I think I have an addiction!
I’m mapping again… This time with the help of some quaternary geology maps (thanks, Ontario). According to that, the area I’ve been exploring is all fine sand. I know, I know: why didn’t I look there before wasting all this time? Well, simply put, it’s not 100% reliable and shit happens. For example, DeepMushTrail is located in an area described as “undifferentiated igneous and metamorphic rock, exposed at surface or covered by a discontinuous, thin layer of drift.” This doesn’t strike me as translating well to “3 foot deep sticky grey clay with occasional pebbles.” TruckHoleTrail is described as “undifferentiated carbonate and clastic sedimentary rock, exposed at surface or covered by a discontinuous, thin layer of drift.” Same difference, as far as I’m concerned.
So I look for stuff described like “Glaciomarine and marine deposits: silt and clay basin and quiet water deposits.” There’s lots of these areas east of me, as mentioned previously. I found one spot I can stick my car for the day and explore in the area and it seems a more reasonable expectation to find what I seek here. Cross your fingers for me this coming weekend, assuming my car survives the trip!
I’m also strongly considering purchasing a Garmin eTrex 10. Cheapest of the eTrex series, with the least features, but miles better than my stupid vehicle GPS. I checked out my current GPS’s track (it tracks movements so you can backtrack or run the same course again) and it showed me going in circles around and around for like 2 hours the other night… And the interwebs confirm it’s totally not designed for hiking like the eTrex units are. So all I need now is gobs upon gobs of cash.
I think it’s time to go looking around to see if I can find an updated list of water levels. With the levels so high this time of year it really makes hunting difficult. You think there’s nothing there and go back 2 months later to find that you missed 2 months worth of excellent conditions due to the water level falling… I know a few spots where I can get a rough idea of, at least, whether the water is higher or lower at the time… Perhaps that will suffice for now.
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