Most of my large prize pack from Canadian Geographic came in the mail today. That included an upgraded camera from what it was supposed to be which was a Nikon AW Black with an 11-27.5mm lens to what is now is which is a Nikon D2700 with and 18-140mm lens. I used the new camera to take this photo of the Black Eyed Junco. I am still getting use to the new camera and am excited to find out all of the features it has but am also disappointed as my remote shutter and ND filter do not work on the Nikon.
My longest back country camping trip this year was into Algonquin Provincial Park. I went from September 16-19, 4 days and 3 nights. Originally my plan was to stay until the 20th but circumstances forced me to change my original route. Originally, I had planned on going from the Shall Lake Access Point(17) to Godda Lake for one night, then head down to Boot Lake for two nights, up to Booth Lake for one night, then home. However, during my first day, I realized that I had overestimated my capability to portage with a 75 pound canoe, and I had planned too long of a route. I altered my plans and instead spent two nights on Godda Lake and one night on Booth Lake. Day 1: I got to the access point at 11:10am and had everything unpacked and loaded into the canoe by 11:25am. I made my way through Farm Lake (which has super clear water) to the first portage into Kitty Lake. The portage was only 100M and was the first of the trip. It took 10 minutes to double carry. I was able to do t...
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