My husband and I are getting set to paddle out of Rossport ON in late July for two weeks on Lake Superior. Last year ,we spoke to people setting out of Hattie Cove in Pukaskwa National Park, and later learned one died. This hit us hard cause we had just done the same trip a week ahead.
. So this year will not our first trip on the big lake..it will be our sixth. But we still ponder and think on history. Fortunately we have built a trip plan that is not dependent on schedule and we can wait. Tying oneself to a schedule IMO makes one take unnecessary risks. But still bad things can happen.
Just a reminder that we do not rule.We need to be prudent and do the best we can to cope with conditions, but we are not the boss. We do the best we can to save hide.. ie a messenger ( SPOT) and a more powerful rescue beacon ( a PLB). Yes we carry both.
Lately we have been tripping in a decked canoe and a kayak because big water lures me. An open canoe is not the best tool unless you have an unlimited time to wait.
My greatest fear is not reading the signals that the Lake gives me or us. It does "talk". I wish I had more time to sit on the shore noticing the signals.. Make that " I will take the time noticing". I need to make the time.Nature does not need to accommodate my needs.
I 'll post a TR upon return. I was a bit fractious about "open canoe" because that choice of boat doesn't fit some marvelous open big water destinations very well. Thanks to Robin for giving a little leeway. We will have a Mad River Monarch (sea canoe..I get the gear and the bulk) and a kayak ( good for not much but seaworthiness and survival)
Anyway here it goes...if you don't think it could happen to you.
http://www.canoekayak.com/touring-kayaks/loss-on-lake-superior/
What is your greatest fear?
. So this year will not our first trip on the big lake..it will be our sixth. But we still ponder and think on history. Fortunately we have built a trip plan that is not dependent on schedule and we can wait. Tying oneself to a schedule IMO makes one take unnecessary risks. But still bad things can happen.
Just a reminder that we do not rule.We need to be prudent and do the best we can to cope with conditions, but we are not the boss. We do the best we can to save hide.. ie a messenger ( SPOT) and a more powerful rescue beacon ( a PLB). Yes we carry both.
Lately we have been tripping in a decked canoe and a kayak because big water lures me. An open canoe is not the best tool unless you have an unlimited time to wait.
My greatest fear is not reading the signals that the Lake gives me or us. It does "talk". I wish I had more time to sit on the shore noticing the signals.. Make that " I will take the time noticing". I need to make the time.Nature does not need to accommodate my needs.
I 'll post a TR upon return. I was a bit fractious about "open canoe" because that choice of boat doesn't fit some marvelous open big water destinations very well. Thanks to Robin for giving a little leeway. We will have a Mad River Monarch (sea canoe..I get the gear and the bulk) and a kayak ( good for not much but seaworthiness and survival)
Anyway here it goes...if you don't think it could happen to you.
http://www.canoekayak.com/touring-kayaks/loss-on-lake-superior/
What is your greatest fear?