My second canoe trip of the season for Wild Women Expeditions.
Women & Girls Canoe Trip through Carlyle and Johnnie Lakes:
Preparations
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I drove up to Sudbury Thursday morning, meeting my co-guide Sam at Jenny’s. We grocery shopped, organized food, and packed group gear together, finishing up by 3pm. All ready to go for the next morning!
Equipment
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- Canoes, paddles, PFDs, safety gear, maps
- Tents, tarps, camp kitchen, toilet kit, expedition first aid kit
- Food for 6 people for 3 days, water filtration + Aquatabs, waterproof barrels
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- Tent, fly, poles, stakes, and footprint
- -10 degree Celsius sleeping bag, fleece liner, fleece-lined stuff sack (pillow)
- Yellow foamie, Thermarest
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- Splash pants, rain jacket, fleece jacket, running shoes
- Buff, camp pants, PJs
- Plus what I was wearing when I left (running capris, tech tee, rash guard, baseball cap, sunglasses, Tevas [closed toe])
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- PFD, whistle, multi-tool, pigtail, throwbag
- Map, compass, DeLorme inReach personal locator, cell phone
- Headlamp, lighter
- Small first aid kit
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- Almonds, CLIF bars
- 2-1L Nalgenes
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- Toothbrush, toothpaste
- Deodorant, sunscreen, bug spray
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- DSLR, Pelican Case, Gorillapod
- Lenses, spare battery, and spare memory cards
- Write-in-Rain notebook, log book and pencil
- Field guides, binoculars, oil pastels and water colors
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Daily Log
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New route! We met the women & girls and George Lake before caravaning to Killarney Outfitters and then back to the Carlyle Lake Access Point.
Date: Friday, August 5, 2016
Weather: 26 degrees Celsius, sunny
Distance: ~3 kms
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The girls looked for their wish boats that set sail Friday night, before setting out for Johnnie.
Date: Saturday, August 6, 2016
Weather: 25 degrees Celsius, partly cloudy with evening drizzle
Distance: ~6 kms
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We said so long to our Johnnie Lake campsite and headed back to Carlyle.
Date: Sunday, August 7, 2016
Weather: 25 degrees Celsius, gusty
Distance: ~8 kms
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