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This was another RiverTrek canoe-camping weekend - but this time we thought we'd be tough and do it in December.
There's snow on McGillycuddy's Reeks. The trip down through all three lakes is fascinating at every turn. The Upper Lake is my favourite: wilder and less visited, overhung by The Reeks and Purple Mountain (named for the screes of dark slate), and dotted with islands, one of which would make a great camp. Long Range is a stretch of river that links Upper to Muckross Lake, passing under Eagles Rock. Finding your way in to it is tricky - reeds mask entrances or turn out to be deadends.
A fast run-off in the mountainous catchment also means that in heavy rain the level of the entire Upper Lake can sometimes rise by up to a metre in a matter of a few hours.
We found a scuffy dank beach on the main lake, Loch Leane: dripping rhodedendrons out of place next to ancient rotund beeches. It took two of us to effect a tree-hug around one.
For once we were an all-male group - but we were careful to avoid any Iron John stuff, concentrating mainly on getting the damp wood to light, and getting a fair share of the whiskey.
This was another RiverTrek canoe-camping weekend - but this time we thought we'd be tough and do it in December.
There's snow on McGillycuddy's Reeks. The trip down through all three lakes is fascinating at every turn. The Upper Lake is my favourite: wilder and less visited, overhung by The Reeks and Purple Mountain (named for the screes of dark slate), and dotted with islands, one of which would make a great camp. Long Range is a stretch of river that links Upper to Muckross Lake, passing under Eagles Rock. Finding your way in to it is tricky - reeds mask entrances or turn out to be deadends.
A fast run-off in the mountainous catchment also means that in heavy rain the level of the entire Upper Lake can sometimes rise by up to a metre in a matter of a few hours.
We found a scuffy dank beach on the main lake, Loch Leane: dripping rhodedendrons out of place next to ancient rotund beeches. It took two of us to effect a tree-hug around one.
For once we were an all-male group - but we were careful to avoid any Iron John stuff, concentrating mainly on getting the damp wood to light, and getting a fair share of the whiskey.
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