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| 1032.1 | | TROOA::TEMPLETON | Unhappy gardener | Mon Apr 28 1997 14:44 | 10 |
| Scot,
Try Gary Schabel at DTN 626-3393 or 905-948-3393
I know he has done some rafting so may have a contact for you.
joan
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| 1032.2 | | TROOA::BUTKOVICH | girls just wanna have fudge | Mon Apr 28 1997 16:03 | 8 |
| I don't know where Riviere Rouge is... but the Ottawa River has some
good Grade IV rapids if you go in the Spring. Owl River Rafting is a
pretty good company. You can do a one day trip OR they have camping
packages. (your own tent or their tents) The food was pretty good and
the guides were excellent. I looked up their number in case you were
interested - 1-800-461-7238.
Chris
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| 1032.3 | | FSCORE::B_LEURY | | Mon Apr 28 1997 17:13 | 4 |
| You can also try Wilderness Tours at 1-800-267-9166. I beleive that they
run both the Ottawa and the Rouge.
Bernie.
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| 1032.4 | | POLAR::RICHARDSON | A stranger in my own life | Mon Apr 28 1997 17:15 | 2 |
| The Riviere Rouge empties into the Ottawa, the other side from
Hawkesbury. From what I understand its rapids are better.
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| 1032.5 | | KAOFS::M_COTE | Management Challenged | Wed Apr 30 1997 16:50 | 3 |
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Try Manitoba
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| 1032.6 | I recommend the Ottawa. | KAOFS::CARSWELL | | Wed May 14 1997 09:07 | 26 |
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I don't know if you've been yet, and maybe this response is a bit late,
but my experience on the Rouge was that it was relatively boring! I have been
on both rivers twice and both times the Rouge had considerably less aggressive
water. (ie: smaller standing waves, less holes, and lots of spots were we
actually ran aground and had to get out and push!)
OWL and Wilderness Tours are both respectable Witewater companies and
equally fun to ride with. The wilderness Tour rafts are slightly larger, but
not as 'solid' a raft as the smaller OWL rafts. I am not sure what the OWL
rafts are made of, but they 'seem' to be inflated at a higher pressure, and they
are more manouverable(sp?) due to the guide using Oars, instead of a paddle.
All four trips were fun, but if you really want to experience the
better ride, I suggest you go on the Ottawa. Both Owl and Wilderness depart
from Beachburg which is only about an hour from Ottawa.
If you are taking a trip with small children, or you want a toned down
whitewater experience, OWL also runs a whitewater trip on the Madawaska river
in Barry's Bay.
Have fun,
Regards,
Gord C.
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| 1032.7 | Close to Montreal | USDEV1::SDUNN | | Thu May 29 1997 18:34 | 10 |
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I'm sorry I wasn't specific in my original note. A group of
Dad's are heading to Montreal for the father's day weekend and
were hoping to do one day of rafting. We'ed like to go someplace
(rafting) thats exciting and within two hours from the city.
Thanks for your help,
Scot
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| 1032.8 | | POLAR::RICHARDSON | A desirable weirdo | Thu May 29 1997 21:57 | 1 |
| Rouge river is about 2 hours.
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| 1032.9 | stay in town... | KAOFS::B_CROOK | Brian @KAO | Fri May 30 1997 10:42 | 5 |
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doesn't someone offer rafting right out of Montreal, I think they go
down the Lachine's? Check a Montreal tourist guide or such. Its on an
island so it should be a possibility! I expect it would be more of a
touristy thing than a tour down the Rouge...
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| 1032.10 | | POLAR::RICHARDSON | A desirable weirdo | Fri May 30 1997 10:46 | 2 |
| on the Lachine Rapids it's steel bottom boats, not rafts. So, if you
want the thrill of paddling in a raft, you'll have to go up the Ottawa.
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| 1032.11 | jet boats | TROOA::MSCHNEIDER | [email protected] | Fri May 30 1997 11:34 | 1 |
| Those jet boats on the Lachine are a hoot and you will get wet....
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