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  • Algonquin Kiosk Lake Feb 13-16

    Hi all,

    Hope you're all doing well. Glad to see some familiar faces from Wintertrekking.com
    Back in APP winter backcountry after a 2-year hiatus. With extremely cold temps on Monday morning, we decided a hotel in Huntsville on Sunday night was a better choice.

    We did a day trip to Minnesing and Canisbay Lake on Sunday. Temps around -20, colder as the sun went down. There were several recently-used backcountry winter sites at the start of Minnesing. We started on the trail, then bushwhacked across to Canisbay Lake.





    Monday morning was -31. My 2012 Honda barely started, and the ABS/VSA decided to turn off. This is a known Honda issue, but it also disables the ability to open the side doors. Honda dealership wanted $135 to clear the error codes. The Internet said that I can use a paperclip to short-circuit the OEM reader and clear them. Was able to do this with a free paperclip from the Honda dealership, and without killing my car's ECU.

    With this delay, we got to Kiosk by noon. We actually met some rangers who were going out on a snowmobile patril. The road is always plowed to the end of the Kiosk road, and usually all the way to the lake access. Great to know.

    We set off east over Kiosk. The narrows under the CN rail bridge had open water as expected. Climbing up the railroad was a bit hard, but not a huge problem even with xc skiis. We found a lovely spot in the bush on the east side of the lake, even found a dead maple - what an incredible winter score, as it burns much longer than spruce or pine.

    The next two days saw temps of -20ish to -5 by Wednesday morning and beautiful blue skies. Snow was dry and lakes free of slush. Pics below.

    Cheers!
    Marko

















  • #2
    Beautiful pics! Thanks for the write up, I really enjoyed reading about your trip.

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    • #3
      Looks like a beautiful spot and great trip. Love that Esker setup (or what looks to be, anyway). I had a similar issue once with an error code on my vehicle (also on a trip, ironically). I called my mechanic back home and he walked me through the finer points of how to use a paper clip to self rescue. 😂 I felt like an astronaut stuck in a space capsule talking with mission control to figure out how to get home.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by 4estTrekker
        Looks like a beautiful spot and great trip. Love that Esker setup (or what looks to be, anyway).
        It's an Atuk Alaskan. I think Esker are patterned after the Alaskan. Its a 4-sided tent, center pole. Takes a bit of practice to set up well, and although it can be staked without the poles and with deadman snow anchors, it's far tighter with the 4 corner poles and tied to trees.

        Only weighs 12 lbs. Although I've thought of a snow trekker, I really can't justify the price.

        Originally posted by 4estTrekker
        I had a similar issue once with an error code on my vehicle (also on a trip, ironically). I called my mechanic back home and he walked me through the finer points of how to use a paper clip to self rescue. 😂 I felt like an astronaut stuck in a space capsule talking with mission control to figure out how to get home.
        Man I didn't even think of calling my mechanic. what a good call.

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