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I'm wondering where in Canada would be suitable for primitive campers who want to rough it and get miles and miles and MILES away from civilization? To the point where the woods that fill the uninterrupted gaps between towns are immense? Would someone need a permit to do so?
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Most wilderness areas in northern Canada are on Crown land. This means you can access these areas because they are public lands. We have thousands of square miles of wilderness terrain. However, you really need to do your homework. Each year we lose many tourists who are attempting to do what you are requesting because they were ill prepared.
Your best plan is to select an appropriate area, then concentrate on that area with respect to point of entry, terrain, route travelled, supplies and equipment needed, length of time away, emergency procedures, point of arrival, contact people, etc. It is also recommended you bone up on GPS, have good maps & compasses and bush skills.
Once you select an area, contacting local people is a must, because they will know the area better than you. There are probably two ways to undertake your journey once you reach your take off point:
1. By float plane to a preselected lake that you would use as your on-the-ground starting point. From that point you would either hike in or canoe in on a preselected route to get picked up at the end of your journey by float plane on a different preselected lake at a prearranged date.
2. Or start your journey from where you have parked your vehicle, got off the bus, whatever. This journey would be by boat or on foot. Once started you would follow the same procedures as in Item 1.
With respect to region:
1. Lots of places in the Yukon.
2. In the NWT I recommend anywhere on the Mackenzie River or the Theolon River Valley in the
Barrenlands.
3. Lots of areas in northern BC.
4. Good terrain on the Precambrian Shield in northern Saskatchewan or Manitoba. The Churchill River starting at Cumberland House, Saskatchewan downstream to empty into Hudson Bay is quite wild.
5. Northern Alberta and Ontario have too much muskeg and scrubby bush. I wouldn't recommend the Maritimes either. That's simply my opinion, BTW.
Anyway, get good maps and do your homework.
Most wilderness areas in northern Canada are on Crown land. This means you can access these areas because they are public lands. We have thousands of square miles of wilderness terrain. However, you really need to do your homework. Each year we lose many tourists who are attempting to do what you are requesting because they were ill prepared.
Your best plan is to select an appropriate area, then concentrate on that area with respect to point of entry, terrain, route travelled, supplies and equipment needed, length of time away, emergency procedures, point of arrival, contact people, etc. It is also recommended you bone up on GPS, have good maps & compasses and bush skills.
Once you select an area, contacting local people is a must, because they will know the area better than you. There are probably two ways to undertake your journey once you reach your take off point:
1. By float plane to a preselected lake that you would use as your on-the-ground starting point. From that point you would either hike in or canoe in on a preselected route to get picked up at the end of your journey by float plane on a different preselected lake at a prearranged date.
2. Or start your journey from where you have parked your vehicle, got off the bus, whatever. This journey would be by boat or on foot. Once started you would follow the same procedures as in Item 1.
With respect to region:
1. Lots of places in the Yukon.
2. In the NWT I recommend anywhere on the Mackenzie River or the Theolon River Valley in the
Barrenlands.
3. Lots of areas in northern BC.
4. Good terrain on the Precambrian Shield in northern Saskatchewan or Manitoba. The Churchill River starting at Cumberland House, Saskatchewan downstream to empty into Hudson Bay is quite wild.
5. Northern Alberta and Ontario have too much muskeg and scrubby bush. I wouldn't recommend the Maritimes either. That's simply my opinion, BTW.
Anyway, get good maps and do your homework.
Interlochen Arts Academy 2013?
Mackenzie
Hey, I'm Mackenzie and I'm gonna be a freshman at Interlochen Arts Academy this year! Anyone else?
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OOOOOH I heard about that place at arts camp this year! I also heard about the tuition... :P
OOOOOH I heard about that place at arts camp this year! I also heard about the tuition... :P
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