On the 6 day canoe trip your guide was dedicated and passionate about the wilderness and its preservation. This came out loud and clear in Barry’s methods, keeping sites clean, teaching us to do so, sterilizing techniques, etc., giving moose wide birth yet opportunity to photograph, food collection at night and storage away from tents etc..

The location was very attractive and the campsites well chosen. Sites had jumping rocks for swimming, beaches, lots of room for all five tents rare in other parts of the park. The layover day at Misty Lake was good for lessons. We lucked into good weather too. Sighting the moose and a calf, hawks, ravens, herons, snapping turtle, and muskrat added to the new experience for the international visitor. You can’t guarantee it but again the choice of location sure helps.

The equipment was excellent, top of the line tents easy to assemble, light kevlar canoes and the air mattress idea worked better than I expected. The dry bags worked well and the barrels kept our food cool with the wet towel method. Some of the food selected was perfect providing a balanced meal for a variety of international tastes.

I want to emphasize I really enjoyed the trip, and realize there are some logistics which make the trip the challenge it is. Barry contributed significantly in all our canoe tripping knowledge and paddling technique and I am sure he will be a great asset in the future.

Thanks again for providing a fun summer escape.