08/03/2026
Not to overshadow the amazing canoe expedition, but the expedition ended a little early as we found ourselves nearly surrounded by a massive wildfire. We literally had to use head lamps to find a portage trail or read the maps because how dark the wildfire smoke made it. As we raced to reach a road access where we could be emergency evac’ed by the Ontario Provincial Police, the sky became a dark red with limited visibility… the concern was we could hear the fire roaring but because of limited visibility we couldn’t see it.