5 Days Alone in the Heart of Temagami

I just posted this video of my 5-day trip from Twinkle Lake Access in Temagami, up the Yorston to Florence Lake, down Ames Creek to Pinetorch, then back to Twinkle. The Dead Beaver Falls Portage was a disaster after the microbursts at the end June. Very demanding trip for a 55-year old fart going solo, but incredibly rewarding and beautiful. Hope you enjoy!

Wow, what a trip.

GeoBoy said:

Wow, what a trip

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GeoBoy said:

Wow, what a trip.

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Lol. Yep. Memorable, indeed!!

Only about 1/2 into the video so far, but enjoying it. Some overlap with the route I took this summer, plus a bunch of areas I want to get to on my next trip - thanks for the reminiscence and scouting report in one.

The area you point out on Mudchannel Lake as possibly being the route over to Pinetorch, i think the route is actually a bit south of there. I'm operating solely from memory, and having to transpose things in my head since I was heading South and you were headed North, but I think it's 1/2-ish of the way between that little bulb off the main body of the lake and the outlet. In any case, it's not easy to find, but it is there and is passable (and the route from Mudchannel to Pinetorch is really pretty).

also - I think we fell into the same bog on the long portage between Bluesucker and Florence. Hope you had as good of a laugh about it as I did afterward.

@gadabyte Glad the vid can help you for future trips. Yeah, I was only half looking for that route east toward Pine Lake but not really hard and it wasn't my intended route. Thanks for the clarification.

I had a very good laugh falling in the bog. Had the canoe and my food barrel on and both legs went in all the way up to my crotch. There was another paddler right behind me from another group. He offered to help but I didn't want him to fall in either, so I managed to get out on my own without losing a boot. Wish I caught it on video but I was too busy trying not to drown in the mud Lol.

Wow!!!
I am not worthy!!!
I spent 5 days solo in Temagami the first weekend on October- 1st to 6th- but nothing like this!!
I went in Marten River at the south end up to Bruce Lake then around into Wicksteed Lake over the dam. My one portage was 180 m around Wicksteed Lake dam!!

3 days of spectacular autumn scenery - then final 2 days of wind and rain. And cool- down to zero overnight
That is some incredible video- but I'm not tempted to repeat it.

Bruce

Lol. Thanks Pook. Who knows?!? You might have it in you! Don't know till you try...

Some gorgeous colors there. BTW... the Wicksteed-Martin River area got hit even harder by the very same micro bursts mentioned in my video. Any carnage left from that?