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Sea Kayak Lake Superior Highlands
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Sea Kayak Lake Superior's Forgotten Coast
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| Description: |
Guided and partially outfitted sea kayak trip–seven days kayaking, seven nights camping, half-day group skills workshop |
| Skill: |
Intermediate to advanced paddling skills and backcountry camping experience |
| Pace: |
Moderate with occasionally demanding portions |
| Min. Age: |
18 |
| Distance: |
95 km (average paddling speed of 4.5 to 6 km/hr) |
| Dates: |
Fri July 27- Sat Aug 4, 2012 |
| Cost: |
$1,780 CDN for this section. Pricing details for "The Big One" click here. |
| Includes: |
Full guiding and partial outfitting, all meals, shuttles. (Sea kayaks and tents additional.) |
Wilderness sea kayaking on Lake Superior’s remote Highlands coast. This guided and outfitted fifth leg of the Lake Superior Sea Kayak Pageant explores the uninhabited, infrequently paddled shore between Pukaskwa National Park’s southern boundary and Michipicoten Bay near Wawa, Ontario. This section of coastline is undeveloped in its entirety, and was recently designated a provincial conservation reserve.
This 90-kilometre-long sea kayak trip contrasts rugged, spectacularly beautiful headlands with Caribbean-like beaches. Highlights include the abandoned logging village of Pukaskwa Depot and a day hike to the 40-metre-high Denison Falls. We'll also paddle along the notorious cliffs of Point Isacor, a 10-kilometre-long stretch of spectacular 150-metre granite cliffs and scree slopes. Although time is built in for rough conditions, this is a trip for paddlers in good condition with previous sea kayaking experience.
Your trip begins with a half-day group safety and paddling skills workshop at our Rock Island Lodge and Lake Superior Paddling Centre on the Friday (please note this is different than the other sections that all start on Saturday). We end the day with a fresh whitefish dinner. Advanced reservations are required if you’d like to spend Friday night in our Rock Island Lodge, however we reserve a number of campsites for trip participants on our sandy lakeside beach. We charter a boat shuttles with a local boat to the south end of Pukaskwa National Park. From here we paddled eastwards back to our Rock Island base at the mouth of the Michipicoten River.
This trip is designed for intermediate paddlers: previous sea kayaking and wilderness camping experience are required. A skill workshop will take place prior to trip departure and your enjoyment will be enhanced if you are in good physical condition and comfortable with wilderness camping.
The lake is mostly calm in summer, but when it gets rough we enjoy the view from shore, so experience paddling in surf and big swells is not necessary. The group sets our pace, but we tend to spend most of the day on the water, leaving lots of time for covering the distance and exploring the coast.
Equipment and Services – Partially Outfitted Trip
We Provide: Professional instruction and guiding; BBQ dinner on Saturday evening and all meals to the following Sunday afternoon; fishing tug and vehicle shuttles; all group safety, camping, cooking, eating and sanitation gear.
You Provide: Fully outfitted expedition sea kayak (minimum 16.5 feet in length with two sealed bulkheads – rudder or skeg are recommended), tent, sleeping bag and pad and all personal equipment and clothing. A detailed recommended list is provided on registration.
Outfitting: We have expedition outfitted sea kayaks ($20 day) and tents ($5 day) available at reduced rates for trip guests who prefer to use our equipment.
The Superior Highlands Conservation Reserve and the newly designated Nimoosh Park with Denison Falls is the most remote section of the Pukaskwa Coastline outside of Pukaskwa National Park. Make it your next paddling destination.
Check out more photos of this trip in Photo Gallery.
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