About Algonquin         Algonquin Provincial Park is a provincial park located between Georgian Bay and the Ottawa River in central Ontario. It is the first provincial park in Canada, established in 1893, and therefore the oldest in Ontario. covering about 7,725 square kilometres. Its size, combined with its relative proximity to the major urban centres of Toronto and Ottawa make it one of the most popular parks in the province. Highway 60 runs through the south of the park, while the Trans-Canada Highway bypasses it to the north. Over 2400 lakes and 1200 kilometres of streams and rivers are located within the park, including Canoe Lake and the Petawawa, Nipissing, Amable du Fond, Madawaska, and Tim rivers. These were formed by the retreat of the glaciers during the last ice age.                   The park is in an area where there is a transition between northern coniferous forest and southern deciduous forest. Because of this unique mixture of forest types, the park contains thousands of species of plants and animals including moose, beaver, black bear, raccoon, porcupine, red squirrel, eastern grey squirrel, eastern chipmunks, mink, marten, otter, fisher, lynx, skunk, meadow vole, eastern red wolf, white tailed deer, lake trout, brook trout, walleye (yellow pickerel), smallmouth bass, fresh water ling, whitefish, rock bass, yellow perch, pumpkinseed sunfish, northern pike, muskellunge, freshwater sculpin, maple, and spruce, and is an important site for wildlife research.         A word about the Algonquin (Red) Wolf.  Some scientists argue that the wolf indigenous to Algonquin Park is the Red Wolf.  And that The Algonquin Red Wolf is the purest form of Red Wolf left in the wild.  They beleive that it is a species on the brink of extinction.  Threatened by human hunting and the addition of coyote genetic material, some scientists predict the Red Wolf to be extinct within the next few decades unless something can be done to save them.  By following the link below you can view a Canadian Geographic video on the plight of the Algonquin (Red) Wolf.  Whether they are Red or Grey, please help save this species by writing your local MNA and demanding that the Govenrment of Canada and Ontario do something to assure that this species of rare wolf will not be lost to us forever. "The Language of Wolves" About Us        canoeguy.ca is a page dedicated to my adventures with friends and family in Algonquin Provincial Park.  Here you will find plenty of pictures of the park (many suitable for use as "desktop images"), logs of trips we have taken through the park, links to other Algonquin web sites and many useful links to suppliers and manufacturers of camping, fishing and canoeing equipment.      Since first visiting the Park in 2004, I have returned every year (not as often as I would like to), to paddle through its many lakes and streams. The peaceful solitude of the Park is something that has to be experienced for oneself, but on this page we will try to give you a sense of what trekking the Algonquin does for us.  There is nowhere like Algonquin for me and the crew and whenever we leave the Park after a successful new trip, we are already planning our next trip back  We hope you enjoy its serenity as much as we do.  Enjoy.        A little word about safety. This page should be used for entertainment purposes only.   It should not be considered a comprehensive guide to adventuring in the wilderness and campers should take the necessary precautions and make the necessary plans when attempting an outing in the wild.  Water temperatures (especially in the Spring), can be deadly. So only experienced canoeists should venture into the wild at this time of the year.     News and Updates                                                                                                                    September 27th, 2009:  Fall 2009 Trp Log added. September 23rd, 2009:  Two loon videos added to the video page. August 29th, 2009:  I'll be back in the park in another two weeks.  Basing out of TIm Lake and day trippin gfrom there.  Stay tuned for another trip log and lots more pics May 18th, 2009:  Spring 2009 Trip Log added. May 16th, 2009:  Canoeguy Store added to site.  Now you can purchase prints from my portfolio "Expression of Nature" online at the store.  Come check it out. March 12th, 2009:  Spring trip has been booked for early May.  Stay tuned for the trip log coming at the end of May March 1st, 2009:  2009 Portfolio page added to site November 15th, 2008:  Portfolio page added to site.  Purchase some of my favorite prints from my porfolio page. October 5th, 2008:  Wallpapers, slideshows and video clips added to site. September 30th, 2008: North River Lake trip log added. July 15th, 2008:  Video clips added to the video & slideshow page July 3rd, 2008:  New slide show & wallpapers added July 2nd, 2008:  Carl Wilson Trip Log added. June 19th, 2008:  Canoeguy Facebook Blog Launched June 3rd, 2008: Spring Trip Log added. June 1st, 2008:  Spring Trip slideshow added May 31st, 2008: New wallpaper images from Spring trip added December 1st, 2007: Wright Lake, Brent Loop, and Clamshell Lake  Slideshows added. November 24th, 2007:  Wright Lake Slideshow added November 27th, 2007: Brent Loop Slideshow added November 30th, 2007: Petawawa Slideshow added August 27th, 2007:  Summer Trip Log addedMay 26th, 2007:  Spring   Trip Log added. May 21st, 2007:  11 year old Meaghan tackles 4 day loop in Algonquin and imerges victorious.  Trip log coming soon.  Week of May 6th, 2007:   Canoeguy.ca (formally Canoeguy's Algonquin Park Trip Logs ) has a new home.  Now on a dedicated server, canoeguy.ca will continue to try and bring Algonquin enthusiasts informative and interesting information on trips into the park.  We will be adding new trip logs this year, as well as a brand new feature......videos.  Hope you enjoy the new look site and we look forward to entertaining you with our tales of Algonquin Park.         Weather, Etc.            Webmaster[Kevin Tsumura-Dare]