While looking at my maps and considering where my next trip would take me I looked at Beaverdam lake(not the one beside Deception lake the other one) when I saw that Round Bay River flowed out of it. I can say I never noticed this river before but with the recent upgrades to Google Earth I was able to take a good look at it. This is a route is a Paddle to the Sea. Which brings up memories of the book by the same name I remember reading as a kid. With the route planned out I emailed my friend Ron Chute to see if he was interested in joining me. He was and we a date rain or shine. For the record it did not shine, but that did not deter us from enjoying the trip. It is a very nice paddle through Bower’s Meadow. On the upper part we saw 3 beaver dams. The first of which we had to carry around, the others we were able to paddle over. The river continues twisting & turning for about 9km’s when we got to a narrow rocky area. When I first saw it I was wishing I had brought my tripod with me to be able to capture it properly. Like I say about most areas I travel to but I have to return to this spot sometime soon. Anyway we had no choice but to line the canoe through this spot. After this there is a series of stillwater’s, rock gardens & shallow spots till we arrived at Round Bay from there it is a short paddle across to where it flows out to the Atlantic. The trip took us about 4.5 hrs and was well worth the effort. It is often said by many around that Shelburne County is an undiscovered gem of the South Shore.
Today I began a journey, one of undetermined length. I should correct my self in saying that it actually started several years ago but only recently became an organized thought. It all began while I was driving somewhere for work (which I do a lot of). I was thinking of things when I thought “I wonder….” how many of life journeys begin with these words. Anyway what I wondered was how many lakes are there in Shelburne County. A question that is easily answered by consulting my collection of maps and I came to a total of 116 named and several unnamed. To date I have been on 15 of them.
As I said this journey actually started several years ago when I met a man named Dan Fry, a Master Canoe Builder and has become a good friend over the years. He encouraged me to build one of his designs. While returning home from vacation in PEI the decision was made and soon after construction began. With great pride I finished my first canoe and put it in the water on the Roseway River by Bowers road. This was the beginning of many adventures to come. Since this day I have had the opportunity of travel many of the waterways around SW Nova Scotia. This is not a journey I take alone, I have had the pleasure of having friends and family join me along the way, as I go forward I will include as many as I can to show & experience the beauty that is Shelburne County.
Today I loaded up the canoe and headed to Welkum Park on Welshtown Lake. As I set out I headed North West straight into the wind to explore that end of the lake. When I got there I found a small brook that continues NW and winds around and ends at a small ledge. This is a beautiful spot in all the fall colors I must return to see it in the spring.
Over the next weeks & months I look forward to spending countless hours planning for future trips.
 |
| Mink Lake at Dawn |
This past spring on my first canoe trip of the year Ron Chute and myself put my canoe in on the Roseway river just above Upset Falls Bridge in the Toebiatic our goal was to head north to Junction Lake. Day 1 was a long days travel to Mink Lake where we made camp and a spot well know as Keatings campsite. This is a great place to camp. After a well needed night sleep we woke up to a windy day, so the decision was made to stay put. We did do some exploring around the area but knew that the days delay made it impossible to finish the trip north. The second morning we woke up to a beautiful sunrise and shown in the picture, after a good breakfast we broke camp and headed south back to the truck.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)