and just returned. Didn't get there yet. At the last minute, I decided to head back to Algonquin for some solo time. Got crushed with a pretty big storm while I was there. Luckily, I had made camp just before it rolled in. Sounded like artillery about an hour...

Tom - I'm in Squirrel Hill. I love to chat over a coffee sometime about potential routes. Alqonquin gets a bad rap for being overcrowded, but you must pick a good time and route to avoid crowds. My son and I did 6 days out of Canoe Lake and saw very few people in May. After we got onto...

Sorry about the bugs Evan. We got pretty lucky. I brought my Original Bug Jackets and the Eureka No Bug Zone but never used either. We made it back to Pittsburgh in exactly 11 hours (have to have my Tim Hortons stop!). What amazed me on this trip were two things - One is how bad the winds...

Wabakimi, Aug 2022. My son and I decided to take a shortcut on Grayson Lake and followed old blazes.

Great meeting you at the put-in at Cedar, in May 2024. We were coming in from this exact route. We didn't see a soul after Burntroot until we arrived back at the put-in.

Steve - I'm just getting back to this site. Didn't make it up there. I kept checking the weather, and it didn't look too favorable, so I canceled. Big mistake, they had gorgeous weather and above normal temps. I need to stop checking the weather before trips. It just snowballs into excuses...

Going to drive up from Pittsburgh, Pa in mid-Sept to do this route and fish! I'm primarily a hammock camper. Did you have any issues finding sites that would accommodate hammocks? I'm solo.

We were up there at the same time except we came down from Burntrock to Tamarack Lake. How's that 15' prospector? We you the only one in it or were there two of you?

Last year my son and I had everything ready for Wabakimi, even put down the deposit which was not refundable. We were hoping the border would have been opened up by now but as we know, that's not happening anytime soon. We've planned a 10-day paddle in BWCA starting at Sawbill outfitters...

We are looking for White Water Canoe instruction, up to class III. We are located in Pittsburgh, Pa. If anyone has recommendations please feel free to reply.

Here's a few from a couple of years back. Natural water slide and the falls. This was the same day someone went to the base of the falls to take photos and slipped into the water and was swept away and unfortunately died.

Barry - great writeup and I'm loving that stove you cooked on. Breakfast looks delicious. I'll have to put that on my "to buy" list. I'm fairly new to paddling and live in Pittsburgh. I couldn't tell you how many times I've been to that area to do photography and hike. It's an awesome...