Kayaking, Lone Tree Island, Georgian Bay
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Above all earth's creatures you were gifted with imagination to contemplate The Beyond.
Imagine~
Beyond your ordinary weekend lies a dreamland where molden magna melds into peaceful pristine pools.
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Where galaxy's super stars defer to planetary moons, humbly bowing to the meeker's ascendent presence.
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Where infinitesimal insects inherit shapeforms from distant domanering dinosaurs diabolic.
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Dream~
Where a kayak awaits on the horizon of consciousness.
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Awake~
Where a Lone Tree fades on the Island of subconscious.
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Whatever ~ ~ ~ ---- ~ ~ ~
Get your kayak to 'Ice-cream on the Rocks.com'.
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Get your shoulders against the southwesterlies.
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Get it done.
Itinerary:
Friday: Leave Kitchener-Waterloo, July 4, after work and drive five hours to Britt, Ontario. Tent for the night at http://icecreamontherocks.com , 705-383-0955
Saturday: Launch kayaks 8:00 am and paddle north to the Churchill Islands 20 odd km away. Tent for the night on a rock of your choosing.
Sunday: Return to Britt by 4:30 pm. Commence 5 hour drive home.
Costs:
$40 shared gas + $10 camping Friday night + $4 kayak launch + $10 shared parking for the weekend = $64 (estimate before tax)
add kayak rental if necessary ($34 x 2 ) = $68, $64 + $68 = $132
Kayak Rentals:
Swift, Waubaushene (http://swiftoutside.com/stores/rentals.php). 705-538-0881. Hard to make closing time Friday. Ditto for Monday, although, they have drop off after hours options.
Adventure Guide (http://advguide.com/rentals/), Waterloo, 519-886-3121. Great policies for weekend rentals, pickup Friday and return Monday. Long distance to haul kayaks.
White Squall (http://www.whitesquall.com/rentals.html), Nobel (705) 342-5324, Open until 8:00 pm Friday, closes at 5:30 Sunday.
Difficulty:
This is 55 km over two days with long open water stretches.
Dedicated gym rats and boot camp types welcome regardless of experience. This is hard work.
Links:
Last year's photos including all of the above. https://www.meetup.com/KW-Backcountry/photos/16098862/