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scot320	02/13/2014 10:01AM   Thanks Martin, I am guilty of reading that report more than once. Are you headed back again this year? Scot
jcavenagh	02/14/2014 09:56AM   Well...I'm just lucky if I can get 10 days in a row of vacation time. 3 weeks is almost inconceivable to me.
dentondoc	02/14/2014 10:06AM   quote jcavenagh: "Well...I'm just lucky if I can get 10 days in a row of vacation time. 3 weeks is almost inconceivable to me." Retirement has its advantages! dd btw: I printed off a sets of trip maps covering our route so I can deliver them to group members as we do some trip planning at 'copia (side 1: lower right is start/stop point at Central (Big Hook) Lake, side 2: upper left is the far end of our planned travel at Joint Lake). The individual sheets are 13" X 19" with minimal overlap.
scot320	02/13/2014 08:45AM   Hey folks, Anybody have any experience with canoeing and exploring the area between WCPP and Opasquia PP? Is it full of private cabins and fly-in outposts? Any information would be appreciated. Thanks Scot
Marten	02/13/2014 09:33AM   I can only share my report from our trip into Opasquia. https://sites.google.com/site/thenorthwoodsman1/ Martin and Farmers trip to Opasquia PP
Marten	02/13/2014 03:51PM   I am heading in solo for three weeks. There are a number of route possibilities I want to look into. It is all a matter of whether or not the locals that hunt and fish the area have a portage in these spots. I have noticed that there is a large area bordering the southern boundary of Opasquia with no possible canoe routes.
dentondoc	02/13/2014 06:20PM   Unless Martin's plans have changed, my group will be headed in 3 weeks in front of him. At present, the plan is to concentrate on the established northern route and check out some addition portage options in that area, including the possibility of a route connecting Joint Lake to Mossberry Lake. If this connector back to East Lake can be added, an addition large loop can be achieved in the northwestern part of the park. dd
jwartman59	02/13/2014 10:35PM   there are several excellent rivers between Opasquia PP and WCPP. my daughters roommate paddled the berens river from cat lake to lake winipeg in 2010. this is a fairly popular river but has long stretches of whitewater. he didn't mention fly in camps. the poplar river is also popular but any info i have on it is very dated. i paddled the severn river years ago, before it was a park, but i can't imagine that it has changed much. there is a lifetime of canoing to be done in this area and ontario to the east. the bloodvein river that flows out of WCPP is a tremendous river, it has many rapids but most are very easily portaged. there is no development and the forests are magnificent. air transport can be arranged from matheson island and a ferry crosses lake winnipeg from the village of bloodvein to matheson island. my favorite canoe trip.
scot320	02/14/2014 07:41AM   Thanks guys, John...I may have to pick your brain when I get some maps in front of me. I have not run into much information on this area except for the rivers you mentioned. Lake travel in this area looks pretty straight forward from looking at google earth, but like martin said it will depend on weather their are portages or not. It could turn into the ultimate bush-whack. Scot
scot320	02/14/2014 12:44PM   Found exactly what I was looking for. I had read about there trip to WCPP but did not realize they had done the area I was looking at. Very encouraging. Gitche Manitou
hobbydog	02/14/2014 03:45PM   That was a really cool trip report/slide show.