Paddled August, 2003. Beautiful trip. Wind at back, moderate waves. Portage present at second leg of Nation R. 100 metres. Many rec. campsites, privies,table, no bear poles. Lovely.
In later summer the wind comes up every afternoon. Plan your trip accordingly, these are not small lakes.
I spent all my childhood summers on Chuchi Lake.
We did this route with 2 adults, 3 kids, and our dog in late August 2009. We took 7 days and would have liked 8 -- keep in mind we only had 1 adult in each boat so paddling was slow. We did not have the famous winds. We had a medium headwind for 3 days, and it started by 7am. There was not wave action of note (no white caps) during our trip. Camps were great. Views great. Solitude superb (we saw 1 party on day 2 and otherwise saw no one). Our web photo album has pictures of the lakes, camps, and river sections. Each picture is mapped (see right nav bar info). http://www.flickr.com/photos/94506934@N00/sets/72157622317029516/
We are planning on doing Nation Lakes at the beginning of August. Would love to hear of any interesting route tips or other helpful hints for making this trip as enjoyable as possible. Thanks
I learned of this trip from a fellow I
met in Glacer Park,Kintla lake,one summer.
It sounded like a good time!
I would enjoy hearing from those who
would like to send along information
about this trip!
I would also enjoy your input on other
canoe trips you might recomend.
Canoed this route in summer 2007. A great trip with a variety of sights and experiences. All said above is accurate.
5 1/2 days paddling, took 1 day off. Weather good, average, and bad (about 1/3 each) but not too hot, not too wet, a bit too windy. Weather comes in from behind and from side; can make for interesting wave action. Write me if you need details of route.
Hi, my husband and i were up at tchentlo in the summer of 2008, we were staying in out campers and had our boat up there. We acually gave a couple paddlers a break from the cold and the rain. we found that toward the end of august can be very poor weather alot of rain. I myself was raised in Fort St James, so i am quite familier with the weather changes. Just a bit of advise, the couple that we gave a lift to, did,nt know that there really are bears up there!!!!.
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Paddled August, 2003. Beautiful trip. Wind at back, moderate waves. Portage present at second leg of Nation R. 100 metres. Many rec. campsites, privies,table, no bear poles. Lovely.
HI We are doing the Nation Lakes in a few days and are wondering if there are any bear caches at the campsites. thanks
In later summer the wind comes up every afternoon. Plan your trip accordingly, these are not small lakes.
I spent all my childhood summers on Chuchi Lake.
We made a short video of our 7-day trip on the Nation Lakes in 2009: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybv4DlvQsOw
We did this route with 2 adults, 3 kids, and our dog in late August 2009. We took 7 days and would have liked 8 -- keep in mind we only had 1 adult in each boat so paddling was slow. We did not have the famous winds. We had a medium headwind for 3 days, and it started by 7am. There was not wave action of note (no white caps) during our trip. Camps were great. Views great. Solitude superb (we saw 1 party on day 2 and otherwise saw no one). Our web photo album has pictures of the lakes, camps, and river sections. Each picture is mapped (see right nav bar info). http://www.flickr.com/photos/94506934@N00/sets/72157622317029516/
We are planning on doing Nation Lakes at the beginning of August. Would love to hear of any interesting route tips or other helpful hints for making this trip as enjoyable as possible. Thanks
I learned of this trip from a fellow I
met in Glacer Park,Kintla lake,one summer.
It sounded like a good time!
I would enjoy hearing from those who
would like to send along information
about this trip!
I would also enjoy your input on other
canoe trips you might recomend.
Canoed this route in summer 2007. A great trip with a variety of sights and experiences. All said above is accurate.
5 1/2 days paddling, took 1 day off. Weather good, average, and bad (about 1/3 each) but not too hot, not too wet, a bit too windy. Weather comes in from behind and from side; can make for interesting wave action. Write me if you need details of route.
Trip report posted here
http://www.wacweb.org/Trips/TripReports/default.view?_mode=details&RowId...
Hi, my husband and i were up at tchentlo in the summer of 2008, we were staying in out campers and had our boat up there. We acually gave a couple paddlers a break from the cold and the rain. we found that toward the end of august can be very poor weather alot of rain. I myself was raised in Fort St James, so i am quite familier with the weather changes. Just a bit of advise, the couple that we gave a lift to, did,nt know that there really are bears up there!!!!.