Ottawa River Armada in July or September
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 2:38 pm
I am thinking of organizing an informal Ottawa River Armada on either the July (Canada Day/ 4th of July) or the Labour Day long weekend.
Rivers that are nearby and have pretty much guaranteed good water levels are, next to the Main and Middle channels of the Ottawa, the Gatineau (~1.5-2 hours away) and the Rouge (~2.5 -3 hours).
Potential rivers, if levels cooperate, (more likely running, if at all, in early July than in September) are the Petawawa Town Section (~ 45 min) and the McDougall section in Algonquin Park (~2 hours away), as well as the Lower Madawaska (~1-1.5 hours).
if there is enough interest I would try to reserve one of the group campsites at Riverrun, which is located right at one of the takeouts for the Millde and Main channels of the Ottawa. It is also the place where the Martin and Gwyn of Shaggy Designs hang out in the Summer, so there will be demo boats available.
Cheers!
martin a.k.a. the great gonzo!
PS: The Ottawa and Gatineau are big water and deep, both pool-drop character, with tons of playspots. Both are class 3-4, and all the rapids have easy walks around them.
The town section is (at least at the levels I have run it) a bit harder. The McDougall section of the Petawawa is, if still running, a fun class 3-4 creek in late June or early July.
The lower Madawaska is a class 2-3 run, most likely near minimum runnable level in early July.
Rivers that are nearby and have pretty much guaranteed good water levels are, next to the Main and Middle channels of the Ottawa, the Gatineau (~1.5-2 hours away) and the Rouge (~2.5 -3 hours).
Potential rivers, if levels cooperate, (more likely running, if at all, in early July than in September) are the Petawawa Town Section (~ 45 min) and the McDougall section in Algonquin Park (~2 hours away), as well as the Lower Madawaska (~1-1.5 hours).
if there is enough interest I would try to reserve one of the group campsites at Riverrun, which is located right at one of the takeouts for the Millde and Main channels of the Ottawa. It is also the place where the Martin and Gwyn of Shaggy Designs hang out in the Summer, so there will be demo boats available.
Cheers!
martin a.k.a. the great gonzo!
PS: The Ottawa and Gatineau are big water and deep, both pool-drop character, with tons of playspots. Both are class 3-4, and all the rapids have easy walks around them.
The town section is (at least at the levels I have run it) a bit harder. The McDougall section of the Petawawa is, if still running, a fun class 3-4 creek in late June or early July.
The lower Madawaska is a class 2-3 run, most likely near minimum runnable level in early July.
I'll hopefully be able to make the July weekend, or parts of it!
Or, if we were really on it, we'd make them have an OC-1 class too. Anyone? Anyone?
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