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https://quietjourney.com/community/YABB.cgi?num=1471822267 Message started by Marten on Aug 21st, 2016 at 11:31pm |
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Title: Re: Atikaki Provincial Park in Manitoba Post by CG9603 on Sep 18th, 2016 at 5:12pm
I don't know of any "Tea Pail" portage. The Bloodvein and Sas waterways, as well as the Gammon west of Stonehouse and the "Africa" portage, are all used and maintained by the Scouts.
As for route info, that can be tough to put on line, as each Scout trip follows an itinerary planned out by the Scouts themselves ( with some "assistance" by the Charlie Guides). Each route is custom made by each Scout crew. Those of us who have worked for the Scout program hesitate to put route suggestions on line, as there are some Scout leaders who will decide a route for the Scouts, then assert that the routes are fixed, set itineraries like what is at With Northern tier, there are no set, fixed itineraries. Plus, some of the names used for portages and lakes are appellations that have been created by the staff at Bissett. For example, the pair of portages between Stone house Lake and the Gammon river are called "Viet Nam," and the lake in the middle of the pair is called "Africa Lake." Neither of these are official Canadian names. Same with waterways known as "Mordor," which is the waterway and region directly east from Scout Lake to the Ontario border and Hobbs Lake, and Heartbreak Portage, which is the trail that exits Scout Lake to the immediate NNW. "Heartbreak" derives its name from the fact that it traverses a swamp, and can take crews 3 to 6 hours to complete. Scout Lake and Hobbs Lake are official Canadian names, while "Mordor" is not. |
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