Algonquin weather conditions

Highs in the 80s this week with lows down to 50 F.

Jeff told me he plans to try this on Butt Lake

Guillaume Nery base jumping sous l'eau
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First Planning Meeting at the Tip Top

Time to get together and make sure we have the bases covered. You should plan on consuming some beer so that management doesn't throw us out.

Happy Birthday Matt

51 Days to Man-cation!!!

Trailside Adventure

Wilderness Canoe trip rentals and Outfitting in Algonquin Park (access #2,3,4) .

Renting some 16' Souris River Canoes.   Plan on staying in the new hostel going in and coming out.

Currently planning on 6 + Obi Wan Kenobi, trail dog.

What to eat? Packing Food for 5 nights

Looks like we should plan on bringing 1.5 to 2 lbs of food per person per day.

Food Types:

• Food breaks down into freeze dried and dehydrated,
• Food that needs a little cooking like couscous
• And dry grains.

Some Resources:

• Wilderness Dining covers pre-packaged meals thoroughly.
• Mountain House makes freeze dried meals (including stuff like eggs) that only requires water and no cooking.
• There are freeze dried beans, vegetables, and fruits,
• supermarket items such as granola, energy bars, M&Ms, instant soups, raman noodles, and meats in tin foil packages.

There are plenty examples of a packing lists out there as well.

I plan on sticking to things that don't require any cooking. I'll probably pick up some Mountain House for dinner and make my own breakfast and lunch.

"...I think of a Cree friend with whom I travelled early in the century.  I wonder what he would think about the modern day luxury of this food budget.  We had a canoe, fish line, rifle, two rabbit skin blankets, flour, tea and a bag of salt.  We slept under the canoe, and lived largely off the country - on fish, game and berries."

Sigurd Olson

Trip Advisor Forums on Algonquin

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