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Title: Re: Namakan River solo....Sept 28-Oct 3 2011 Post by wally on Nov 8th, 2011 at 4:29am
Ok, FINAL CHAPTER
decided to go to high falls, camp early. Figured there would be somebody there as this was a weekend, great colors and perfect weather....again...NO one! Thought I'd grab a pic of E and W Quetico creeks as I passed Wawa Is. Here's a pic of the East chute...Wawa on left (You need to Login or Register I was too busy fumbling in the rapids to grab a pic of the west chute. Bill lake is next....the colors were simply breathtaking...as was the sky....as was the weather! (You need to Login or Register (You need to Login or Register I had slept late, left late, and was at High falls by 1PM. It was indeed breathtaking. This is low water about 2 ft low...think of it in the spring in high water....4 ft higer! There were house sized trees washed up high and dry on the rocks...some High Falls shots to include a sunrise (You need to Login or Register (You need to Login or Register It was a special place. Retrospectively, I'd hate to see it damed up. |
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