May I expect more company next year? Heading in next month with about 10 taking part in the adventure. Sorry to hear of various issues.

We're basecamping Shiver to start off with. A few of us intend to venture from the nest after a couple of days to do a loop or two or just an out-and-back.

Westwood made a good point in a previous post about all or us getting a little older.  I'd like to add that it's a matter of helping each other out when we're on the trips.

Later.......Mike

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On page 5 of this management plan for Atikaki you  will see  the proper lake names for our travel area. Other info too that adds to our knowledge of the area. I like the Shiver lake name more than Seagull so we may as well keep going with that. Doing that will prevent the hordes from following our trail to the lake. I have an inquiry in to Tanya about getting an Otter into Rundle Lake. I note the map shows a boat cache on Rundle. Also one on the SW corner of Shiver but no one ever paddled that shore during our visit.

Tanya says they have flown hunters to Rundle and can get us there next year. With that info we can now plan on starting Atikaki2024 on Rundle. We should be able to bushwhack to Mystery Lake with a little work. Bush whacking to Black Lake will involve two unknown crossings. If it can be done there would be a physically difficult loop trip visiting Shiver, Rundle and Black. With our Inreach messengers we can change any of our changeout  flights with Bluewater Aviation.

For the most part this will be a basecamp style of trip. Arrival and exit would be from the same lake. Two tandem Kevlar canoes with Springcreek portage seats for solo paddling and portaging. I plan on tripping solo next year and will use my Pac boat 165. Each party will be independantly equipped. We will limit the first flying group to 4 paddlers as we have been too close to maximum weight with 5 paddlers and the canoes on the Otter. With leaner outfits we could still do 5 but would need to weigh and know our total weight ahead of time.