View topic - La Vérendrye - Nicobyzard #33 - Trip report

oh I am familiar with the blue barrel!especially being faced with a full one.....at an urgent moment.

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Circuit 33 is looking pretty good. It seems really short for a 6 day trip, but perhaps with the healing torn rotator cuffs this is not a bad thing. My only concern is that we will likely be 3-4 tents (2 or 3 man each), and the "bottom section" is long. From Nichotea to Lac Byrd is 23-26 km to a suitable sized site, and that includes about 2 km of portaging, so that makes for one very long day. Is the site or view on Lac Nicholas really so poor?

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Wow, wow.. You forget to mention the cut bottom of the barrel as well.
#16 rocks! I love that loop, we do it at least once a year.
But this thread is about #33, a great loop, especially if you can add the Eastern portion of #34.

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Route 16 was also on our list. But the way I had it worked out, we ended up with 2863m of portaging in a day (not good for recovering shoulders) from Baie Cox. Also, we will have 6-8 people (so 3-4 tents). If someone could help me make route 16 work, that would be fine too.

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The campsite on Lac des Deux Iles is wonderful. But just how many people are going on your trip? That campsite only holds two tents.

16 is fine for a two canoe trip.

Remember you cannot reserve specific sites. You need to have a backup plan in case some are taken. It does happen. Also there is a province wide holiday early in August when people get away for two weeks.

i will be 1st week of July, and hopefully only 3 canoes and not 4. That is why I am concerned. It is a long way between 3 -4 tent sites, and I am not sure how accurate the ratings on that will be.

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Think snuggle. You can also do 33..and restock at your car at Grand Barrage and then do 34. Seems 34 has lots of three tent sites. There is one steep up and down. I have not done 34. That gives you something to do if 33 turns out to be just too dang short.

Circuit 34 is a perfect 3 night/4 day trip. No problem with 3-4 tents on most sites. The posted number of tents per site is quite accurate.

Cheers,
MikeD

okay, so now you have me thinking. After looking at the maps, there are a number of figure 8 loops that could be done (the 30-34 looks good, with the exception of Myron Lake - our mud bath-depending on water levels)

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"I've never met a river I didn't like. The experience is what we remember and the challenges make for great memories". Me

So is it worth driving in to Nichotea and moving the vehicle to avoid the mud bath?

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CAn't help regarding the mud bath as I've not been through that lake recently (last time was in '75). I'm mainly familiar with circuit 34 as I did it last year.

MikeD.