PortageKeeper wrote on Feb 11^th, 2013 at 1:50am:


May I suggest dividing by shares?
# paddlers / total cost

This way the first or last isn't hit any harder than the others. Some may want to stay in longer too.

I've got no skin in this. It's just worked for me in similar situations.

Hey everyone,

Yes, still lots of questions, and yes, the would be the cost to get the canoes in and out and that would have to be passed on to the paddlers willing to do a trip.

I should also note that before we put the cart before the horse, caching canoes up in Opasquia may well prove to be difficult so I need to ask some questions of Ontario Parks / MNR first.  I will pose this question to parks staff and let you know what I find out.

Cheers,

Harlan

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I decided not "degrade" the resolution for this sample.  Some of the notations on the map:

red flag -- confirmed campsite
blue dot -- probably campsite
"slw" -- shoot/line/wade
P -- portage (length unknown)

Jimbo wrote on Feb 15^th, 2013 at 10:04pm:

My guess is that many of the WCPP campsites were originally source from something like the legacy forest project (the basis of many on PCD that are not present).  So, I understand your skepticism.

The good news is that the ones marked on my sample didn't use anything like a legacy source for the campsites ... they were marked on someone's travel map ... red flags are where they actually camped and blue dots are those that were identified during travel.  (Red flags are accompanied by number of tents that could be placed there--all 2 or more; some blue dots are marked as "nice" or "good").  That's not to say that some might not have been obliterated since then; I've seen such evidence on several WCPP campsites.

The sample also includes one fish symbol--they were used to mark where walleye or pike were found.  (I didn't bother including wildlife spottings.)

dd

I did a little research on Opisquai a few years ago and while for a number of reasons I decided to forget it for at least a while, I did discover an outfitter serving that park - (You need to Login or Register to view media files and links) and talked with them by email.  My recollection is After the second email to one of the family in the business, the main lodge had a large fire and they were not able to respond for quite a while.  I thought at that time they could arrange a flight from Red hook for around $1000 for my son and I - round trip - but foggy memory.  I did find lots of maps and info and some nice appearing routes.

I guess until I've seen next to everyplace in the Q, I'll just wait, but the remoteness is appealing and if you fish, it seems like an amazing place.