Category Archives: wilderness canoe tripping

Canoeing The Ogoki Reservoir – From “Moose Crossing” To The Waboose Dam

Table of Contents: The Day’s Basic Data and Map Paddling By Terminal Moraine Deposits The Reservoir’s Low Water State Checking Out The Tin Shacks To The Waboose Dam and Our Campsite The Waboose Dam Portage The Waboose Dam – Peter … Continue reading

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Canoeing The Ogoki Reservoir: From Eight Flume Falls to “Moose Crossing”

Previous Post: Down The Ogoki From Whiteclay Lake to Two Mile Bay We spent 3 days on the Ogoki Reservoir, first paddling from Two Mile Bay to Eight Flume Falls and then the almost  50 km. to the east end … Continue reading

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Down The Ogoki – From Whiteclay Lake (NE Arm) To The Ogoki Reservoir (Two Mile Bay)

Last update: January 31, 2025. Table of Contents: The Day’s Basic Data and Map Down Whiteclay Lake Towards The Reservoir Looking For A Reported Pictograph Site Into The Reservoir – The Two Route Choices Into Two Mile Bay – The … Continue reading

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A Two-Day Paddle Across the Ogoki’s Whitewater Lake

Table of Contents: Pulling The Plug On Our Headwaters Misadventure Development On Whitewater Lake Day 6: Ogoki Lodge and Beckwith Cabins A Return Visit To Ogoki Lodge Looking For The Portage Trail into Secret Lake A Mild Case of Pictograph … Continue reading

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The Ogoki River From Top To Bottom

Last revised on November 17, 2022. Table of Contents: The Ogoki River And Wabakimi Provincial Park Robert Bell And The Name Ogoki The Upper and Lower Ogoki Rivers The Headwaters of the Ogoki River Other Anticipated Highlights of Our Trip … Continue reading

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Down Wabakimi’s Allanwater River To Whitewater Lake and “The Center of the Universe” – Introduction, Logistics, Maps

Last revision: July 29, 2022 Table of Contents What Hooked Us On A Wabakimi Canoe Trip Down The Allanwater Where Is Wabakimi Provincial Park?  The Route In Brief Armstrong Station – The Access Point Getting To Armstrong Station Backcountry Permits From Armstrong … Continue reading

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Georgian Bay’s North and East Coast – Paddlers’ Eye Candy

last revised on March 3, 2024. Table of Contents: Better Late Than Never – Discovering G’Bay As A Paddling Destination The Possible Dangers To Prepare For Open Canoe Versus Kayak Some Photos From Various Trips The Essential Book On Paddling … Continue reading

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Temagami’s Lady Evelyn River From Top To Bottom: Route Options, Maps, Shuttles, Permits, And More

Last updated: August 22, 2022. Previous Post: Temagami & Lady Evelyn Canoe Trip: Introduction and a Bit of History To access any of the following topics, click on the link. Route Options Overview North Branch South Branch The Forks To … Continue reading

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 Temagami’s Lady Evelyn River From Top to Bottom: Days 10 and 11 – Across Lady Evelyn Lake To Mowat Landing

Last updated: July 9, 2022. Table of Contents Previous Post: Day 9 – From The South Channel To The North End of Lady Evelyn Lake Day 10 –Map and Stats Lady Evelyn Before & After The Flooding Paddling East on … Continue reading

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Temagami’s Lady Evelyn River From Top To Bottom: Day 9 – From the South Channel to Lady Evelyn Lake’s West End

Table of Contents: The Day’s Basic Data and Maps Deciding to Push On Despite the Weather Thoughts On Passing By A Vertical Rock Pillar The Brothers Kekek and Wendaban The Boundaries of Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater Park The Way Things Used To … Continue reading

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