Luke and Jeff above and Spondon below are all ready for the big Hike ahead of us. Little does Spondon know the true weight of all those cans he is carrying. LOL.
We prepared for the whole trip on friday night. We got all the food together and distributed it amongs the 4 backpacks. Thanks to Jeff we were going to eat like kings. Pizza, Roasted Vegetables, Chili, Scrambled eggs, bacon! mmmm.Here is the official plans for the trip:
Saturday: Up at 5:30. On the road by 6:00. Check in at Mew Lake Campground by 9:00. Hike to Harness Lake (17 km). At a good pace, stopping for lunch and snacks along the way, we should arrive by 5 pm. Set up camp. Dinner.
Sunday: Relax, eat, drink. Dayhike? Swim? Can figure it out when we get there. Definitely poker. Anyone have chips?
Monday: Up around 6:00 and packed up by 7:00. Head back along the other side of the Highlands loop trail. The marked route is 18.6 km, but can be shortened to 16.1 km if we take the shortcut at Provoking Lake. Back at the trailhead.
The Map is posted below, we took the blue route. And let me tell you, it was a very long hike. LOL.
Algonquin Park was established in 1893, not to prevent logging but to create a wildlife sanctuary. As people learned about it and explored it, Algonquin park gained a reputation of being an extreemly beautiful place to visit. As we journeyed into the Park we began to realize just how to true that was.
I love the Canadian Wilderness. you can see the Canadian Shield poking through the path as we walked over it. Algonquin Park is Ontario's oldest Provincial Park and it covers 7,700 square kilometers. This place is huge and you do not want to get lost here.
Below is the lake that we camped on. Here we set up our tent and started cooking food and building fires. We were lucky enough to pick up a reverse osmosis water filter before coming out here and that kept us hydrated quickly and efficiently. Thanks Kunaal!!!
The view from this perticular cropping was amazing. I can see why the Group of Seven visited out here many times and how it influenced their work.
On our way out we were lucky enough to see a Moose.
