My sixth and final canoe trip of the season for Wild Women Expeditions.
Preparations
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I drove up to Sudbury Wednesday morning after teaching at the college on Monday and Tuesday. I grocery shopped, organized food, and helped Jenny to pack our group gear, finishing up by 5:00pm. All ready to go to meet a group of 7 women 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 9 people for 4 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, hiking boots, Neoprene gloves and socks
- Buff, camp pants, PJs, a set of base layers, winter hat
- 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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- 2-1L Nalgenes
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- Toothbrush, toothpaste
- Deodorant, sunscreen, bug spray
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[su_plan name=”My Luxuries”]
- 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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First day of fall and our second trip with the new route. We met our group of 7 women at the Bell Lake Access Point before setting out for a campsite on Three Mile Lake.
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Our long paddle day into David Lake.
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A spectacular, fall base camp day with an attempt at the summit of Silver Peak.
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We said so long to our David Lake campsite and headed back to Bell.
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Kate Monahan Outdoors 