As the lakes is free from ice a little sooner than expected I decided to go for this years first canoe camping.
My area of choise was my usual recreational area called Heggmoen.
I have been in the area many times before but not canoed these waters. My route was roughly planned from aerial photoes (ortophoto). I wanted to see how far up one of the streams I came. I had seen out a promising camping spot.
I set out after work. Loaded my canoe onto the car and drove of. The ruck was packed the evening before.
After mounting the trolley to the canoe I moved my canoe the first half kilometer by road.
When the road ended I had to carry the equipment down to the lake.
Finally the padle could begin. It was a light drizzle but I was very happy to finally be in my canoe. I had a fishing rod with me and tried trolling around the lake but no fish took the bait ( a mini rubber trout with a Zulu fly ahead).
I padled around a bit to see where I could go in a canoe, and as paddle training. I`ve just owned a canoe for a year.
The light rain stopped and it looked to be a fine evening.
I began to paddle up river. After a couple hundred meters I came to the first obstacle. I got out of the canoe and draged it over. After one more obtacle I finally arrived at my destination, or more correctly, 50 meters from my destination. I had to drag the canoe the last bit. If I had a pole I could have gone further, but I didn`t have one.
No I was pretty hungry and quickly set up my tent/tarp and got the fire going.
I ate freeze dried catfish stew with prawns. Army meal from REAL turmat. It was quite good actually. I`ve tasted some of their fish meals before and was not impressed. They are easy to prepare though. You only need hot water.
Some our later I had meal number two, blood sausage with brown sugar and bacon. Oh my, it is good.
The evening was rounded of with a good pipe and Slivovitz.
I woke up to the same weather as when I went to bed contrary to the weather forecast. They promised sun but it was actually cloudy. But I don`t complain, the weather was still warm, at least for a north norwegian.
I ate more blood sausage and bacon for breakfast and also made bannoks.
After I finished my meal I scouted the area around my camp. Not much to forage as the snow just have melted in the area. Lots of bird though, of all kinds. I heard the cookoo for the first time this year.
At noon I packed my equipment and headed down the creek and out into the lake. Again I tried my luck fishing, but still no catch. I saw several though, so I know they are there, those pesky creatures.
I paddled around the lakes other side and scouted a possible portage route for a later canoe journey.
The wind was blowing up and it was harder controlling the canoe so I decided to go home.
I can tell you that carrying the canoe from the water and up to the road was harder than to carry it down.
But I don`t complain. A trip like this is balsam for the mind and body, and I`m already planning a new one.
Tor
My area of choise was my usual recreational area called Heggmoen.
I have been in the area many times before but not canoed these waters. My route was roughly planned from aerial photoes (ortophoto). I wanted to see how far up one of the streams I came. I had seen out a promising camping spot.
I set out after work. Loaded my canoe onto the car and drove of. The ruck was packed the evening before.
After mounting the trolley to the canoe I moved my canoe the first half kilometer by road.
When the road ended I had to carry the equipment down to the lake.
Finally the padle could begin. It was a light drizzle but I was very happy to finally be in my canoe. I had a fishing rod with me and tried trolling around the lake but no fish took the bait ( a mini rubber trout with a Zulu fly ahead).
I padled around a bit to see where I could go in a canoe, and as paddle training. I`ve just owned a canoe for a year.
The light rain stopped and it looked to be a fine evening.
I began to paddle up river. After a couple hundred meters I came to the first obstacle. I got out of the canoe and draged it over. After one more obtacle I finally arrived at my destination, or more correctly, 50 meters from my destination. I had to drag the canoe the last bit. If I had a pole I could have gone further, but I didn`t have one.
No I was pretty hungry and quickly set up my tent/tarp and got the fire going.
I ate freeze dried catfish stew with prawns. Army meal from REAL turmat. It was quite good actually. I`ve tasted some of their fish meals before and was not impressed. They are easy to prepare though. You only need hot water.
Some our later I had meal number two, blood sausage with brown sugar and bacon. Oh my, it is good.
The evening was rounded of with a good pipe and Slivovitz.
I woke up to the same weather as when I went to bed contrary to the weather forecast. They promised sun but it was actually cloudy. But I don`t complain, the weather was still warm, at least for a north norwegian.
I ate more blood sausage and bacon for breakfast and also made bannoks.
After I finished my meal I scouted the area around my camp. Not much to forage as the snow just have melted in the area. Lots of bird though, of all kinds. I heard the cookoo for the first time this year.
At noon I packed my equipment and headed down the creek and out into the lake. Again I tried my luck fishing, but still no catch. I saw several though, so I know they are there, those pesky creatures.
I paddled around the lakes other side and scouted a possible portage route for a later canoe journey.
The wind was blowing up and it was harder controlling the canoe so I decided to go home.
I can tell you that carrying the canoe from the water and up to the road was harder than to carry it down.
But I don`t complain. A trip like this is balsam for the mind and body, and I`m already planning a new one.
Tor
