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Message started by Snow_Dog on Mar 30th, 2012 at 4:17am

Title: Re: Favorite portage
Post by Preacher on Mar 30th, 2012 at 4:04pm
There's a nice one in APP going from Shah to Misty.  Starts with a steep up, get that out of the way early.  Long gentle decline to Misty.  Nice transition from high-ground to a swamp edge to the lake proper.  Near halfway is a grove of cedars that blocks a view to an old tote road, long since decomissioned & overgrown.


Temagami has an intersting one on the Lady Evelyn R., N Chanel.  Going upstream it's the 2nd one from Sucker Gut.  Not long, but follows a set of waterfalls.  About halfway is a 10-15' cliff.  A solo tripper might want to rope the canoe up.  There are solid foot-holds, but the cumbersome canoe + the wrong wind would be interesting.


Dickson/Bonfield in APP for bragging rights.  5.3km/1000 rods - mostly it's long with a couple tricky ankle twisting sections.  It's the portage that broke me, double carry, I got fed up ~500m from the end and camped on the trail at dusk.  Finishing the next morning I just laughed at myself for getting so close & yet being so far.

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