So, Christine won't likely be doing any tripping this year and I have my holidays booked already, so it is looking to be time for my first solo. She is all for it and I will likely do the last week of June, so at least the fishing should be good.
I have a few places I could go. I'm thinking mostly a river entry as it would be easier than trying some of the larger lakes we usually cross when tripping. The one I'm thinking of we have never been in to, it is a larger lake at the end but the fishing should be excellent. There will be 5 portages and likely need to be cleared from the big Snowdown event a couple years back since this particular lake isn't often travelled into. It can be quad'ed into and there is a boat cache on the lake, despite it being secluded. I enjoy exploring so that could be the trip I plan. The other end of the scale would be something often travelled by others, which would be further in by river but would have more people around. I like quiet so that would be a downer for me, but it would provide a safety factor. The less travelled would be a 10km paddle in, the more would be about 20km.
So, if you were going on your first ever solo trip, taking a 14 foot Chestnut wood canvas canoe and looking to spend 5-10 days out, where would you go?
I have a few places I could go. I'm thinking mostly a river entry as it would be easier than trying some of the larger lakes we usually cross when tripping. The one I'm thinking of we have never been in to, it is a larger lake at the end but the fishing should be excellent. There will be 5 portages and likely need to be cleared from the big Snowdown event a couple years back since this particular lake isn't often travelled into. It can be quad'ed into and there is a boat cache on the lake, despite it being secluded. I enjoy exploring so that could be the trip I plan. The other end of the scale would be something often travelled by others, which would be further in by river but would have more people around. I like quiet so that would be a downer for me, but it would provide a safety factor. The less travelled would be a 10km paddle in, the more would be about 20km.
So, if you were going on your first ever solo trip, taking a 14 foot Chestnut wood canvas canoe and looking to spend 5-10 days out, where would you go?