1. Gordon island combined Kayak/Hiking trip
Location(s):
The thousand islands NP
Gananoque
Gordon Island
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2. The Thousand Islands
The Thousand Islands are the 1864 islands that make up the archipelago of the Saint Lawrence River.
20 of the larger islands make up the Canadian St. Lawrence National Park.
One of these islands is Gordon Island, the island we’ll be visiting on this planned trip.
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4. Gordon Island
Situated west of most of the other islands, this island has been in use for almost the longest of all the islands.
Gordon Island has many facilities compared to other islands including; docks, shelter, washrooms and camping sites.
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5. Gordon Island Cont.
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6. The Trip The trail begins at a series of cottages privately owned.
The cottages are rented out freely and contain all facilities included.
Separately to the cottages, the docks are rentable for hourly, bihourly and overnight charges.
Canoe rental is available for $50 overnight.
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7. The Trip – Gordon Island
Key:
Trip in
Trip out
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8. Equipment list In Car: For Kayak/Canoe: Enough gas for return trip
Marine survival kit
Flashlight
Life Jacket
Dried food reserves
Paddle
Flares (possibly)
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9. Equipment list cont. Kayak cont. On person
Enough space to hold a tent, possibly in a secondary or tugged floating container
Or a hooded sleeping bag and tarpaulin
On person
Warm clothes, hoods and hats preferrably
Large, heavy duty backpack
Tent or tarp
Food, dried and cookable.
Lighter, fluid, newspaper
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10. Equipment list cont. On person Multitool/Swiss army knife
Survival Guide
Map
Compass
Tape
Bandages, painkillers etc.
Fresh water
Foldable bowl
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11. Lengths of travel
Depending on the route taken, it is roughly 4 kilometres by kayak/canoe.
Alternatively, one route will be six kilometres out, and four kilometres returning.
It is across shallow open water.
Dependent on weather, other difficulties may arise
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12. Ability level
This is a trip recommended for a confident paddler alone, or a fairly challenging group paddle for beginners.
Primarily recommended for canoeists, this is also definitely doable as a kayaker.
Secondary compartments are a bonus that would make this an easy trip for a kayaker.
Tarp usage instead of a tent also makes this easier
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13. Tarpaulin Bivouac
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14. Checklist – To do’s Check weather report Check Equipment list
Check availability of equipment
(if renting)
Pack extra food/water
Check the price of your trip
($50 + Gas + Equipment + Rental)
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