Back Country Canoeing, Algonquin Provincial Park
Most remarkable about our recent canoeing trip into Algonquin Provincial Park was that for three nights and four days, we didn't see another human being. I didn't think that was possible in any conservation area so close to the huge population of southern Ontario. We had entered the park from the east and launched our canoe from Achray Camp. We only had a single portage of one kilometre to traverse to our final destination of Clemow Lake where we were the only campers for the complete duration of our stay. The trip in was miserable due to heavy rainfall, and for parts of our stay we stayed in camp reading and playing cards due to the rain. Besides that the spot was idyllic with magnificent views of the lake and surrounding coniferous forests. We were treated though to an abundance of smaller wildlife close to our camp including numerous watersnakes (see below), attracted by the many frogs.
Most remarkable about our recent canoeing trip into Algonquin Provincial Park was that for three nights and four days, we didn't see another human being. I didn't think that was possible in any conservation area so close to the huge population of southern Ontario. We had entered the park from the east and launched our canoe from Achray Camp. We only had a single portage of one kilometre to traverse to our final destination of Clemow Lake where we were the only campers for the complete duration of our stay. The trip in was miserable due to heavy rainfall, and for parts of our stay we stayed in camp reading and playing cards due to the rain. Besides that the spot was idyllic with magnificent views of the lake and surrounding coniferous forests. We were treated though to an abundance of smaller wildlife close to our camp including numerous watersnakes (see below), attracted by the many frogs.