What is your best combo? canoe + plane

[Mason]

Riding with the Wayback Machine, in 1977 we flew into the Allagash (Chesuncook???), and they shuttled my car to the takeout at Allagash for $150 for the two of us and my 14' aluminum canoe . I'll take a dozen, thank you.

 

[samb]

Red lake to Donald Lake cost me 435 canadian for our WCPP trip. The flight was part of trip that had waited a long time so I wasn't going to question the cost.

 

[recped]

If anything, I think Recped has been a bit conservative with his cost estimates for the Beaver.

I planned but forgot to mention that rates are higher in areas where fuel has to be transported a great distance. This definitely applies for "North of 60" routes.

 

[Gamma1214]

$435 puts it back in my price range... was that per person or is it just a really short hop? If per person, how many people? (I go solo so...)

 

[Mason]

In contrast to Wayback, this summer's flights to/from the Horton, in a Pilatus Porter, came to $20,000 CDN!!!! It worked out to $4K US per person (4 of us) which is a lot, but seeing a $20,000 flight bill catches your attention. That's about $20 CDN per mile.

 

[wjmc]

Goldseekers outfitters in Red Lake quotes $460 US for a pick up or drop off at Donald Lake - flight described as less than 50 miles.

Fly-In | Vehicle Shuttles

Float-Plane Charter Service Flights up to 40 miles Lakes including Bigshell, Glenn, Hansen, Kilburn, Knox, Linge, Larus, Mexican Hat, Murdock, Olive and others. 1-2 Passengers One Canoe -$430.00 US per drop off or pick-up 4 Passengers Two Canoes -$580.00 US per drop off or pick-up 6 Passengers...

www.goldseekers.net

So yes, if you did a fly in and paddled back to Red Lake, or to a road access point, you could still have a reasonably economical vacation including a fly-in.

 

[samb]

$435 puts it back in my price range... was that per person or is it just a really short hop? If per person, how many people? (I go solo so...)

Looking back at my quote, the price is given in US$, but y,es that was the flight in for two and two canoes organised by Albert at Goldseekers.

 

[Erica]

I paid about $2500 CAD to fly with my boat from Stony Rapids to Cree Lake in Saskatchewan.

 

[ppine]

I have never been in a plane before a canoe trip. But we flew in lots of Cessnas and Pipers with floats, helicopters, Beavers, Otters and Twin Otters doing environmental consulting work all over the western US and Alaska.

For a canoe trip an Otter or Twin Otter are your best bet if you can afford it.