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Canoeing The Bloodvein Day 17 – To Bloodvein Village & Flight to Red Lake
Previous Post: Canoeing The Bloodvein Day 16 – Lagoon Run to Rapids W88 Campsite Click on images to enlarge; click on blue text for more info. DAY 17 BASICS: distance: about 8 kilometers weather: sunny and clear rapids/portages: W89 (swifts) ran campsite: by … Continue reading
Canoeing the Bloodvein Day 16 – Lagoon Run to Camp Below W88
Contents: The Day’s Basic Data and Map An Easy Half-Day’s Paddle Meekisiwi Rapids and Portage Looking For Pictographs – Finding Graffiti The Moose Pictograph By Kasoos Rapids Our Tent Site – 7 Km from Bloodvein Village Previous Post: Day 15 … Continue reading
Canoeing The Bloodvein Day 15 – Namay Falls To Lagoon Run (W86)
DAY 15 BASICS: distance: about 15 kilometers weather: overcast and threatening to rain in the morning; mostly clear skies in the aft rapids/portages: on paper an easy day campsite: the plateau above “Lagoon Run” ——————- Previous Post: Day 14 – Sharp Rock … Continue reading
Canoeing The Bloodvein Day 14 – Sharp Rock Rapids to Namay Falls (W80)
The Day’s Basic Data distance: 26 kilometers weather: a beautiful day on the river rapids/portages: a “lite” day. See map 4 in Wilson’s book for an overview and specifics. campsite: Namay Falls Convention Center! … Continue reading
Canoeing The Bloodvein Day 13 – Gorge Rapids (W56) to Sharp Rock Rapids (W73)
DAY 13 BASICS: distance: about 27 kilometres + a couple of kilometres on the portage trail weather: from threatening in the morning to pretty nice in the afternoon and evening rapids/portages: see below campsite: campsite above Sharp Rock Rapids (W73) – … Continue reading
Canoeing The Bloodvein Day 12 – Kautunigan Lake to Gorge Rapids (W56)
Most of Atikaki Provincial Wilderness Park lies east of Kautunigan Lake. West of the lake, the Park is reduced to three narrow river corridors with one-to-two-kilometre strips of land on each side as the rivers – the Pigeon, the Leyond, and the Bloodvein – … Continue reading
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Canoeing The Bloodvein Day 11 – Below the Gammon Junction to Kautunigan Lake
Last revised on February 4, 2023. DAY 11 BASICS: distance: 30 kilometres from bottom right to top left weather: windy and overcast rapids/portages: not really a big deal on this particular day We were a bit overwhelmed on first seeing all … Continue reading
Canoeing The Bloodvein Day 10 – Goose Rapids to Rapids below Gammon Junction
DAY 10 BASICS: distance: 21 km. on the water; weather: sunny with a SW breeze; temp up in the 28°C (82°F) range – hot!! rapids/portages: W29- P 450+ meters; ran W30; W31 – P 40m; lined pre-32 – 60m; W32 – P … Continue reading
Canoeing The Bloodvein Day 9 – X-Rock to Just Before Goose Rapids
The Day’s Basic Data and Maps distance: 17 kilometers time: 9:30 to 2:30 weather: beautiful sunny day; slight wind from NW rapids/portages: W26 portage finish + W27 rapids – 185 meter carry campsite: an excellent one about 1 km above the … Continue reading
Canoeing The Bloodvein Day 8 – “Moosebone” Rapids to “X-Rock” Rapids
DAY 8 BASICS: distance: 32 kilometers weather: a great day to be on the river rapids/portages: rapids W15 through W26 on the Wilson maps. campsites: many to choose from – we were headed for the island portage at X-Rock Rapids (W26) Previous … Continue reading
