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housty9
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quote LindenTree3: "quote housty9: "Starting at sunrise at Little John lake and paddling through the pike lakes, Clearwater, Mountain, Moose, North Fowl, Royal river and out at Little John, portaging one time should help on time, just taking a few item's and some water bags for ballast if I need them, this will be a good workout for the voyageurs challenge, should be out before dark, yes I'm a motivated person."
I'm not very familiar with this route.
How long/hours do you expect it to take? " Think it's about a thirty mile route, starting at sunrise and hopefully done before dark.
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hobbydog
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The days are long right now. Paddling out the Royal river at dusk in June can be a real treat if it is nice out. Hope for favorable westerly breezes in the afternoon.
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housty9
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quote hobbydog: "The days are long right now. Paddling out the Royal river at dusk in June can be a real treat if it is nice out. Hope for favorable westerly breezes in the afternoon. " Hopefully it's clear with the full moon.
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muddyfeet
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Have a good paddle, Housty! Looking forward to hearing how it goes- esp managing nutrition. I think that's the most difficult part of sustained long days.
Something I've been planning to do here pretty soon is a long day with multiple small portages: not just to practice loading/unloading routine, but to see how it affects travel pace overall. While the first half of the challange is big water and few portages, the second half is smaller lakes broken by lots of portage. I think efficiency at landings will add up to make a big difference in those later days when you are just tired.
Consider bringing a loaded pack?
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LindenTree3
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quote housty9: "Starting at sunrise at Little John lake and paddling through the pike lakes, Clearwater, Mountain, Moose, North Fowl, Royal river and out at Little John, portaging one time should help on time, just taking a few item's and some water bags for ballast if I need them, this will be a good workout for the voyageurs challenge, should be out before dark, yes I'm a motivated person."
I'm not very familiar with this route.
How long/hours do you expect it to take?
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housty9
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Starting at sunrise at Little John lake and paddling through the pike lakes, Clearwater, Mountain, Moose, North Fowl, Royal river and out at Little John, portaging one time should help on time, just taking a few item's and some water bags for ballast if I need them, this will be a good workout for the voyageurs challenge, should be out before dark, yes I'm a motivated person.
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boonie
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Enjoy yourself!
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Frenchy19
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Enjoy and let us know how it goes!
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hooky
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Did you get it done before dark?
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LindenTree3
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quote housty9: "quote LindenTree3: "quote housty9: "Starting at sunrise at Little John lake and paddling through the pike lakes, Clearwater, Mountain, Moose, North Fowl, Royal river and out at Little John, portaging one time should help on time, just taking a few item's and some water bags for ballast if I need them, this will be a good workout for the voyageurs challenge, should be out before dark, yes I'm a motivated person."
I'm not very familiar with this route.
How long/hours do you expect it to take? " Think it's about a thirty mile route, starting at sunrise and hopefully done before dark."
Impressive,
I've done 30+ miles in a day with my Old Town Pack, but 20 of it was down stream on a River so it probably was more like 20รท miles.
I should be able to cover more ground in my new Ally canoe, it's definitely faster.
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ducks
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Your recent nontravel trip has you itching to cover some ground ;)
Good luck and have fun.
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