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Temagami: Obabika - Chee-skon-abikong - Bob - Diamond - Wakimika - Obabika Lakes (September 16-18, 2004)
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I've talked at length about parts of this route before and most of it is described as part of Hap Wilson's Route No.6 in his book "Temagami Canoe Routes." So I'll include some pictures this time but keep my comments short.
I decided to do this loop trip prior to Alex Mathius' annual Change of Seasons Fall Gathering near his home on Obabika Lake. I started the trip from his home on Obabika River after driving up the logging roads and his extremely long gated driveway (the old Red Squirrel logging road). It was a 7 hour drive from Toronto and three hours of that on rough dirt roads that, on the way back, finished off my old beater car. But that's another story...
Thursday: Obabika, Chee-skon-abikong, and Bob
From Alex's home I paddled north on Obabika to the site of the Fall Gathering and the portage to Chee-skon-abikong Lake and the trails to the old-growth forest and Spirit Rock. Alex and Ed seemed to have their preparations well in hand so I started my trip on Thursday about noon and hoped to be back in time for the ceremonies on Saturday (unfortunately I ended up arriving about an hour late after a slow start Saturday morning).
Chee-skon-abikong is not only one of the most beautiful little lakes it is also the home of the Spirit Rock, a sacred native site.
I stayed on Chee-skon-abikong for an extended lunch to absorb the beauty before heading toward Bob Lake where I planned to camp in order to keep to my schedule. Before leaving I was sitting at the campsite opposite the Spirit Rock and a long lost memory popped into my head. When I was a child, maybe 6 or 7, I remember my Dad coming home with a new red fibreglass canoe. It suddenly appeared in the back garden and my sisters and I ran out to take a look. I jumped in right away and my Dad said to me, "Don't get in a canoe while it is on land, only when it is in the water." "Why Daddy?" I asked, as kids do. "Because you can damage the hull on the hard ground," he replied. That was my first lesson in canoe etiquette. Obviously at that age I wasn't heavy enough to do any damage but I think he was preparing me for a lifelong love of canoeing. I don't know why that long lost memory came back to me just then. But who knows what powers the Spirit Rock hold.
Friday: Bob, Diamond, and Wakimika
My paddle down Diamond was nice and liesurely. I stopped at a stream empting Small Lake into Diamond. I am always attracted to moving water - even if its too small to get a canoe down.
I walked the short portage beside the pretty little stream to take a look at the small lake. It looked so peaceful. Next time I think I might try the Small Lake route into Diamond, even though the portages have been described as more difficult.
The West end of Diamond Lake, from where it narrows to the portage, is the prettiest part. First you come across an esker island of smooth round stones left over from the iceage. There are some nice campsites at this end of the lake. A little further down is this prominent rock cleavage splitting the land and just big enough to get a canoe in. I saw a Bald Eagle flying above here.
The portage from Diamond is reached through this narrow channel.
The portage takes you into pretty little Lain Lake and then another portage into Wakimika Lake.
The north end of Wakimika has a huge beach and a good campsite.
I was blessed with a beautiful Wakimika beach sunset .
Saturday: Wakimika - Wakimka River - Obabika
Another beautiful day for a paddle down the quiet little winding Wakimika River. Halfway down it opens up into a little pond/marsh where I invaded the privacy of these Canada Geese.
These next pictures were taken over the next couple of days during the Gathering.
Sweat lodge.
Evening paddle.
Departing paddlers.


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So, let's see…we are nearing the end of 2017. As voice communication service providers perform some reflective introspection, one area that they should have already started addressing is their interconnect voice operations. By now every carrier, regardless of size, sophistication, business vertical, geography, etc., should have begun the move to the next generation of voice interconnect management solutions.
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Tuesday, December 05, 2006
I opened my big mouth
Here in Nova Scotia, we didn't have any snow up until yesterday. I kept telling people I wished it would snow. It didn't feel like December without a little snow. Well someone listened. We got dumped on yesterday and what a nightmare.
I wasn't driving my minivan, but instead had my father-in-law's Saturn. It's a standard, which isn't bad for snow packed conditions. The problem was, so much snow fell, and the car was so low to the ground, I got stuck. That wasn't as bad as when I caught a snow drift on the highway and spun out in the middle of traffic. How I didn't get hit, I'm still not sure.
The good news is I made it home in one piece. The car was fine.
On the writing front, I managed to finish up the edits to chapter one and two of my WIP. I think the pace is much better now and it leaves me room to expand in later chapters. I'm hoping I'll be able to work on chapter three today at lunch.
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So yesterday I had all these great plans to get up early and make some big money by listing a million and one items on Ebay and be super productive… but it just didn't happen.
I got up around half 9 and still felt exhausted. I managed to drag myself to the shower and get somewhat 'ready' for the day. After that the rest of the day seems kind of like a haze now. I really don't remember what I actually did between 10 & 2. I know I was in the house but I don't know how I managed to waste 4 hours doing absolutely nothing.
My mother came over at 2 and had some items for me to go through to see what could go onto Ebay and what items were suitable for the boot sale. It took a good 20 minutes to sort through the 3 bags of clothing and I have a lot of work to do the next time I get free listings on Ebay. I think I've got around 120 items that I need to list! God help me!
I think my Mother could see I was kind of having a down day and offered to take me and my boyfriend out for a curry that night along with my Father. This cheered me up a bit as I had something to look forward to that evening and I do love a curry!
I have no idea what I'm going to do tomorrow. Hopefully I can start photographing all the items for selling so when it comes to listing them at least half of the work is done.
Does anyone have any good pick me ups or tips and tricks for getting through a 'bad day'?


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RFS commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons will join firefighters and volunteers to farewell "much-loved" colleague Paul Sanderson, who died of a heart attack while battling a blaze in the NSW Hunter region.
The 48-year-old Deputy Captain "Sando" was with fellow RFS volunteers taking refuge from a bushfire near Cessnock when he collapsed last week.
He was taken to John Hunter Hospital but could not be revived.
"It is a tragedy ... it is a sad day for us," a spokesman from NSW RFS told AAP on Friday, before the morning funeral.
"A great many volunteers and paid staff, including the commissioner, will be there today."
Mr Sanderson, a father of two and a grandfather, from the Kurri Kurri brigade, had been an RFS member for almost 20 years and was recently awarded life membership.
Commissioner Fitzsimmons said he would be greatly missed.
"It's absolutely tragic someone goes out for the want of nothing for free, to make a difference in their community and haven't been able to make it home," Mr Fitzsimmons said last week.
"The brigade will miss him, the community will miss him."
NSW RFS tweeted flags were flying at half mast at RFS buildings across the state.