www.GoKayaking.ca - Keenan Wellar and Julie Kingstone

Dear friends: this website has been discontinued,
we just don't have the time to keep it going. However,
we are now sharing kayaking pictures and stories on our
Facebook page at http://fb.me/KeenanGlenWellar

You do not need to have a Facebook account to access the page.

Please note that you may still find the old trip
reports (below) useful if you are planning a paddle!

JULIE

KEENAN

You can ride a canoe, or you can wear a kayak.

The choice is yours!

Whatever your decision, we hope that our journal
of journeys will inspire you to get out on the water!

We hope that you benefit from visiting gokayaking.ca! Our main purpose is to share information about kayaking routes that we have explored. Through reading the accounts and viewing the photographs linked below, you will find out about launch sites, distances, water conditions, wildlife, and more. Most of the journeys take place in the Eastern Ontario region, and in most cases the trip description is accompanied by a map with notations.

Please note that this is not a whitewater kayaking site. The information will be of greatest interest to touring kayakers (sea kayaks) and canoeists.

Before you proceed, we require that you read Keenan & Julie's Kayaking Rules. We won't force you. We trust that you have the integrity to honour our request. However, you should be aware that those who ignore this request often report an excessive reaction to future insect bites!

There are a few questions that we get asked often,
so we have provided some of the answers through the two links below:

Who are we? Click here!
Why are we developing this website?

KAYAKING TRIPS

2006 SEASON

JOURNEY 52: "Constant First Paddle" (Constance Creek, Ottawa River to Vance's Bridge return)

2005 SEASON

2004 SEASON

Journeys 45-47: "The Point Of Paddling" (Point Pelee Area)
- Four days of paddling and exploring

Journey 44: "The Perfect Weekend" (Galeairy Lake, Algonquin Park)
- Three days of camping and paddling

Journey 43: "Moose And Mosquitos" (Opeongo Lake, Algonquin Park)
- Four days of camping and paddling

2003 SEASON

Journey 42: "Glorious Goodbye" (Meech Lake)
Journeys 38-41: "Five Days And One Hundred And Six Kilometres" (Baptiste Lake Waterway)
- This account includes four journeys of 15km or more, plus information about a hike in the Algonquin panhandle

Journey 37: "Coots And Sunshine" (Muskrat Lake --> Highway 24 return)
Journey 36: "This River Just Smells Good" (Madawaksa River, Burnstown --> Springtown return)
Journeys 32-35: "Five Days And One Hundred Kilometres" (Algonquin Park/Renfrew County)
- Journey 35: "Searching For Otters" (Bonnechere, Turner's Road To Couchain Lake return)
- Journey 34: "If You Haven't Been, You Have To Go" (Barron River, Squirrel Rapids To Brigham Chute return)
- Journey 33: "Nice Start, Nice Finish, A Bit Too Exciting In The Middle" (Bonnechere, Turner's Road To Round Lake)
- Journey 32: "The Beauty Of The Bonnechere" (Bonnechere, Turner's Road --> Basin Lake return)
  - Bonus: "Wildlife Viewing On Basin Depot Road Part II" (Basin Depot Road)
  - Bonus: "Wildlife Viewing On Basin Depot Road" (Basin Depot Road)
  - Bonus: "An Inspiring Hike Over The Barron Canyon" (Algonquin Park, Barron Canyon Trail)
Journey 31: "Good Times Up The Creek" (Lac La Peche)
Journey 30: "Failure Turns To Fun" (Singleton Lake/Red Horse Lake)
Journey 29: "Islands And Beauty Galore" (Charleston Lake)
Journey 28: "Yet To Disappoint" (Meech Lake)
Journey 27: "Joy On The Jock" (Jock River, Richmond to Munster return)
Journey 26: "Early Season Delight" (Jock River, Bow Of The Jock Park to Town of Richmond return)
Journey 25: "Oh...Chutes!" (Rideau River, Chapman Mills to Black Rapids return)

2002 SEASON

Journey 24: "A Pleasant Diversion" (Ottawa River, Shirley's Bay area)
Journey 23: "Deers In The Dark" (Lake of Two Rivers and Madawaska River return)
Journey 22: "Return To Meech" (Meech Lake)
Journey 21: "A Solid Two Hours" (Rideau River, Jock Landing and Mosquito Creek return)
Journey 20: "Three Trips On The Ocean!" (North Shore, Prince Edward Island)
Journey 19: "Getting Tipsy" (Bonnechere River, Town of Douglas --> West return)
Journey 18: "Silver But Not Golden" (Silver Lake)
Journey 17: "No Otter Place We'd Rather Be" (Bonnechere River, Town of Renfew --> North return)
Journey 16: "A Tern For The Better" (Muskrat Lake/Mud Lake/Muskrat River return)
Journey 15
PART A: "Nice, But Impassable" (Mississippi River, Town of Blakeney --> South return)
PART B: "16km Of Fun In The Sun" (Mississippi River, Almonte to Appleton return)
Journey 14: "Nice Evening Paddle" (Rideau River, Jock Landing area)
Journey 13: "Up Shit Creek" (South Nation River --> North return)
Journey 12: "Warm Breezes" (Rideau River, Mooney's Bay to Hunt Club return)
Journey 11: "Beauty & Beasts" (Ottawa River, Petrie Island)
Journey 10: "Getting Loony" (Clyde River, Lanark To Clydesville return)
Journey 9: "How The Mighty Have Fallen" (Rideau River, Thompson's Landing to Carleton University return)
Journey 8: "The Mighty Ottawa" (Ottawa River, Crystal Bay area)
Journey 7: "Marvelous Marsh" (Tay River, Perth to Beveridge Locks return)
- New! 2004 Update
Journey 6: "I Need A Motor On This Thing" (Rideau River, Thompson's Landing to Strathcona Park return)
Journey 5: "Getting Our Channels Crossed" (Leamy Lake/Gatineau River/Ottawa River/Leamy Creek return)
Journey 4: "Getting Our Feet Wet" (Rideau River, Thompson's Landing to Carleton University return)

2001 SEASON

Journey 3: "Fall-Ing In Love With Kayaking" (Meech Lake)
Journey 2: "Into The Wind" (Rideau River, Mooney's Bay to Hunt Club return)
Journey 1: "How We Got Started" (York Harbor, Maine)

© Julie Kingstone & Keenan Wellar
jk@gokayaking.ca

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