First 2011 Trip to Killarney now booked!

I have now booked my first canoe trip to Killarney for 2011. It's a party of 2 plus a dog: and we're going the weekend after May 24. We're gambling that the visitors for the long weekend will have fed the bugs, though 2 years ago I took the same gamble and it didn't work. And last year we went the week before May 24 and ended up with the tent weighed down with snow and had to go to Sudbury on the Saturday to get a replacement battery for the car.

This year the trip is George Lake access through Freeland - Killarney - OSA (1st night) - Muriel - Three Narrows (2 nights) - Killarney (one night) - then back to George Lake via Freeland.

Below is a picture of Killarney Lake, Thanksgiving 2010.

Mid-February: time to book a July trip!

The Ministry allows us to book Ontario Parks trips 5 months in advance. Now really I am being silly here: by promoting how easy and how much fun it is to camp in the backcountry by canoe, I am going to make it more difficult to get the trips we want in the future.

Last summer, we went into Killarney from the West end, starting from Widgawa Lodge near Espanola.

This was a beautiful trip along the creek, and this summer we want to go in from the same side. This time, though, we want to make sure we can stay on Nellie Lake for a few days. It's such a long portage to get to Nellie it needs to be 2 nights there at least!