Kayaking, Lone Tree Island, Georgian Bay

Above all earth's creatures you were gifted with imagination to contemplate The Beyond.

Imagine~

Beyond your ordinary weekend lies a dreamland where molden magna melds into peaceful pristine pools.

Where galaxy's super stars defer to planetary moons, humbly bowing to the meeker's ascendent presence.

Where infinitesimal insects inherit shapeforms from distant domanering dinosaurs diabolic.

Dream~

Where a kayak awaits on the horizon of consciousness.

Awake~

Where a Lone Tree fades on the Island of subconscious.

Whatever ~ ~ ~ ---- ~ ~ ~

Get your kayak to 'Ice-cream on the Rocks.com'.

Get your shoulders against the southwesterlies.

Get it done.

Itinerary:

Friday: Leave Kitchener-Waterloo, July 4, after work and drive five hours to Britt, Ontario. Tent for the night at http://icecreamontherocks.com , 705-383-0955

Saturday: Launch kayaks 8:00 am and paddle north to the Churchill Islands 20 odd km away. Tent for the night on a rock of your choosing.

Sunday: Return to Britt by 4:30 pm. Commence 5 hour drive home.

Costs:

$40 shared gas + $10 camping Friday night + $4 kayak launch + $10 shared parking for the weekend = $64 (estimate before tax)

add kayak rental if necessary ($34 x 2 ) = $68, $64 + $68 = $132

Kayak Rentals:

Swift, Waubaushene (http://swiftoutside.com/stores/rentals.php). 705-538-0881. Hard to make closing time Friday. Ditto for Monday, although, they have drop off after hours options.

Adventure Guide (http://advguide.com/rentals/), Waterloo, 519-886-3121. Great policies for weekend rentals, pickup Friday and return Monday. Long distance to haul kayaks.

White Squall (http://www.whitesquall.com/rentals.html), Nobel (705) 342-5324, Open until 8:00 pm Friday, closes at 5:30 Sunday.

Difficulty:

This is 55 km over two days with long open water stretches.

Dedicated gym rats and boot camp types welcome regardless of experience. This is hard work.

Links:

Last year's photos including all of the above. http://www.meetup.com/KW-Backcountry/photos/16098862/