Algonquin Park - Rock & Penn Lake 2012

Five YCCC members joined together in late August 2012 for a beautiful four-day flatwater canoe trip in Algonquin Park, led by Judy Olmstead. The photographs are simply gorgeous (Thanks to Dinh Ly).

Stratton Lake August 2012

Early on Tuesday morning three of us headed to Stratton Lake. We hiked the Barron Canyon Trail on our way into Achray. We chose a base campsite on Stratton Lake with easy access to the Eastern Pines backpacking trail. We were relatively new to canoe tripping so we practiced building campfires, cleaning water, using the stove and tying knots. Opening and closing the bear barrel required lots of tries. Marshmallows over the campfire were a favourite.

French River Trip July 2012

The annual French River trip ran from July 28 to August 4. There were four French River veterans on the trip along with two members who were going to experience the wonders of the French River and it's delta for the first time.

"The single blade inherently offers greater challenge. It's because of this challenge that the rewards are more satisfying."

Great quote and a neat article about a couple of canoeists pushing the limits of what can be paddled in a tandem canoe...or any canoe for that matter. Be sure to check out the photo and video documenting their run down the Green Narrows in North Carolina.

http://www.canoekayak.com/canoe/jolly-green-giants/

Ancient Canoe Back In Canada

Click here for a interesting article on the oldest birch bark canoe in the world.

Dagmar’s August long weekend canoe trip to La Verendrye

Friday night eight of us arrived from a baking hot Ottawa after a 3.5 hr drive straight north, to a cool evening at Le Domaine on the edge of La Verendrye park. Had a relaxed first night camping in a busy little grassy, treed area by the park office, beach and lake, waking up to dew on the grass.

Brent to Kiosk (Algonquin North) July 2012

For the sunny July 13/14/15^th weekend, a dozen of us recreated a trip Paul adored from years yore, crossing the North of Algonquin Park from Kiosk on Lake Kioshkokwi to Brent on Cedar Lake. To make this happen was a logistical feat in itself as it required a last-minute trip change by another group of paddlers led by Suzanne Chalifour (Group A) to begin the same trip as ourselves a day earlier and in the reverse direction. This allowed us to meet halfway, at Cauchon Lake, exchange car keys and have our cars shuttled down to Brent, where our chauffeurs’ rides were awaiting

Playing Safe: YCCCers & Whitewater Rescue Training

Friday the 13th was a lucky day for several YCCC members who found themselves immersed (literally and figuratively) in a full weekend of intense river rescue training.

Everyone agreed that the unbelievable number of skills we had learned in only two/four days was an amazing experience, and that even with all the practice, completing this course was just the starting point.

Read more to learn about the experiences and skills learned during two separate courses attended by club members...and consider getting trained yourself!

Waterfront Course July 14th

On one of the hottest days of the year seven of us were at Petrie Island beach learning to canoe. We learned how to make the canoe go in a straight line and turn safely. When we got too hot we resorted to swimming, the sponge toss game or paddling with our hands. Before we were finished we had filled the water guns. Paddington forgot his hat and that wasn't good! Here you can see a picture of us in our cool shades.

Canoes Letter June 1998

Please click on the attachment to read the June 1998 Canoes Letter. In it is an article on the life of Louis Bonnenfant, founder of the YCCC. It is also interesting to see how a number of members active in the club in 1998 are still active with the club in 2012. Near the end of the newsletter is the club paddling schedule for 1998 which can be compared and contrasted to our current schedule.

Paddle to Baie Black on July 11

July 11 was yet another of the many hot sunny days we have had this summer. We started from Morris Island Conservation Area and paddled across to Baie Black on the Quebec side. There was very little current perceptible doing the traverse.

YCCC Pumphouse Paddlers caught on CBC!

A bunch (herd, flock, gaggle, school?) of YCCCer's were paddling (WhiteWater Wednesdays) at the Pumphouse and were caught on video for this news report:

http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Canada/Ottawa/ID/2255405071/

You can see a few of us at 1:06 and 2:10 in the video. At least no one was caught gunnel grabbing or swimming :) Club members identified:

Petawawa River WW Trip

On Tuesday, July 3rd our group of ten whitewater paddlers met at the RA centre to assemble our gear for our coming weekend trip. We found what we needed.

On Friday, July 6th we met again at the RA centre before 8 am. We packed our food into barrels, loaded our canoes onto vehicles and car-pooled our way to the Petawawa River. Only three of us had done this trip before. Mark Scott was our leader and he has been leading this trip for about 25 years! We stopped at Tim Hortons for breakfast. We left one car at Lake McManus on our way to Lake Traverse. It would be there when we finished paddling the river 50 km later.

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