Kawartha Highlands Ontario Prov. Park

Fri 20-Sept-2019

  enter at long lake lodge 1:45pm
  portage to Buzzard lake 420m
  portage to Mountain L 684m
  portage to Stoplog Lk  684m
  paddle to campsite 561 and paddle around - saw beaver
  paddle around, unable to find portage south along creek - it's thru campsite 562

3:29pm at portage? 0321
3:45pm at portage? 0326
3:59pm StopLog to Mountain 0328
4:29pm campsite: 0331

  Heard wolves howling that night and the next - amazing.
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Sat 21-Sept-2019

Sunrise 0364 7:04, 0365 7:10am, 0367 7:12am - change in light

8:58am heading out 0370
  portage to Compass Lk 220m steep hill
  portage to creek to Cherry Lk  166m steep hill, looks like it can not be paddled
9:43am portage to Cherry Lk 0375
9:47am 0376 At cherry lk !!
  portage back to Compass Lk
10:40am 0385
  portage to Loucks Lk  70m + 500m + 95m  (tried to paddle middle section going out)
  portage to Cox Lk  130m + 110m
  lunch at site 521 - lots of cranberries !
12:24 0393
  portage to Loucks Lk
2:46pm portage 0398
  portage to Cherry Lk
  portage to Stoplog Lk
2:59pm out of portage 0401
3:36pm at campsite 0402
6:51pm at campsite 562 (?) portage with unknown portages along creek 0404
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Not gonna "paddle" this!

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Sun 22-Sept-2019

  rain starting just before sunrise (light)
  ~8am start, portage to Compass Lk  220m
  portage to Loucks Lk  70m + 500m + 95m
  paddle out, got out ~11:30am

  saw two loons on the way out

No pictures, while paddling, due to rain.

Sun 22-Sept-2019 - Eels Creek Trail

Hiked Unofficial Eels Creek Trail
11:45am 0423 start
12:26pm 0432 at waterfall
1:07pm 0436 finished
  many braided trails, bushwacked more coming back than going out,
  lots of mud, swimming at the falls, buggy, was not worth it
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