{"id":3348,"date":"2020-10-04T02:38:36","date_gmt":"2020-10-04T02:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/?p=3348"},"modified":"2024-02-05T20:49:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T00:49:21","slug":"8-days-solo-in-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/trip-reports\/8-days-solo-in-september\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Days Solo in September"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3348\" class=\"elementor elementor-3348\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49b5af4c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49b5af4c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1cacde92\" data-id=\"1cacde92\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-139237a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"139237a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Easy Nav<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#trip-info\">Trip Info<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#background\">Background<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#day-1\">Day 1 &#8211; Canoe Lake to Otterslide Lake<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#day-2\">Day 2 &#8211; Otterslide Lake to Big Trout Lake<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#day-3\">Day 3 &#8211; Big Trout Lake to Burntroot Lake<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#day-4\">Day 4 &#8211; Rest Day on Burntroot Lake<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#day-5\">Day 5 &#8211; Burntroot Lake to Big Trout Lake<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#day-6\">Day 6 &#8211; Rest Day on Big Trout Lake<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#day-7\">Day 7 &#8211; Big Trout Lake to Little Otterslide Lake<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#day-8\">Day 8 &#8211; Little Otterslide Lake to Canoe Lake<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#aftermath\">The Aftermath<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#campsites\">Campsites<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><style>\n<!-- \/* Font Definitions *\/ @font-face {font-family:\"\uff2d\uff33 \u660e\u671d\"; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:128; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:fixed; mso-font-signature:1 134676480 16 0 131072 0;} @font-face {font-family:\"\uff2d\uff33 \u660e\u671d\"; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:128; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:fixed; mso-font-signature:1 134676480 16 0 131072 0;} @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 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mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;} @page WordSection1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:35.4pt; mso-footer-margin:35.4pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --><br \/><\/style><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-613dc53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"613dc53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"trip-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bd4e1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1bd4e1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-695a5f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"695a5f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><b>Trip Info<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\"><b>Date:<\/b> September 10th &#8211; 17th, 2020<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7f8d12 eael-dt-th-align-center eael-table-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-data-table\" data-id=\"e7f8d12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-data-table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-data-table-wrap\" data-table_id=\"e7f8d12\" id=\"eael-data-table-wrapper-e7f8d12\" data-custom_responsive=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<table class=\"tablesorter eael-data-table center\" id=\"eael-data-table-e7f8d12\">\n\t\t\t    <thead>\n\t\t\t        <tr class=\"table-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <th class=\"\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">ROUTE<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t            <th class=\"\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">Canoe &gt; Otterslide<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t            <th class=\"\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">Otterslide &gt; Big Trout<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t            <th class=\"\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">Big Trout &gt; Burntroot<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t            <th class=\"\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">Burntroot &gt; Big Trout<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t            <th class=\"\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">Big Trout &gt; Little Otterslide<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t            <th class=\"\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">Little Otterslide &gt; Canoe<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t        <\/tr>\n\t\t\t    <\/thead>\n\t\t\t  \t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\"><b>Travel (Single)<\/b><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">7 hrs<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">3 hrs<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">4.5 hrs<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">4.5 hrs<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">4 hrs<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">6 hrs<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\"><b>Travel (Double)<\/b><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">8 hrs<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">4 hrs<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">5 hrs<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">5 hrs<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">5 hrs<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">7 hrs<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\"><b>Portage #1<\/b><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">260m<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">190m<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">300m<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">75m<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">105m<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">790m<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\"><b>Portage #2<\/b><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">435m<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">390m<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">40m<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">40m<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">730m<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">200m<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\"><b>Portage #3<\/b><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">200m<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">265m<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">75m<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">300m<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">265m<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">435m<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\"><b>Portage #4<\/b><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">790m<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">730m<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">-<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">-<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">390m<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">260m<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\"><b>Portage #5<\/b><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">-<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">105m<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">-<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">-<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">190m<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">-<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\"><b>SINGLE CARRY<\/b><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\"><b>1,685m<b><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\"><b>1,680m<\/b><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\"><b>415m<\/b><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\"><b>415m<\/b><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\"><b>1,680m<\/b><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\"><b>1,685m<\/b><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\"><b>DOUBLE CARRY<\/b><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\"><b>5,055m<b><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\"><b>5,040m<b><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\"><b>1,245m<b><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\"><b>1,245m<b><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\"><b>5,040m<b><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\"><b>5,055m<b><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t    <\/tbody>\n\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t  \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac684f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fac684f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a88457a eael-dt-th-align-center eael-table-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-data-table\" data-id=\"a88457a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-data-table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-data-table-wrap\" data-table_id=\"a88457a\" id=\"eael-data-table-wrapper-a88457a\" data-custom_responsive=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<table class=\"tablesorter eael-data-table center\" id=\"eael-data-table-a88457a\">\n\t\t\t    <thead>\n\t\t\t        <tr class=\"table-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <th class=\"\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">DIFFICULTY<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t            <th class=\"\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">Travel (Single)<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t            <th class=\"\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">Travel (Double)<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t            <th class=\"\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">Portages<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t            <th class=\"\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">Single Carry<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t            <th class=\"\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">Double Carry<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t        <\/tr>\n\t\t\t    <\/thead>\n\t\t\t  \t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\"><b>Total<\/b><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">29 hrs<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">34 hrs<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">24 portages<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">7,560m<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">22,680m<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\"><b>Per Travel Day<\/b><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">4.8 hrs<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">5.6 hrs<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">4 portages<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">1,260m<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">3,780m<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t    <\/tbody>\n\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t  \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f91963 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8f91963\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4809155 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4809155\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1636\" height=\"2228\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Trip-Reports-8-Days-Solo-in-Algonquin-Map.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14376\" alt=\"Trip Reports 8 Days Solo in Algonquin Park Map and Details\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Trip-Reports-8-Days-Solo-in-Algonquin-Map.jpg 1636w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Trip-Reports-8-Days-Solo-in-Algonquin-Map-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Trip-Reports-8-Days-Solo-in-Algonquin-Map-752x1024.jpg 752w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Trip-Reports-8-Days-Solo-in-Algonquin-Map-768x1046.jpg 768w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Trip-Reports-8-Days-Solo-in-Algonquin-Map-1128x1536.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Trip-Reports-8-Days-Solo-in-Algonquin-Map-1504x2048.jpg 1504w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Trip-Reports-8-Days-Solo-in-Algonquin-Map-600x817.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1636px) 100vw, 1636px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Credit goes to Algonquin Map v4.0 from Jeff\u2019s Map at algonquinmap.com, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. All derivatives or copies must use the same license and note the original author.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c6db0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1c6db0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c294cfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"c294cfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=mNr3s0R_htc&amp;t&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50b1ba8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"50b1ba8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"background\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b92ad7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b92ad7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-639ce56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"639ce56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #008000;\">Background<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Considering the amount of time I spend staring at maps to plan a 2-3 night trip, you can imagine the amount of time I spent planning this trip. I knew that I wanted something that could be challenging and lazy at the same time. I was planning the trip so that travel days would be difficult, but with enough rest days to relax and enjoy some laziness.<\/p>\n<p>I had my eye on the Cedar &gt; Catfish &gt; Hogan &gt; La Muir &gt; Catfish loop but I really didn\u2019t like the idea of walking Unicorn Hill six times (double carry on the first + last day), plus the 5hr drive to Brent from the GTA.<\/p>\n<p>I had plenty of days to work with so I decided to do my <a href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/trip-reports\/trip-of-six-islands\/\">Trip of Six Islands<\/a> route from 2017, but extend it to loop around La Muir, Hogan, and Catfish, with one rest day on Catfish and one rest day on Burntroot.<\/p>\n<p>That was the plan for a while, but as it seems to always happen, things changed last minute. I had to shorten the trip and I didn\u2019t want to do that whole route without rest days\u2026 so I opted for a much easier option.<\/p>\n<p>Canoe &gt; Otterslide &gt; Big Trout &gt; Burntroot x2 &gt; Big Trout x2 &gt; Little Otterslide<\/p>\n<p>The travel days were still quite long with double carries, with enough rest days to make up for it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-393292d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"393292d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Food-Planning-For-8-Days.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3369\" alt=\"Food planning and supply for an 8 day solo trip in Algonquin Park\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Food-Planning-For-8-Days.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Food-Planning-For-8-Days-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Food-Planning-For-8-Days-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Food-Planning-For-8-Days-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Food supply for 8 days<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e8b215 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"2e8b215\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"day-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43e1f04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"43e1f04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f7ce00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f7ce00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #008000;\"><b>Day 1 &#8211; Canoe Lake to Otterslide Lake<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When you\u2019re about to embark on an 8-day solo trip, you want to start with lots of positivity. So when I got on the water at 7:30 AM and it was cold, rainy, and windy\u2026 well, that wasn\u2019t the start I was hoping for. Oh, there was also a headwind of course.<\/p>\n<p>You know what would make things even worse? Trying to skip the 435m into Joe Lake by going upstream. Well, \u201ctrying\u201d isn\u2019t the best choice of words because I was able to successfully skip it, but I\u2019d be lying if I said I didn\u2019t spend most of it knee deep in the water guiding the canoe through the strong current.<\/p>\n<p>I successfully skipped the 435m, but I spent twice as long doing it and now I had cold wet feet for the rest of the day. Now I\u2019m starting to wonder if \u201csuccess\u201d is the right choice of words\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b528e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b528e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Seagull-Standing-on-Rock-Burnt-Island.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3392\" alt=\"Seagull standing on a rock on Burnt Island in Algonquin Park\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Seagull-Standing-on-Rock-Burnt-Island.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Seagull-Standing-on-Rock-Burnt-Island-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Seagull-Standing-on-Rock-Burnt-Island-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Seagull-Standing-on-Rock-Burnt-Island-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">This rock has seen some shit<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0442047 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0442047\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Two-Seagulls-Taking-Flight.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3405\" alt=\"Two seagulls taking flight on Burnt Island Lake in Algonquin Park\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Two-Seagulls-Taking-Flight.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Two-Seagulls-Taking-Flight-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Two-Seagulls-Taking-Flight-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Two-Seagulls-Taking-Flight-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\"Fly like a seagull, let my spirit carry me\"<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3392f57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3392f57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Three-Seagulls-Flying.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3403\" alt=\"Three seagulls flying on Burnt Island Lake in Algonquin Park\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Three-Seagulls-Flying.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Three-Seagulls-Flying-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Three-Seagulls-Flying-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Three-Seagulls-Flying-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\"I want to fly like a seagull, till I'm free\" ...(ok maybe the real lyrics are 'eagle')<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b442c88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b442c88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>More headwind on Burnt Island. Fast forward 2hrs and I finally arrived at the 790m into Little Otterslide. I know this portage well, and I know the second half of rocks and mud would be no fun given the recent rainfall.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I was correct.<\/p>\n<p>With a full barrel, my first carry of canoe + barrel + camera gear was over 70lbs, and it was pretty brutal. But the barrel is only going to get lighter and portaging is only going to get easier from here.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16e2f30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"16e2f30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Seagull-Looking-At-Camera.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3391\" alt=\"Seagull looking directly at the camera\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Seagull-Looking-At-Camera.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Seagull-Looking-At-Camera-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Seagull-Looking-At-Camera-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Seagull-Looking-At-Camera-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">I heard what you said about my shitty rock<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2520c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2520c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The rain continued to drizzle while I paddled down Little Otterslide, and the full day of rain, wind, and cold were making my knuckles dry (my shoes couldn\u2019t take a hint?), which I felt with every paddle stroke. I probably shouldn\u2019t have put my only pair of gloves at the bottom of my pack with the rest of my dry clothes.<\/p>\n<p>I was more than ready to get off the water at this point. The evening was cold and gloomy and I was going to be on the water early the next morning, so I didn\u2019t really feel the need to get the nicest site. The prime site in the northwest of Otterslide was taken so I took the small island right beside it. The site was small, but it was also cozy and perfect for me.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ed3ff9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ed3ff9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Island-Campsite-Otterslide-Lake-Sept-2020.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3372\" alt=\"Island campsite on Otterslide Lake September 2020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Island-Campsite-Otterslide-Lake-Sept-2020.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Island-Campsite-Otterslide-Lake-Sept-2020-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Island-Campsite-Otterslide-Lake-Sept-2020-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Island-Campsite-Otterslide-Lake-Sept-2020-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Island campsite on Otterslide Lake<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7bb948 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7bb948\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I brought my gear and canoe on land from the terrible landing and set up camp quickly. Within 2hrs, camp was set up, I had finished eating dinner, and I was almost ready for bed.<\/p>\n<p>I was on the water for 9hrs, and by the time I finished eating at 6:30 PM I was completely drained. I got one bar of cell service from the campsite so I called my girlfriend back home and spoke with her for a while before getting in the tent at 8:00 PM.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>By 8:30 PM, I was fast asleep.<\/p>\n<p>Day 1 was cold, wet, rainy, and windy\u2026 but I was still so happy to be there.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fffd2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"1fffd2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"day-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dc36c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6dc36c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c270fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c270fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #008000;\"><b>Day 2 &#8211; Otterslide Lake to Big Trout Lake<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The first night was one of the best sleeps I\u2019ve had in the park \u2013 close to 10 hours and I only woke up 4 or 5 times in the night (trust me, that\u2019s a record). My body was still sore from the 9hr trek of Day 1, but I was ready to go.<\/p>\n<p>I packed up camp, had a quick breakfast, and did one last weather check while I still had cell service.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc263a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dc263a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Misty-Morning-Otterslide-Lake.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3382\" alt=\"Misty morning on Otterslide Lake in Algonquin Park\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Misty-Morning-Otterslide-Lake.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Misty-Morning-Otterslide-Lake-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Misty-Morning-Otterslide-Lake-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Misty-Morning-Otterslide-Lake-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Misty morning on Otterslide<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86de148 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86de148\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Otterslide Creek was very calm and peaceful, but the current was definitely stronger than the last time I travelled through in 2017. It made the paddle much easier, but made me wonder if the paddle back upstream would be difficult.<\/p>\n<p>I didn\u2019t see a single person on the creek until the 730m portage, which is where everyone decided to congregate. People coming and people going, there were probably 5 different groups at the portage. Normally this wouldn\u2019t bother me, but being COVID and everything I did my best to keep my distance and avoid small talk. Plus, I had some expensive gear with me so I didn\u2019t want to leave anything unattended for too long.<\/p>\n<p>When I got to Big Trout, I was struck with the same sense of awe as the last time I arrived on the lake in 2017. The opening from the river into the grand lake with impressive distant shorelines definitely takes your breath away. After taking some pictures and videos, I was on my way to find a place to call home for the night.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4157f8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4157f8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"829\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Panorama-Big-Trout-Lake-Sunny-Afternoon.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3389\" alt=\"Panorama of Big Trout Lake during a sunny afternoon in September\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Panorama-Big-Trout-Lake-Sunny-Afternoon.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Panorama-Big-Trout-Lake-Sunny-Afternoon-600x199.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Panorama-Big-Trout-Lake-Sunny-Afternoon-300x99.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Panorama-Big-Trout-Lake-Sunny-Afternoon-1024x340.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Panorama-Big-Trout-Lake-Sunny-Afternoon-768x255.jpg 768w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Panorama-Big-Trout-Lake-Sunny-Afternoon-1536x509.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Panorama-Big-Trout-Lake-Sunny-Afternoon-2048x679.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A welcoming view entering Big Trout Lake<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fa6aae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6fa6aae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Birds-Flying-in-Sequence.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3357\" alt=\"16 birds flying in sequence during a sunny day with clouds\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Birds-Flying-in-Sequence.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Birds-Flying-in-Sequence-600x186.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Birds-Flying-in-Sequence-300x93.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Birds-Flying-in-Sequence-768x238.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">16 birds looking like 1 bird in different stages of flight<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d365e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d365e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first site I checked out was the site on the point, facing west, in the northeast end of the lake. The fire pit was tucked away inside, the terrain was very hilly, and something about it just generally felt off to me. So I decided to keep on moving.<\/p>\n<p>I passed a few occupied campsites on my way to the small stranded island site midway through the lake, on the south end. This site was small (small island = small site, shocking right?), which I didn\u2019t mind, but it didn\u2019t offer anywhere to enjoy the sun or watch the sunset. I wouldn\u2019t have been upset if I stayed, but I knew the type of site I wanted for the night, and this wasn&#8217;t it. So I kept on moving.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab288f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ab288f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Algonquin-Park-Yellow-Airplane.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3354\" alt=\"Algonquin Park yellow airplane flying in the sky\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Algonquin-Park-Yellow-Airplane.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Algonquin-Park-Yellow-Airplane-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Algonquin-Park-Yellow-Airplane-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Algonquin-Park-Yellow-Airplane-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Park plane doing a fly over on Big Trout Lake<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b01792 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b01792\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Next on the list was the small island with two campsites just north of the stranded island. There was a group from that 730m portage that I had seen checking out sites on the lake, almost zigzagging with me, and they were heading for the west of the two sites. I was heading for the east site since I wanted the sunset view.<\/p>\n<p>We both ended up taking the respective site, and after some small talk, I donated the firewood from my site for them to use \u2013 the wood would get much better use with a 5-person group anyways. They invited me to join later and sit by the fire with them.<\/p>\n<p>I had been in the sun for a long time while paddling back and forth looking for a campsite, so I took my time leisurely setting up camp while enjoying the shaded campsite.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edd2a67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edd2a67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Island-Campsite-Big-Trout-Lake-Sept-2020.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3371\" alt=\"Island campsite on Big Trout Lake during solo trip in September\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Island-Campsite-Big-Trout-Lake-Sept-2020.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Island-Campsite-Big-Trout-Lake-Sept-2020-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Island-Campsite-Big-Trout-Lake-Sept-2020-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Island-Campsite-Big-Trout-Lake-Sept-2020-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Home for the night<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-120f059 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"120f059\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once I had a bit more energy, I paddled over to the campsite across from me, the one on the point, to check it out. It was actually quite nice, open, and spacious; I wouldn&#8217;t mind camping there in the future.<\/p>\n<p>I got back to camp and made some Kraft Dinner, then went back on the water for a front row seat to watch the sunset. I circled the island a few times, and when the sun was on its final minutes, I headed back to camp.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11898ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"11898ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sunset-on-Big-Trout-Sept-2020.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3400\" alt=\"Sunset on Big Trout Lake in Algonquin Park\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sunset-on-Big-Trout-Sept-2020.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sunset-on-Big-Trout-Sept-2020-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sunset-on-Big-Trout-Sept-2020-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sunset-on-Big-Trout-Sept-2020-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Sunset view from my campsite on Big Trout Lake<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d35cec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d35cec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At around 9:00 PM I made my way over to the other group to see if the invitation still stood. I brought my own chair and kept a good distance since I\u2019m still being very cautious about COVID. We spoke about tripping, different routes, what we do back in the city\u2026 the usual things you would expect.<\/p>\n<p>It was a gorgeous night with a sky full of stars, so after the fireside chat, I went back to my site to do some astrophotography while watching some very curious mice play around the site.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62c9a06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-twenty20\" data-id=\"62c9a06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"twenty20.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"twenty20-1\" class=\"twenty20\" style=\"width: 100% !important; clear: both;\"><div class=\"twentytwenty-container twenty20-1 \"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sunset-View-Big-Trout-Campsite-Sept-2020.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset view from Big Trout Lake campsite in Algonquin\" title=\"Sunset view from Big Trout Lake campsite in Algonquin\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/View-of-Stars-From-Big-Trout-Campsite.jpg\" alt=\"View of stars from island campsite on Big Trout Lake September 2020\" title=\"View of stars from island campsite on Big Trout Lake September 2020\" \/><\/div><script>jQuery( document ).ready(function( $ ) {$(\".twentytwenty-container.twenty20-1[data-orientation!='vertical']\").twentytwenty({default_offset_pct: 0.5});$(\".twenty20-1 .twentytwenty-before-label\").html(\"Sunset\");$(\".twenty20-1 .twentytwenty-after-label\").html(\"Starry Skies\");});<\/script><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5009e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b5009e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Astrophotography-Big-Trout-Lake-Algonquin.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3355\" alt=\"Astrophotography on Big Trout Lake in Algonquin Park September 2020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Astrophotography-Big-Trout-Lake-Algonquin.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Astrophotography-Big-Trout-Lake-Algonquin-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Astrophotography-Big-Trout-Lake-Algonquin-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Astrophotography-Big-Trout-Lake-Algonquin-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Starry skies on Big Trout<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30e0b7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"30e0b7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Eureka-Tent-Glowing-at-Night.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3365\" alt=\"Eureka tent glowing from flashlight at night on Big Trout Lake\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Eureka-Tent-Glowing-at-Night.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Eureka-Tent-Glowing-at-Night-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Eureka-Tent-Glowing-at-Night-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Eureka-Tent-Glowing-at-Night-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">!<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f4c3c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"6f4c3c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"day-3\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4441e06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4441e06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8577c7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8577c7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #008000;\"><b>Day 3 &#8211; Big Trout Lake to Burntroot Lake<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After a mediocre sleep, I started packing up camp while being treated to a very pretty sunrise. I could hear the other group was awake as well.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94512fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"94512fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sunrise-Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-Sept-2020.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3395\" alt=\"Pretty sunrise view from campsite on Big Trout Lake in Algonquin Park\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sunrise-Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-Sept-2020.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sunrise-Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-Sept-2020-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sunrise-Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-Sept-2020-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sunrise-Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-Sept-2020-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Sunrise view from my campsite<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9646145 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9646145\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I got on the water at 8:30 AM to start my journey into Burntroot Lake. Big Trout was surprisingly calm and I really enjoyed starting the day with a peaceful paddle through the lake. All of the campsites I passed on my way to the 300m portage were all vacant.<\/p>\n<p>The portage was flat and easy, and before I knew it I was at Longer Lake. The winds started to pick up on Longer, but thankfully they were at my back.<\/p>\n<p>After enjoying the small waterfalls just after the portage, I started my long paddle down Longer (pun intended). With every corner I turned, the winds seemed to change direction. For 10 minutes I\u2019d be cursing, then the next 10 minutes I\u2019d be thinking \u201cah, that\u2019s nice\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fa57a8 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"1fa57a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:3000,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Waterfalls-Longer-Lake-v3.jpg\" alt=\"Low waterfalls on Longer Lake\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Slide to see more<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Waterfalls-Longer-Lake-v2.jpg\" alt=\"Close up of the waterfalls on Longer Lake\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Slide to see more<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Waterfalls-Longer-Lake-v1.jpg\" alt=\"Gushing waterfalls on Longer Lake in Algonquin Park\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Slide to see more<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea53f60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea53f60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I remember the next two portages being easy, considering how short they are, but I also remember them being very annoying, considering the poor landings and poison ivy to watch out for. Unfortunately, I remembered correctly.<\/p>\n<p>I was happy to finally make it onto Red Pine Bay, officially with a headwind, and start the final stretch to Burntroot.<\/p>\n<p>The last time I stayed on Burntroot I camped on Anchor Island in the south of the lake. It was such a great site but I wanted to explore the north of the lake this time and see what those campsites had to offer.<\/p>\n<p>But by the time I entered the lake from Red Pine Bay, the wind was picking up even more and the sun was taking its toll on me. It was the exact opposite of the cold and rain from Day 1, but equally as draining.<\/p>\n<p>I decided that if Anchor Island were available, I would take it. And available it was!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b429415 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b429415\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1396\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Burntroot-Lake-Anchor-Island-Sept-2020.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3358\" alt=\"Tall pine trees on anchor island on Burntroot Lake in Algonquin\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Burntroot-Lake-Anchor-Island-Sept-2020.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Burntroot-Lake-Anchor-Island-Sept-2020-600x838.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Burntroot-Lake-Anchor-Island-Sept-2020-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Burntroot-Lake-Anchor-Island-Sept-2020-734x1024.jpg 734w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Burntroot-Lake-Anchor-Island-Sept-2020-768x1072.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Tall pines on Anchor Island - Burntroot Lake<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cce8e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cce8e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It was still early in the day so I took some time to relax and have a snack before setting up camp. The forecast didn\u2019t call for rain until overnight but dark skies were heading my way so I went into hustle mode to finish my few remaining tasks. Barrel hang, fill water jug, and most importantly, hang a tarp!<\/p>\n<p>The winds started getting even stronger and Day 3 quickly turned into another Day 1\u2026 cold, rainy, and windy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At least this time I had shelter.<\/p>\n<p>I had pitched my tent in a spot that isn\u2019t meant to have a tent pitched, but I chose the spot to avoid rain run-off that the other tent spots were prone to from surrounding sloped ground.<\/p>\n<p>The tarp was set up nicely as well, but it was completely exposed to the strong westerly winds so I had to keep my eye on it and make sure it didn\u2019t take too much abuse. It was a brand new Aqua Quest tarp and I didn\u2019t want to destroy it on its first trip.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9089d57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9089d57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Squirrel-Snacking-Burntroot-Lake.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3394\" alt=\"Squirrel having a snack on a rock on Anchor Island on Burntroot Lake\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Squirrel-Snacking-Burntroot-Lake.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Squirrel-Snacking-Burntroot-Lake-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Squirrel-Snacking-Burntroot-Lake-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Squirrel-Snacking-Burntroot-Lake-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">My diet starts tomorrow<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eb5f53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7eb5f53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Day 3 quickly took a turn for the worse. I was extremely fatigued and took a mid-day nap, waking up very groggy. The weather outside did nothing to help and wasn\u2019t very motivational. It was only Day 3, but the poor weather and remoteness of Burntroot made me doubt the rest of the trip. I knew tomorrow was a new day and after getting a good sleep and waking up to (hopefully) better weather, my spirits would be lifted.<\/p>\n<p>I opted for a lazy dinner snacking on beef jerky, banana bread, and a Larabar. Right as it got dark outside at 8:00 PM, I was in the tent. Within 30 minutes I was listening to the raindrops slowly get louder as they hit the rainfly of my tent while I tried to fall asleep.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a874fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"8a874fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"day-4\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4adc798 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4adc798\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45730ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45730ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #008000;\">Day 4 &#8211; Rest Day on Burntroot Lake<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Night 3 was easily one of the worst sleeps of the trip, waking up at 1:00 AM and getting a cumulative 1-2 hrs of sleep from that point on. Overnight was still super windy and accompanied by a rather heavy amount of rain.<\/p>\n<p>Once the rain started to finally calm down at 9:00 AM I got out of the tent. My tarp was still up, my barrel was still hanging\u2026 everything looked good around camp. The skies didn\u2019t look promising though.<\/p>\n<p>As the day went on the rain came and went, but the winds only got stronger and stronger. It turned into possibly the windiest day I\u2019ve ever had in the park. Not only did it make the day very unenjoyable, but it also made me very concerned about my tent and tarp that were taking a heavy beating.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3a99c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b3a99c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Windy-Day-Burntroot-Lake-v1.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3421\" alt=\"Windy Day on Burntroot Lake Sept 2020\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Hi, welcome to Burntroot Lake. Here is some wind. Please enjoy your stay.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a1fdb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a1fdb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For the first time I was actually slightly concerned for my safety. I was alone, wind bound, no one around, and hadn\u2019t even seen another group since leaving my campsite on Big Trout two days earlier.<\/p>\n<p>By 2:00 PM the winds were ferocious with heavy white caps across the water. I decided to take down the tarp, hoping that most of the rain had finished for the day. Have you ever tried setting up a tarp by yourself in heavy winds? Unfortunately, taking it down during a windstorm by yourself is basically the same.\u00a0I made some adjustments to my tent as well to add some reinforcements and strengthen its position in the wind.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I had tended to my gear, but now I was starting to get concerned about travelling back to Big Trout. I had seen the worst Burntroot had to offer, and it was bad\u2026 really bad. Even very early in the morning. It\u2019s crazy to think how different this experience was on Anchor Island versus the last time I was there when it felt like paradise. I know the site is exposed to the elements, but the forecast didn\u2019t call for anything even close to how bad it was. If I knew what was coming, I would have chosen a more sheltered site. But by the time it hit, I was already wind bound.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9739de2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9739de2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Windy-Day-Burntroot-Lake-v2.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3422\" alt=\"Sweatpants blowing in the wind on Burntroot Lake anchor island\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Please, take some more wind. We've got plenty to spare.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55ae457 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55ae457\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Anyways, there was nothing I could do now. Even just looking at the water was scary. So I spent the whole day doing what any soloist wind bound on Anchor Island during a windstorm would do\u2026 I spent all day in the tent. I played some chess, took a nap, recharged some batteries, and wrote the first 3 days of this trip report in my notebook.<\/p>\n<p>I know they call them \u2018rest days\u2019, but Day 4 was literally 90% spent inside the tent, listening to the thrashing winds attacking Anchor Island.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-066b27b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"066b27b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Windy-Day-Burntroot-Lake-v3.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3423\" alt=\"Extreme winds on Burntroot Lake Anchor Island in Algonquin Park\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Here, you can have all of the wind. Have fun!<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e7569b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e7569b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dinner was another combination of dry food. Cooking anything, even dehydrated meals would have been challenging in the wind unless I went deeper into the island. The sky also looked like it could start pouring at any second, and I had already taken down my tarp.<\/p>\n<p>I was hoping the wind and rain would die down so it would turn into a lovely evening\u2026 but unfortunately that just didn\u2019t happen. So by 7:30 PM I was back in the tent and went to sleep an hour or so later.<\/p>\n<p>You know those weekend days when you wake up and look at the clock and before you know it, it\u2019s 8:00 PM and you\u2019re wondering where the day went because you did absolutely nothing all day? That was basically Day 4.<\/p>\n<p>So much for Day 4 being \u2018a new day that would lift my spirits\u2019.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab6d856 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"ab6d856\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"day-5\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdcfb14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fdcfb14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62e909c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62e909c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #008000;\">Day 5 &#8211; Burntroot Lake to Big Trout Lake<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Finally it was calm overnight.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Just kidding. More wind, and more rain.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I woke up at 5:45 AM to pack up camp and hit the water early. I wanted to cover as much distance as possible, as early as possible, before the winds would be at their worst.<\/p>\n<p>This morning was definitely one of the coldest mornings I&#8217;ve had in the park, but it was also exceptionally pretty.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f78a606 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f78a606\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sunrise-Burntroot-Lake-Sept-2020-v1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3397\" alt=\"Red and purple sunrise colours on Burntroot Lake Anchor Island\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sunrise-Burntroot-Lake-Sept-2020-v1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sunrise-Burntroot-Lake-Sept-2020-v1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sunrise-Burntroot-Lake-Sept-2020-v1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sunrise-Burntroot-Lake-Sept-2020-v1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Sunrise on Burntroot Lake<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e4ce77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3e4ce77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sunrise-Burntroot-Lake-Sept-2020-v2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3398\" alt=\"Dark red sunrise from Burntroot Lake in Algonquin Park\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sunrise-Burntroot-Lake-Sept-2020-v2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sunrise-Burntroot-Lake-Sept-2020-v2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sunrise-Burntroot-Lake-Sept-2020-v2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sunrise-Burntroot-Lake-Sept-2020-v2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Sunrise on Burntroot Lake<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df2708b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"df2708b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sunrise-Burntroot-Lake-Sept-2020-v3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3399\" alt=\"Red sunrise on Burntroot Lake from Anchor Island campsite\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sunrise-Burntroot-Lake-Sept-2020-v3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sunrise-Burntroot-Lake-Sept-2020-v3-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sunrise-Burntroot-Lake-Sept-2020-v3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sunrise-Burntroot-Lake-Sept-2020-v3-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Sunrise on Burntroot Lake<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4149deb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4149deb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Crescent-Moon-Burntroot-Lake-Algonquin-v3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3753\" alt=\"Crescent moon in the night sky on Burntroot Lake in Algonquin\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Crescent-Moon-Burntroot-Lake-Algonquin-v3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Crescent-Moon-Burntroot-Lake-Algonquin-v3-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Crescent-Moon-Burntroot-Lake-Algonquin-v3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Crescent-Moon-Burntroot-Lake-Algonquin-v3-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\"There is no dark side of the moon, really. Matter of fact, it's all dark.\"<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ec01a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ec01a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I got on the water at 7:30 AM with a tailwind and crossed my fingers it would stay like that for the rest of the day. Spoiler alert\u2026 it did!<\/p>\n<p>Day 5 was going to be the day of redemption, I just knew it. Burntroot wasn\u2019t kind to me this trip, but I had a very lovely Day 2 on Big Trout, and now I was heading back for more.<\/p>\n<p>I made good timing through the two short but annoying portages, and continued down Longer with a hefty tailwind at my back. This paddle down Longer was definitely\u2026 shorter. Sorry guys, no pun this time.<\/p>\n<p>After stopping to take some more pictures at the falls, it was still only 10:30 AM. I was moving faster than planned thanks to the rare and elusive thing people refer to as &#8216;tailwinds&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Right before I entered the portage I saw a group entering Longer; these were the first people I had seen since Night 2.<\/p>\n<p>I leisurely paddled down Big Trout with the wind at my back, heading for the small island campsite mid-lake beside the large island with 5 sites. It was occupied when I passed by on Day 2, but it looked glorious with the east shelter and massive rocky shore on the west end. A private island with everything I look for in a site.<\/p>\n<p>I arrived at the site and it was available. In fact, every site I saw while paddling to the island was still available. It was a quiet morning on Big Trout.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0b2c5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d0b2c5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Island-Campsite-Big-Trout-Lake-Sept-2020-v2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3370\" alt=\"Island campsite in the middle of Big Trout Lake during a solo trip in Algonquin\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Island-Campsite-Big-Trout-Lake-Sept-2020-v2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Island-Campsite-Big-Trout-Lake-Sept-2020-v2-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Island-Campsite-Big-Trout-Lake-Sept-2020-v2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Island-Campsite-Big-Trout-Lake-Sept-2020-v2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Fourth campsite of the trip, fourth island of the trip.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2066b3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2066b3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I toured the site and what I didn\u2019t notice from the water was just how grand and massive the west side of the island is. Not to mention, the view from the site west down Big Trout is a solid 10\/10. I&#8217;m trying to think of a better view anywhere in the park, but I&#8217;m drawing blank.<\/p>\n<p>I found one spotty bar of cell service as well. Normally I wouldn\u2019t care, but the weather had been changing dramatically all trip from the forecast, so having cell service allowed me to take advantage of more frequent weather updates.<\/p>\n<p>Side Note #1 \u2013 I don\u2019t find the InReach Mini weather updates to be very reliable; better than nothing, but not as good as checking myself.<\/p>\n<p>Side Note #2 \u2013 Once again, the weather changed for the worse. Before I left for the trip, overnight temperatures were ranging between 8-12 degrees, but when I checked the weather again on Big Trout, it was calling for -1 to 3 degrees. Great.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8106bf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8106bf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cell-Phone-Reception-Marking.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3360\" alt=\"Marking the ground where there is cell reception service\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cell-Phone-Reception-Marking.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cell-Phone-Reception-Marking-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cell-Phone-Reception-Marking-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cell-Phone-Reception-Marking-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Marking the tiny spot where I get cell service for weather updates<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c8f5b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c8f5b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Back to Day 5. I took my sweet time setting up camp at this amazing site and then made some lunch. After two nights of banana bread and Larabar\u2019s for dinner, I treated myself to an Alpine Aire Mountain Chili washed down with some whiskey while sitting in the sun on the west end of the island.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the wind, the feeling of a hot meal in my stomach with the warmth of the sun hitting my face was an absolutely glorious moment. Day 5 = redemption!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aa88d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8aa88d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Loon-Blue-Water-Algonquin-Park.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3378\" alt=\"Loon on calm blue waters in Algonquin Park\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Loon-Blue-Water-Algonquin-Park.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Loon-Blue-Water-Algonquin-Park-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Loon-Blue-Water-Algonquin-Park-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Loon-Blue-Water-Algonquin-Park-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">All a-loon on Big Trout Lake<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74a68c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74a68c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The rest of the day was spent lounging at camp, processing some firewood, and going for an evening paddle to circle the large adjacent island. I\u2019m guessing few people paddle that passageway around the north of the island, but it was really quite lovely. I stopped to check out all 5 sites on the island; I won\u2019t go into detail about each individual site here since that\u2019s what the <a href=\"#campsites\">campsite reports<\/a> are for.<\/p>\n<p>The trip was less than one hour, but by the time I got back, the site next to mine was occupied. The lake was basically empty so I\u2019m not sure why someone would want to be so close to another party, aka me. I\u2019m guessing they were aiming for my site and once they saw it was taken, decided it was too late in the evening to continue paddling elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>I got back around the time I would normally have dinner but I was still full from my late chili lunch so I just had some snacks instead. I went back on the water to watch a rather unique sunset. There were minimal colours in the sky, mostly just thick fog. But the sun looked twice its size and had a magnificent glow to it. It only lasted a few minutes before disappearing behind the fog and clouds.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-469dde2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"469dde2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Beautiful-Sunset-Big-Trout-Lake-Sept-2020.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3356\" alt=\"Beautiful sunset on Big Trout Lake in Algonquin September 2020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Beautiful-Sunset-Big-Trout-Lake-Sept-2020.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Beautiful-Sunset-Big-Trout-Lake-Sept-2020-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Beautiful-Sunset-Big-Trout-Lake-Sept-2020-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Beautiful-Sunset-Big-Trout-Lake-Sept-2020-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">After a beautiful sunrise on Burntroot I was treated to this gorgeous sunset on Big Trout<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac983a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac983a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For the first time all trip, I finally made a fire. It was a chilly evening, I had plenty of wood, and I wanted to stay awake late enough to do some astrophotography.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately the skies weren\u2019t great that night to shoot the stars, but regardless it felt great to sit by a warm fire.<\/p>\n<p>I felt good about Day 5; I loved the campsite, and I was just generally happy to be back on Big Trout Lake.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Spirits were officially lifted.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc4c00d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc4c00d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Close-Up-of-Campfire.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3361\" alt=\"Close up of campfire on Big Trout Lake\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Close-Up-of-Campfire.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Close-Up-of-Campfire-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Close-Up-of-Campfire-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Close-Up-of-Campfire-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\"It's good to warm my bones beside the fire\"<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca9b8b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ca9b8b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Night-Sky-Big-Trout-Lake-Sept-2020.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3384\" alt=\"Night sky photography on Big Trout Lake in Algonquin\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Night-Sky-Big-Trout-Lake-Sept-2020.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Night-Sky-Big-Trout-Lake-Sept-2020-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Night-Sky-Big-Trout-Lake-Sept-2020-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Night-Sky-Big-Trout-Lake-Sept-2020-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A few stars in the sky as the clouds started rolling in<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f170ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"4f170ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"day-6\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1af022 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d1af022\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6e8eb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6e8eb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #008000;\">Day 6 &#8211; Rest Day on Big Trout Lake<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>I woke up at 1:00 AM absolutely freezing. Everything within my sleeping bag was fine, but if my face touched a part of the pillow not within the sleeping bag\u2026 well, it basically felt like ice.<\/p>\n<p>I eventually got out of my tent to another freezing cold morning. But guess what!? I had more firewood, and believe it or not, I know how to make a fire! So that\u2019s what I did.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79b6542 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"79b6542\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wood-Collection-for-Morning-Fire.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3410\" alt=\"Wood collection for a morning fire on Big Trout Lake island campsite\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wood-Collection-for-Morning-Fire.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wood-Collection-for-Morning-Fire-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wood-Collection-for-Morning-Fire-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Wood-Collection-for-Morning-Fire-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Just some morning wood<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48b5fc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48b5fc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At around 9:30 AM I organized camp and headed out for a paddle. My plan was to check out the four sites across from my campsite, in the east of the lake (including the one I stopped at on Day 2 but forgot to photograph). The winds were picking up and were hitting my boat from the side, so I took a bit of a V-shaped route instead of a straight line to cross the lake. That way, the winds were never directly at my side.<\/p>\n<p>I checked out the south island site and the site just north of it. When I was on my way back to the point site from Day 2, I noticed very dark skies rolling in. The forecast didn\u2019t call for rain, but I didn\u2019t want to chance it. I had a tent and tarp pitched and I would be much more comfortable under shelter than on the open water. Despite being only a few metres away from the point site, I decided to skip that site along with the north island site and head back to camp.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9552e35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9552e35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tent-and-Tarp-Big-Trout-Island-Campsite.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3402\" alt=\"Eureka tent and Aqua Quest tarp on Big Trout Lake island campsite\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tent-and-Tarp-Big-Trout-Island-Campsite.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tent-and-Tarp-Big-Trout-Island-Campsite-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tent-and-Tarp-Big-Trout-Island-Campsite-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tent-and-Tarp-Big-Trout-Island-Campsite-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Like that Rolling Stones song, Gimme Shelter<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40ff786 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40ff786\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The rain ended up being a false call but I didn\u2019t mind being back at camp. I processed some more firewood, pre-rolled some toilet paper, and wrote some campsite reports in my notebook while they were still fresh in my memory.<\/p>\n<p>Just past 12:00 PM the group beside me packed up and left camp. They were late to arrive and late to leave\u2026 pretty much the opposite of what I tend to do.<\/p>\n<p>Ok hold on, let\u2019s go back to the pre-rolled toilet paper; I know you\u2019re still thinking about it. So imagine this, it\u2019s 8:00 AM and after a long night sleep it\u2019s time for you to do your business. It\u2019s 1 degree outside and windy. Your pants are around your ankles and as you unroll the toilet paper the wind is blowing it around, making it impossible to fold (don\u2019t even suggest to scrunch). The wind is also giving you goosebumps and making you shiver. You wish there was a quicker way. And then you meet me and I introduce you to pre-rolled toilet paper. You\u2019re welcome!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c545689 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c545689\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Merganser-Family-Swimming.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3379\" alt=\"Merganser family swimming in Algonquin Park\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Merganser-Family-Swimming.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Merganser-Family-Swimming-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Merganser-Family-Swimming-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Merganser-Family-Swimming-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A mohawk isn't a fad when it runs in the family<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-038bb35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"038bb35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Today was definitely a busier day on Big Trout. By 1:00 PM I had seen three groups pass by my island, two checking out the site beside me, with one group deciding to stay. It was only two people but they were much louder than the two people from the night prior who I barely heard at all.<\/p>\n<p>It was a nice site but nothing particularly special, especially if someone is occupying the site beside it (ie. me, on the island). Oh well, I guess I have new neighbours. Maybe I\u2019ll do the Algonquin equivalent of baking them a pie and leaving it at their doorstep\u2026 roasting a marshmallow and leaving it in their canoe? Nah, that just sounds weird.<\/p>\n<p>I was hoping the sun would make an appearance in the afternoon since it was overcast all morning, but that didn\u2019t happen. It was another cold, windy, and gloomy day. The overcast lasted the full day and combined with the wind, made it quite bitter and extremely chilly.<\/p>\n<p>I spent the whole afternoon and evening by the fire, basically out of necessity. My nose can only drip so much.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2548223 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2548223\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Morning-Fire-on-Island-Campsite-Big-Trout-Lake.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3383\" alt=\"Morning fire to keep warm on island campsite on Big Trout Lake\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Morning-Fire-on-Island-Campsite-Big-Trout-Lake.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Morning-Fire-on-Island-Campsite-Big-Trout-Lake-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Morning-Fire-on-Island-Campsite-Big-Trout-Lake-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Morning-Fire-on-Island-Campsite-Big-Trout-Lake-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Keeping warm on a chilly day<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56a9013 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56a9013\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The wind finally calmed down in the evening and it actually felt weird being TOO warm by the fire. But hey that\u2019s better than the alternative.<\/p>\n<p>I could tell that the sky was clearly not going to be good for any astrophotography so after roasting some marshmallows that I forgot I had brought, I put out the fire at 8:30 PM and called it a night.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f471e1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"f471e1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"day-7\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ffbd4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0ffbd4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59e478d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59e478d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #008000;\">Day 7 &#8211; Big Trout Lake to Little Otterslide Lake<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Day 7 started with another cold, windy morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I guess that\u2019s not really any surprise at this point though.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0310cbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0310cbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sunrise-Big-Trout-Lake-Sept-2020.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3396\" alt=\"Dark sunrise with bright sun on Big Trout Lake in September 2020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sunrise-Big-Trout-Lake-Sept-2020.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sunrise-Big-Trout-Lake-Sept-2020-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sunrise-Big-Trout-Lake-Sept-2020-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sunrise-Big-Trout-Lake-Sept-2020-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Sunrise on Big Trout Lake<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-959df7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"959df7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Misty-Morning-Island-Campsite-Big-Trout-Lake.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3381\" alt=\"Misty morning with lots of fog on Big Trout Lake\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Misty-Morning-Island-Campsite-Big-Trout-Lake.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Misty-Morning-Island-Campsite-Big-Trout-Lake-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Misty-Morning-Island-Campsite-Big-Trout-Lake-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Misty-Morning-Island-Campsite-Big-Trout-Lake-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A cold, misty morning on Big Trout Lake<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dd6af0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6dd6af0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"617\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Panorama-Big-Trout-Lake-Misty-Morning-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3388\" alt=\"Panorama of Big Trout Lake during a very cold and misty morning in September\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Panorama-Big-Trout-Lake-Misty-Morning-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Panorama-Big-Trout-Lake-Misty-Morning-scaled-600x145.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Panorama-Big-Trout-Lake-Misty-Morning-300x72.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Panorama-Big-Trout-Lake-Misty-Morning-1024x247.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Panorama-Big-Trout-Lake-Misty-Morning-768x185.jpg 768w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Panorama-Big-Trout-Lake-Misty-Morning-1536x370.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Panorama-Big-Trout-Lake-Misty-Morning-2048x494.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A cold, misty morning on Big Trout Lake<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8639fd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8639fd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I was up at 5:45 AM and on the water at 7:45 AM. I exerted more energy than I would have liked to get from my campsite to Otterslide Creek in the wind.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Right before the first portage I saw 3 otters playing in the water. I thought to myself it\u2019s been 7 days and these otters are the first wildlife that I\u2019ve seen all trip other than mice, loons, frogs, etc. It\u2019s funny how you can do a quick 2-nighter and see plenty of moose, or do a weeklong trip and see no big wildlife&#8230; just luck of the draw sometimes.<\/p>\n<p>Side note, I\u2019ve now camped on 3 different island campsites on Big Trout, and all of them had mice. And all of those mice loved attacking my ankles.<\/p>\n<p>So yeah, otters. That was really nice to see. They would poke up and dive back under too quick for me to get any good pictures though.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aec36ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aec36ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cloudy-Sunrise-Big-Trout-Lake.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3362\" alt=\"Cloudy sunrise on Big Trout Lake on a cold morning in September\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cloudy-Sunrise-Big-Trout-Lake.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cloudy-Sunrise-Big-Trout-Lake-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cloudy-Sunrise-Big-Trout-Lake-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Cloudy-Sunrise-Big-Trout-Lake-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A cloudy start to the day<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a98f10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a98f10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I knew that the Otterslide lakes weren\u2019t very busy mid-week and since I was tackling the creek pretty early in the morning, I wasn\u2019t likely to see another group throughout the day.<\/p>\n<p>But the last thing I was expecting to see was a wolf.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Especially a wolf that jumped out about 10ft in front of me directly in the middle of the portage trail. He moved ahead until he was about 30ft in front of me and stayed at that distance for a good 10-20 seconds. He even peaked back once or twice and saw me behind him. He clearly wasn\u2019t scared of me or concerned that I was there. It was both frightening and exciting at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>I was only midway through the 730m portage and I still needed to finish, then walk back to get the rest of my gear. I didn\u2019t know if it was a lone wolf or if there was a pack nearby, but regardless I kept my bear spray in my hand the whole time with the safety removed, just in case.<\/p>\n<p>Paddling upstream the creek wasn\u2019t nearly as bad as I thought it would be. In fact, I barely even noticed a difference compared to Day 2. It was so calm and peaceful that I was actually starting to get really tired and decided to close my eyes for a few minutes midway through the creek.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c610a50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-twenty20\" data-id=\"c610a50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"twenty20.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"twenty20-2\" class=\"twenty20\" style=\"width: 100% !important; clear: both;\"><div class=\"twentytwenty-container twenty20-2 \"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Otterslide-Creek-Shoreline.jpg\" alt=\"Otterslide Creek shoreline\" title=\"Otterslide Creek shoreline\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Otterslide-Creek-Shoreline-Fall-Colours.jpg\" alt=\"Otterslide Creek shoreline with fall colours starting to turn orange and red\" title=\"Otterslide Creek shoreline with fall colours starting to turn orange and red\" \/><\/div><script>jQuery( document ).ready(function( $ ) {$(\".twentytwenty-container.twenty20-2[data-orientation!='vertical']\").twentytwenty({default_offset_pct: 0.5});$(\".twenty20-2 .twentytwenty-before-label\").html(\"Otterslide Creek, Sept 11\");$(\".twenty20-2 .twentytwenty-after-label\").html(\"Otterslide Creek, Sept 16\");});<\/script><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abfff0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abfff0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once I finished and entered Otterslide Lake, the winds were brutal. I know I\u2019ve been saying that about the whole trip, but today was particularly bad. White cap, flip-your-boat-if-you-face-them-sideways level bad. Similar to my second day on Burntroot, but I actually had to travel through it this time.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes there are waves but it\u2019s more bark than bite and it\u2019s not too difficult to paddle in. Sometimes it\u2019s the opposite, strong winds without large waves. This was both. All bark and all bite.<\/p>\n<p>I got wind bound at the nice campsite in the north of the lake, across from the portage. The plan was to get to Little Otterslide but I didn\u2019t know if that would be possible. The winds were heavy and the campsite was completely exposed to those winds. There was also a risk of a thunderstorm rolling in later that day. I had been through this scenario already on Anchor Island and knew that I didn\u2019t feel good about making camp at this site. But I also didn\u2019t feel good about getting back on the water.<\/p>\n<p>After 20 minutes of internal back and forth, I decided to get on the water. I added about 30lbs of rocks to the front of the boat and set out for the journey. I would be paddling directly into the headwind so with the extra weight at the front of the boat, it would help maintain control, keep the boat pointing forward, and prevent the wind from spinning me around where I would be prone to flip.<\/p>\n<p>After what was one of the hardest (and scariest) paddles I\u2019ve done while solo, I finally made it to Little Otterslide. I took the south island campsite, which I knew would give enough protection from the winds. This was also the campsite that I stayed at during the first night of my first ever solo trip, so it was a little bit special to me as well. This was my first time back since that trip in 2014.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97da8d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"97da8d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Little-Otterslide-Lake-Campsite-Sept-2020.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3375\" alt=\"Little Otterslide Lake campsite September 2020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Little-Otterslide-Lake-Campsite-Sept-2020.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Little-Otterslide-Lake-Campsite-Sept-2020-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Little-Otterslide-Lake-Campsite-Sept-2020-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Little-Otterslide-Lake-Campsite-Sept-2020-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Back at the first campsite I ever stayed at solo<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6035916 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6035916\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I pitched my tent right beside the fire pit in a spot that was well protected from the wind. I made some lunch, frustratingly due to the two squirrels that would attack any food or container if left unoccupied for more than 3 seconds. They have clearly been fed too many times by humans. When they weren\u2019t trying to get into my food or gear, they were scurrying underneath my tent floor, extra curious what was under there for some reason.<\/p>\n<p>Anyways, the rest of the day was spent relaxing at camp, pretty much doing nothing but listening to the trees sway in the wind. It started drizzling around 6:00 PM so I got in the tent. The rest of the evening was pretty uneventful. I relaxed in the tent and went to sleep. That\u2019s pretty much it. A quiet end to a crazy day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8170781 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8170781\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Looking-Up-At-Trees-Little-Otterslide-Lake-Campsite.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3377\" alt=\"Looking up at the trees on the island campsite on Little Otterslide Lake\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Looking-Up-At-Trees-Little-Otterslide-Lake-Campsite.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Looking-Up-At-Trees-Little-Otterslide-Lake-Campsite-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Looking-Up-At-Trees-Little-Otterslide-Lake-Campsite-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Looking-Up-At-Trees-Little-Otterslide-Lake-Campsite-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Listening to the trees sway in the wind<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8e6be1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"d8e6be1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"day-8\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4d0321 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c4d0321\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d50164 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d50164\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #008000;\">Day 8 &#8211; Little Otterslide Lake to Canoe Lake<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The last day of a trip always has a bittersweet feeling to it. I was definitely sad to be leaving, but I was also looking forward to a warm shower and some real food.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5d5cdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a5d5cdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Food-Barrel-and-Pack-Little-Otterslide-Campsite.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3368\" alt=\"Food barrel and canoe pack on Little Otterslide Lake campsite\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Food-Barrel-and-Pack-Little-Otterslide-Campsite.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Food-Barrel-and-Pack-Little-Otterslide-Campsite-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Food-Barrel-and-Pack-Little-Otterslide-Campsite-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Food-Barrel-and-Pack-Little-Otterslide-Campsite-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\"All my bags are packed and I'm ready to go\"<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd0950d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd0950d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The morning was chilly, but not too cold. The skies were cloudy, but not overcast. It was breezy outside, but the waters were relatively calm. It looked like the day might actually be the first day of \u2018nice weather\u2019 since Day 2.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30d3ce7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"30d3ce7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Fall-Colours-Little-Otterslide-Lake.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3367\" alt=\"Fall colours on Little Otterslide Lake view from campsite\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Fall-Colours-Little-Otterslide-Lake.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Fall-Colours-Little-Otterslide-Lake-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Fall-Colours-Little-Otterslide-Lake-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Fall-Colours-Little-Otterslide-Lake-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Morning view of fall colours from my campsite<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8403dda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8403dda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I hit the waters at my usual time, around 7:45 AM and made my way to the first portage. I finished my double carry within 40 minutes and took a short rest before heading onto Burnt Island. The winds picked up and were coming from the north, so crossing the first bay was very choppy until I had the northern shore for protection.<\/p>\n<p>I had noticed the fall colours start to be more prominent over the past few days, but this morning it was particularly noticeable, and especially beautiful. Every time the sun would peak out between clouds it would illuminate different pockets of orange and red maples across the expansive rolling shorelines.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a74b7c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a74b7c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Loaded-Canoe-on-Burnt-Island-Lake.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3376\" alt=\"Loaded canoe ready to launch onto Burnt Island Lake in Algonquin\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Loaded-Canoe-on-Burnt-Island-Lake.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Loaded-Canoe-on-Burnt-Island-Lake-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Loaded-Canoe-on-Burnt-Island-Lake-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Loaded-Canoe-on-Burnt-Island-Lake-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Ready to launch onto Burnt Island<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f816bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0f816bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tree-Shoreline-Burnt-Island-Lake.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3404\" alt=\"Shoreline on Burnt Island Lake starting to show fall colours Sept 17\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tree-Shoreline-Burnt-Island-Lake.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tree-Shoreline-Burnt-Island-Lake-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tree-Shoreline-Burnt-Island-Lake-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tree-Shoreline-Burnt-Island-Lake-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The sun illuminating the shorelines<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26f3286 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26f3286\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I was about halfway through the lake by 10:00 AM and decided to take a break and stop to check out one of the two campsites right beside the mid-lake island site.<\/p>\n<p>Whenever I stop to check out sites, I always bring my small daypack with me since it has my InReach inside, and I usually tie down the boat to keep it secure. For some reason, I left my daypack in the canoe, and I pulled the boat up onto a sandy landing but didn\u2019t tie it down. And just like Murphy\u2019s Law states, anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.<\/p>\n<p>When I finished taking pictures of the site and walked back to the landing where I left my canoe, I noticed that it had started drifting out into the water. It was tucked away in a bay safe from the winds, but apparently I didn\u2019t secure it well enough. This was one of my worst Algonquin fears, and even worse, my InReach was in the boat.<\/p>\n<p>It was about 15-20ft away from the landing by the time I noticed it, and it was slowly moving further away. This was clearly a problem, but would be an even bigger problem if it got further into open water where the winds would push it faster than I could swim.<\/p>\n<p>I immediately knew I had two options; I could call out for help across the lake to a campsite I saw occupied when I paddled by, wait for them to paddle over, and find the canoe wherever it had drifted by then\u2026 or I could go swimming.<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind it was still 10:00 AM and I was wearing my wool socks, gloves, toque, and rain jacket as a windbreak because it was still cold outside. My PFD was still on as well. The thought of getting in the water was absolutely the last thing I wanted to do. But a decision needed to be made right away.<\/p>\n<p>Like a Porsche Boxster going from 0-60 MPH, I made my decision and went from fully clothed to fully naked except for my boxers within 3.7 seconds flat.<\/p>\n<p>In 8 days, I didn\u2019t think that THIS would be the one time I went swimming.<\/p>\n<p>I grabbed the boat and brought it back to shore, put on my dry clothes, cursed a bit under my breath, and then laughed about the ridiculousness of the situation.<\/p>\n<p><!-- [if gte mso 10]><\/p>\n<style>\n \/* Style Definitions *\/<br \/>table.MsoNormalTable<br \/>\t{mso-style-name:\"Table Normal\";<br \/>\tmso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;<br \/>\tmso-tstyle-colband-size:0;<br \/>\tmso-style-noshow:yes;<br \/>\tmso-style-priority:99;<br \/>\tmso-style-parent:\"\";<br \/>\tmso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;<br \/>\tmso-para-margin:0cm;<br \/>\tmso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;<br \/>\tmso-pagination:widow-orphan;<br \/>\tfont-size:12.0pt;<br \/>\tfont-family:Cambria;<br \/>\tmso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;<br \/>\tmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;<br \/>\tmso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;<br \/>\tmso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;<br \/>\tmso-ansi-language:EN-US;}<br \/><\/style>\n<p><![endif]--><!--StartFragment--><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9121f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c9121f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Fall-Colours-Burnt-Island-Lake.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3366\" alt=\"Fall colours on Burnt Island Lake on Sept 17 2020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Fall-Colours-Burnt-Island-Lake.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Fall-Colours-Burnt-Island-Lake-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Fall-Colours-Burnt-Island-Lake-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Fall-Colours-Burnt-Island-Lake-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Fall colours on Burnt Island<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10f8604 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"10f8604\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"820\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Panorama-Burnt-Island-Lake-Fall-Colours.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3390\" alt=\"Panorama of Burnt Island Lake shoreline with beautiful fall colours\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Panorama-Burnt-Island-Lake-Fall-Colours.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Panorama-Burnt-Island-Lake-Fall-Colours-600x197.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Panorama-Burnt-Island-Lake-Fall-Colours-300x98.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Panorama-Burnt-Island-Lake-Fall-Colours-1024x336.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Panorama-Burnt-Island-Lake-Fall-Colours-768x252.jpg 768w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Panorama-Burnt-Island-Lake-Fall-Colours-1536x504.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Panorama-Burnt-Island-Lake-Fall-Colours-2048x672.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Fall colours on Burnt Island<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2ae6ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2ae6ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By the time I was on Joe Lake the wind had calmed down, the sky was cloudless, and I was in heaven. It was the perfect level of warmth to paddle shirtless. There was a perfectly refreshing breeze. And the warmth and the breeze were accompanied by a beautiful show of fall colours.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I took my sweet time paddling through Joe, checking out a few campsites on route, and taking a few breaks where I just lay back in the canoe onto my pack behind me and enjoyed the warmth of the sun as the northern breeze slowly drifted me to my final portage.<\/p>\n<p>As expected, the final portage was extremely busy so I did my double carry as quick as possible to avoid coming too close to other people.<\/p>\n<p>When I rounded the final corner of Canoe Lake and the permit office was in sight, I stopped paddling and once again lay back onto my pack and enjoyed my final moments.<\/p>\n<p>For a trip full of cold weather, rain, and extreme wind, this last day was truly the perfect way to end the trip.<\/p>\n<p><!-- [if gte mso 10]><\/p>\n<style>\n \/* Style Definitions *\/<br \/>table.MsoNormalTable<br \/>\t{mso-style-name:\"Table Normal\";<br \/>\tmso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;<br \/>\tmso-tstyle-colband-size:0;<br \/>\tmso-style-noshow:yes;<br \/>\tmso-style-priority:99;<br \/>\tmso-style-parent:\"\";<br \/>\tmso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;<br \/>\tmso-para-margin:0cm;<br \/>\tmso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;<br \/>\tmso-pagination:widow-orphan;<br \/>\tfont-size:12.0pt;<br \/>\tfont-family:Cambria;<br \/>\tmso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;<br \/>\tmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;<br \/>\tmso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;<br \/>\tmso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;<br \/>\tmso-ansi-language:EN-US;}<br \/><\/style>\n<p><![endif]--><!--StartFragment--><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cc9601 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"0cc9601\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"aftermath\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9ef31a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d9ef31a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9411fc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9411fc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">The Aftermath<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This was the longest trip I\u2019ve ever done, and Day 1 travelling 9hrs to Otterslide is the most distance I\u2019ve ever covered in one day solo. I didn\u2019t cover any new territory, but I was ok with that going into the trip. Burntroot wasn\u2019t as kind to me this time around, but I found a new appreciation and love for Big Trout.<\/p>\n<p>While I was hoping for better weather over the 8 days, it was still very enjoyable overall. The trip reiterated what I already knew about never trusting weather forecasts, and I discovered that my least favourite element is now wind. Sorry rain, but your reign is over.<\/p>\n<p>But despite the bad weather, I thoroughly enjoyed the journey and the memories that I\u2019ll take away. Coming face-to-face with a wolf mid portage was frightening yet exhilarating, and almost losing my canoe on Burnt Island is a story I hope to never repeat.<\/p>\n<p>I set out on Day 1 on a cold, windy, rainy morning, but finished the trip with perfect weather and a gorgeous view of fall colours. That\u2019s the right way to wrap up 8 days in the park.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5ccfd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d5ccfd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Canoe-Paddle-Close-Up.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3359\" alt=\"Canoe tripping paddle close up image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Canoe-Paddle-Close-Up.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Canoe-Paddle-Close-Up-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Canoe-Paddle-Close-Up-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Canoe-Paddle-Close-Up-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Going back on my wall... but hopefully for not too long.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b510db2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"b510db2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"campsites\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7903ad6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7903ad6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b2b17a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b2b17a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">My Campsites<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b48182 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b48182\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2965ca5\" data-id=\"2965ca5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38ea991 elementor-grid-eael-col-3 elementor-grid-tablet-eael-col-2 elementor-grid-mobile-eael-col-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-post-grid\" data-id=\"38ea991\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;eael_post_grid_columns&quot;:&quot;eael-col-3&quot;,&quot;eael_post_grid_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;eael-col-2&quot;,&quot;eael_post_grid_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;eael-col-1&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-post-grid.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"eael-post-grid-38ea991\" class=\"eael-post-grid-container\">\n            <div class=\"eael-post-grid eael-post-appender eael-post-appender-38ea991 eael-post-grid-style-default\" data-layout-mode=\"masonry\"><article class=\"eael-grid-post eael-post-grid-column\" data-id=\"3511\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n            <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay fade-in\"><i class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/otterslide-lake-campsite-4\/\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail \">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Otterslide-Lake-Campsite-4-Interior.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3516\" alt=\"Interior of island campsite #4 on Otterslide Lake in Algonquin\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Otterslide-Lake-Campsite-4-Interior.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Otterslide-Lake-Campsite-4-Interior-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Otterslide-Lake-Campsite-4-Interior-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Otterslide-Lake-Campsite-4-Interior-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a\n                        class=\"eael-grid-post-link\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/otterslide-lake-campsite-4\/\"\n                        title=\"Otterslide Lake &#8211; Campsite #4\">Otterslide Lake &#8211; Campsite #4<\/a><\/h2><\/header><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n                        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><a\n                            href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/otterslide-lake-campsite-4\/\"\n                            class=\"eael-post-elements-readmore-btn\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n                    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><article class=\"eael-grid-post eael-post-grid-column\" data-id=\"3716\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n            <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay fade-in\"><i class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/big-trout-lake-campsite-22\/\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail \">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-22-Canoe-Landing.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3718\" alt=\"Beach canoe landing in small bay of campsite #22 island site on Big Trout Lake\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-22-Canoe-Landing.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-22-Canoe-Landing-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-22-Canoe-Landing-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-22-Canoe-Landing-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a\n                        class=\"eael-grid-post-link\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/big-trout-lake-campsite-22\/\"\n                        title=\"Big Trout Lake &#8211; Campsite #22\">Big Trout Lake &#8211; Campsite #22<\/a><\/h2><\/header><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n                        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><a\n                            href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/big-trout-lake-campsite-22\/\"\n                            class=\"eael-post-elements-readmore-btn\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n                    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><article class=\"eael-grid-post eael-post-grid-column\" data-id=\"3482\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n            <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay fade-in\"><i class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/burntroot-lake-campsite-14-2020\/\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail \">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Burntroot-Lake-Campsite-14-2020-Interior-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3489\" alt=\"Interior of campsite 14 Anchor Island on Burntroot Lake in Algonquin\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Burntroot-Lake-Campsite-14-2020-Interior-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Burntroot-Lake-Campsite-14-2020-Interior-2-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Burntroot-Lake-Campsite-14-2020-Interior-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Burntroot-Lake-Campsite-14-2020-Interior-2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a\n                        class=\"eael-grid-post-link\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/burntroot-lake-campsite-14-2020\/\"\n                        title=\"Burntroot Lake &#8211; Campsite #14 2020\">Burntroot Lake &#8211; Campsite #14 2020<\/a><\/h2><\/header><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n                        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><a\n                            href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/burntroot-lake-campsite-14-2020\/\"\n                            class=\"eael-post-elements-readmore-btn\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n                    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><article class=\"eael-grid-post eael-post-grid-column\" data-id=\"3623\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n            <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay fade-in\"><i class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/big-trout-lake-campsite-11\/\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail \">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-11-Interior-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3631\" alt=\"Interior of campsite #11 on Big Trout Lake looking east\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-11-Interior-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-11-Interior-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-11-Interior-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-11-Interior-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a\n                        class=\"eael-grid-post-link\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/big-trout-lake-campsite-11\/\"\n                        title=\"Big Trout Lake &#8211; Campsite #11\">Big Trout Lake &#8211; Campsite #11<\/a><\/h2><\/header><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n                        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><a\n                            href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/big-trout-lake-campsite-11\/\"\n                            class=\"eael-post-elements-readmore-btn\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n                    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><article class=\"eael-grid-post eael-post-grid-column\" data-id=\"3524\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n            <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay fade-in\"><i class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/little-otterslide-lake-campsite-4-2020\/\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail \">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Little-Otterslide-Campsite-4-2020-Interior-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3535\" alt=\"Interior of Little Otterslide Lake with tent, fire pit, seating, and tarp in view\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Little-Otterslide-Campsite-4-2020-Interior-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Little-Otterslide-Campsite-4-2020-Interior-2-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Little-Otterslide-Campsite-4-2020-Interior-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Little-Otterslide-Campsite-4-2020-Interior-2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a\n                        class=\"eael-grid-post-link\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/little-otterslide-lake-campsite-4-2020\/\"\n                        title=\"Little Otterslide Lake &#8211; Campsite #4 2020\">Little Otterslide Lake &#8211; Campsite #4 2020<\/a><\/h2><\/header><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n                        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><a\n                            href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/little-otterslide-lake-campsite-4-2020\/\"\n                            class=\"eael-post-elements-readmore-btn\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n                    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><\/div>\n            <div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9001e7d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9001e7d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d380e15\" data-id=\"d380e15\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ea665a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9ea665a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf37e78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf37e78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Other Campsites Visited<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e0fe22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e0fe22\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b38d14\" data-id=\"7b38d14\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8110e52 elementor-grid-eael-col-3 elementor-grid-tablet-eael-col-2 elementor-grid-mobile-eael-col-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-post-grid\" data-id=\"8110e52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;eael_post_grid_columns&quot;:&quot;eael-col-3&quot;,&quot;eael_post_grid_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;eael-col-2&quot;,&quot;eael_post_grid_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;eael-col-1&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-post-grid.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"eael-post-grid-8110e52\" class=\"eael-post-grid-container\">\n            <div class=\"eael-post-grid eael-post-appender eael-post-appender-8110e52 eael-post-grid-style-default\" data-layout-mode=\"masonry\"><article class=\"eael-grid-post eael-post-grid-column\" data-id=\"3728\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n            <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay fade-in\"><i class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/big-trout-lake-campsite-23\/\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail \">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-23-Canoe-Landing.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36659\" alt=\"Big Trout Lake in Algonquin Park Campsite 23 Canoe Landing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-23-Canoe-Landing.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-23-Canoe-Landing-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-23-Canoe-Landing-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-23-Canoe-Landing-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a\n                        class=\"eael-grid-post-link\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/big-trout-lake-campsite-23\/\"\n                        title=\"Big Trout Lake &#8211; Campsite #23\">Big Trout Lake &#8211; Campsite #23<\/a><\/h2><\/header><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n                        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><a\n                            href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/big-trout-lake-campsite-23\/\"\n                            class=\"eael-post-elements-readmore-btn\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n                    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><article class=\"eael-grid-post eael-post-grid-column\" data-id=\"3644\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n            <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay fade-in\"><i class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/big-trout-lake-campsite-12\/\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail \">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-12-View-From-Water.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3655\" alt=\"View of Campsite #12 on Big Trout Lake in Algonquin Park from the water\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-12-View-From-Water.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-12-View-From-Water-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-12-View-From-Water-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-12-View-From-Water-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a\n                        class=\"eael-grid-post-link\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/big-trout-lake-campsite-12\/\"\n                        title=\"Big Trout Lake &#8211; Campsite #12\">Big Trout Lake &#8211; Campsite #12<\/a><\/h2><\/header><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n                        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><a\n                            href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/big-trout-lake-campsite-12\/\"\n                            class=\"eael-post-elements-readmore-btn\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n                    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><article class=\"eael-grid-post eael-post-grid-column\" data-id=\"3659\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n            <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay fade-in\"><i class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/big-trout-lake-campsite-13\/\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail \">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-13-View-From-Water.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3668\" alt=\"View of the campsite #13 from the water on Big Trout Lake in Algonquin Park\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-13-View-From-Water.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-13-View-From-Water-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-13-View-From-Water-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-13-View-From-Water-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a\n                        class=\"eael-grid-post-link\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/big-trout-lake-campsite-13\/\"\n                        title=\"Big Trout Lake &#8211; Campsite #13\">Big Trout Lake &#8211; Campsite #13<\/a><\/h2><\/header><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n                        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><a\n                            href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/big-trout-lake-campsite-13\/\"\n                            class=\"eael-post-elements-readmore-btn\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n                    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><article class=\"eael-grid-post eael-post-grid-column\" data-id=\"3676\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n            <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay fade-in\"><i class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/big-trout-lake-campsite-14\/\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail \">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-14-Interior.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3680\" alt=\"Grassy interior of campsite #14 on Big Trout Lake in Algonquin Park\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-14-Interior.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-14-Interior-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-14-Interior-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-14-Interior-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a\n                        class=\"eael-grid-post-link\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/big-trout-lake-campsite-14\/\"\n                        title=\"Big Trout Lake &#8211; Campsite #14\">Big Trout Lake &#8211; Campsite #14<\/a><\/h2><\/header><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n                        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><a\n                            href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/big-trout-lake-campsite-14\/\"\n                            class=\"eael-post-elements-readmore-btn\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n                    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><article class=\"eael-grid-post eael-post-grid-column\" data-id=\"3687\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n            <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay fade-in\"><i class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/big-trout-lake-campsite-15\/\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail \">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-15-Interior-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3692\" alt=\"Large open interior of Campsite #15 on Big Trout Lake in Algonquin Park\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-15-Interior-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-15-Interior-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-15-Interior-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-15-Interior-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a\n                        class=\"eael-grid-post-link\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/big-trout-lake-campsite-15\/\"\n                        title=\"Big Trout Lake &#8211; Campsite #15\">Big Trout Lake &#8211; Campsite #15<\/a><\/h2><\/header><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n                        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><a\n                            href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/big-trout-lake-campsite-15\/\"\n                            class=\"eael-post-elements-readmore-btn\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n                    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><article class=\"eael-grid-post eael-post-grid-column\" data-id=\"3702\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n            <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay fade-in\"><i class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/big-trout-lake-campsite-16\/\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail \">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-16-Fire-Pit-Seating.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3705\" alt=\"Fire pit with flat benches for seating on Big Trout Lake Campsite #16\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-16-Fire-Pit-Seating.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-16-Fire-Pit-Seating-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-16-Fire-Pit-Seating-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-16-Fire-Pit-Seating-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a\n                        class=\"eael-grid-post-link\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/big-trout-lake-campsite-16\/\"\n                        title=\"Big Trout Lake &#8211; Campsite #16\">Big Trout Lake &#8211; Campsite #16<\/a><\/h2><\/header><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n                        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><a\n                            href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/big-trout-lake-campsite-16\/\"\n                            class=\"eael-post-elements-readmore-btn\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n                    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><article class=\"eael-grid-post eael-post-grid-column\" data-id=\"3599\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n            <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay fade-in\"><i class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/big-trout-lake-campsite-3\/\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail \">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-3-Interior.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3603\" alt=\"View of the interior of Big Trout Lake campsite 3 looking out onto the water\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-3-Interior.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-3-Interior-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-3-Interior-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-3-Interior-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a\n                        class=\"eael-grid-post-link\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/big-trout-lake-campsite-3\/\"\n                        title=\"Big Trout Lake &#8211; Campsite #3\">Big Trout Lake &#8211; Campsite #3<\/a><\/h2><\/header><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n                        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><a\n                            href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/big-trout-lake-campsite-3\/\"\n                            class=\"eael-post-elements-readmore-btn\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n                    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><article class=\"eael-grid-post eael-post-grid-column\" data-id=\"3610\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n            <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay fade-in\"><i class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/big-trout-lake-campsite-4\/\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail \">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-4-View-From-Water.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3620\" alt=\"View of campsite #4 island on Big Trout Lake in Algonquin Park from the water\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-4-View-From-Water.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-4-View-From-Water-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-4-View-From-Water-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Big-Trout-Lake-Campsite-4-View-From-Water-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a\n                        class=\"eael-grid-post-link\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/big-trout-lake-campsite-4\/\"\n                        title=\"Big Trout Lake &#8211; Campsite #4\">Big Trout Lake &#8211; Campsite #4<\/a><\/h2><\/header><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n                        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><a\n                            href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/big-trout-lake-campsite-4\/\"\n                            class=\"eael-post-elements-readmore-btn\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n                    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><article class=\"eael-grid-post eael-post-grid-column\" data-id=\"3498\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n            <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay fade-in\"><i class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/otterslide-lake-campsite-3\/\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail \">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Otterslide-Lake-Campsite-3-Rock-Shoreline.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3503\" alt=\"Rocky shoreline of Otterslide Lake campsite 3 in Algonquin Park\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Otterslide-Lake-Campsite-3-Rock-Shoreline.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Otterslide-Lake-Campsite-3-Rock-Shoreline-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Otterslide-Lake-Campsite-3-Rock-Shoreline-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Otterslide-Lake-Campsite-3-Rock-Shoreline-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a\n                        class=\"eael-grid-post-link\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/otterslide-lake-campsite-3\/\"\n                        title=\"Otterslide Lake &#8211; Campsite #3\">Otterslide Lake &#8211; Campsite #3<\/a><\/h2><\/header><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n                        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><a\n                            href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/otterslide-lake-campsite-3\/\"\n                            class=\"eael-post-elements-readmore-btn\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n                    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><article class=\"eael-grid-post eael-post-grid-column\" data-id=\"3442\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n            <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay fade-in\"><i class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/baby-joe-lake-campsite-1\/\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail \">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Baby-Joe-Lake-Campsite-1-Interior-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3447\" alt=\"Interior of sole campsite on Baby Joe Lake in Algonquin\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Baby-Joe-Lake-Campsite-1-Interior-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Baby-Joe-Lake-Campsite-1-Interior-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Baby-Joe-Lake-Campsite-1-Interior-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Baby-Joe-Lake-Campsite-1-Interior-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a\n                        class=\"eael-grid-post-link\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/baby-joe-lake-campsite-1\/\"\n                        title=\"Baby Joe Lake &#8211; Campsite #1\">Baby Joe Lake &#8211; Campsite #1<\/a><\/h2><\/header><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n                        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><a\n                            href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/baby-joe-lake-campsite-1\/\"\n                            class=\"eael-post-elements-readmore-btn\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n                    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><article class=\"eael-grid-post eael-post-grid-column\" data-id=\"3457\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n            <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay fade-in\"><i class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/joe-lake-east-arm-campsite-5\/\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail \">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Joe-Lake-East-Arm-Campsite-5-Interior-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3463\" alt=\"Joe Lake campsite 5 interior of campsite\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Joe-Lake-East-Arm-Campsite-5-Interior-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Joe-Lake-East-Arm-Campsite-5-Interior-2-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Joe-Lake-East-Arm-Campsite-5-Interior-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Joe-Lake-East-Arm-Campsite-5-Interior-2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a\n                        class=\"eael-grid-post-link\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/joe-lake-east-arm-campsite-5\/\"\n                        title=\"Joe Lake East Arm &#8211; Campsite #5\">Joe Lake East Arm &#8211; Campsite #5<\/a><\/h2><\/header><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n                        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><a\n                            href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/joe-lake-east-arm-campsite-5\/\"\n                            class=\"eael-post-elements-readmore-btn\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n                    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><article class=\"eael-grid-post eael-post-grid-column\" data-id=\"3470\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n            <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay fade-in\"><i class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/joe-lake-east-arm-campsite-8\/\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail \">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Joe-Lake-East-Arm-Campsite-8-Front-of-Site.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3474\" alt=\"Rocky shoreline and front of campsite 8 on Joe Lake&#039;s east arm\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Joe-Lake-East-Arm-Campsite-8-Front-of-Site.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Joe-Lake-East-Arm-Campsite-8-Front-of-Site-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Joe-Lake-East-Arm-Campsite-8-Front-of-Site-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Joe-Lake-East-Arm-Campsite-8-Front-of-Site-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a\n                        class=\"eael-grid-post-link\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/joe-lake-east-arm-campsite-8\/\"\n                        title=\"Joe Lake East Arm &#8211; Campsite #8\">Joe Lake East Arm &#8211; Campsite #8<\/a><\/h2><\/header><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n                        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><a\n                            href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/joe-lake-east-arm-campsite-8\/\"\n                            class=\"eael-post-elements-readmore-btn\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n                    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><article class=\"eael-grid-post eael-post-grid-column\" data-id=\"3542\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n            <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay fade-in\"><i class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/joe-lake-western-narrows-campsite-2\/\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail \">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Joe-Lake-West-Narrows-Campsite-2-Rock.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3550\" alt=\"View out onto Joe Lake Western Narrows from top of the large campsite rock\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Joe-Lake-West-Narrows-Campsite-2-Rock.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Joe-Lake-West-Narrows-Campsite-2-Rock-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Joe-Lake-West-Narrows-Campsite-2-Rock-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Joe-Lake-West-Narrows-Campsite-2-Rock-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a\n                        class=\"eael-grid-post-link\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/joe-lake-western-narrows-campsite-2\/\"\n                        title=\"Joe Lake Western Narrows &#8211; Campsite #2\">Joe Lake Western Narrows &#8211; Campsite #2<\/a><\/h2><\/header><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n                        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><a\n                            href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/joe-lake-western-narrows-campsite-2\/\"\n                            class=\"eael-post-elements-readmore-btn\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n                    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><article class=\"eael-grid-post eael-post-grid-column\" data-id=\"3557\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n            <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay fade-in\"><i class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/burnt-island-lake-campsite-28\/\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail \">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Burnt-Island-Lake-Campsite-28-View-From-Water.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3568\" alt=\"View of campsite 28 on Burnt Island Lake in Algonquin Park from the water\" srcset=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Burnt-Island-Lake-Campsite-28-View-From-Water.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Burnt-Island-Lake-Campsite-28-View-From-Water-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Burnt-Island-Lake-Campsite-28-View-From-Water-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Burnt-Island-Lake-Campsite-28-View-From-Water-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a\n                        class=\"eael-grid-post-link\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/burnt-island-lake-campsite-28\/\"\n                        title=\"Burnt Island Lake &#8211; Campsite #28\">Burnt Island Lake &#8211; Campsite #28<\/a><\/h2><\/header><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n                        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><a\n                            href=\"https:\/\/algonquinbeyond.com\/campsites\/burnt-island-lake-campsite-28\/\"\n                            class=\"eael-post-elements-readmore-btn\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n                    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><article class=\"eael-grid-post eael-post-grid-column\" data-id=\"3572\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n            <div 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