Day 1: Ottawa to Killarney Drive
What else to say: It takes the majority of a day to drive from Ottawa to Killarney (> 600km). We arrived in the evening at the Roche Rouge campground. The campground is located right at the Georgian Bay and quite scenic.Georgian Bay Scene: Pink Granite Beach |
Afterwards we made it to dinner at the Killarney harbour.
Trip Map |
Day 2: George Lake to OSA Lake
We rented our Canoes at Killarney Outfitters. The canoes were in top-notch condition (light-weight and very comfortable on our shoulders to portage). We launched at George Lake.George Lake Start and End Point |
First Trip Impressions on George Lake: Huge pink Granite Rocks |
Day 3: Hiking and Canoeing to Muriel Lake
In the morning we hiked up to the top of a Quartzite Hill on the northern side of OSA Lake right from our camp-ground. The views from above were simply stunning.OSA Lake: View from one of its Northern Hills |
Morning Impression on Muriel Lake |
3. Day: Paddling back to Killarney Lake
We paddled back to Killarney Lake via OSA Lake. On OSA we had a lengthy swimming break. Swimming and jumping from a rock into the crystal clear water was simply gorgeous.OSA Lake: View towards its Northern Quartzite Hills. We went up on the one in the middle of the Picture a Day earlier. |
OSA Lake: Swimming in its crystal clear Waters |
4. Day: Trip to the Crack and paddling back to George Lake
Killarney Lake morning Impression. |
Killarney Lake: Some of its northern Quartzite Hills in the Background. |
Last Stretch towards "The Crack" |
View from "The Crack". Killarney Lake in the front and OSA Lake in the back. |
George Lake Wind Funnel at the portage to/from Freeland Lake. The wind blowed heavy. |
We made it back. |
But everyone made it back and was happy. Paddling in Killarney is terrific. The scenery, the hills with their different rock types, the diversity of lakes (crystal clear ones and lakes with lots of plants and bogs) and the wildlife (we saw water snakes, big snapping turtles, vultures) was simply superb.
We made it back to Ottawa several hours after mid-night.