NW Algonquin trip where we almost died ...
The day started off nicely enough, however, little did we know a killer storm was rolling in...
We weathered the storm by hunkering down in our tents in a site that we had just bushwacked in the forest. It was so intense it seemed like the tent was going to fly away. Lighting was hitting all around and the trees through the little window in the tent looked like they were going to snap. This picture is after the storm went through. The sunset looks like an A-bomb went off which was somewhat fitting for what we would later see around the park.
This used to be a campsite, specifically the tent sites at the campsite. The firepit was fine but right behind that was a swath of trees 200ft wide by 400m long just toppled like match sticks.
A guy actually got killed by a falling tree on the next lake over, I'm not surprised and very thankful it didn't happen to one of us. We had 3 trips in that area on that night, there were a few close calls but we were spared. Thank God! We sure did!
posted by Rob Nelson @ 12:35 PM
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Hey Rob, I heard that someone had died in Algonquin Park on Tuesday morning on my way to work and i was so stressed.. when i got to work i looked it up on the internet but couldn't find anything but then kept searching throughout the day and a dad that had a kid in the park on monday night in our office called camp to see if they heard from any of their camping trips. We were relieved that there had been no phone calls reported and i continued to pray for you guys all week long!
A MASSIVE tree snapped on someone's home around the corner from my apartment building the same night.. a million fire trucks were dispatched all throughout the night i didn't sleep much as my windows are open! Although i can't say i was sitting in my tent feeling like i was going to be blown away at any gust of wind!!
What a great feeling for those guys now that they survived the most insane storm! Last summer i was in alonquin the night that the tail end of Katrina hit the southern states and have a picture similar to the sky line one you have..
anyways, i'm glad you're alive and well! Hope your derby went well .. and where are those pics of us last sunday??
Sarah
Sounds like it was less dangerous than sketch-inn in Sudbury.
what an awesome mess.We are thankful to God that all of you made it through so well.
Awesome pics too.
DENelson
robbie
wish you were here, man. i snorkelled the reef today and hand fed a sea turtle. camp looks amazing. keep it up champ
rob, are you worried that vice is more ripped than you?
Great Pics Rob and great stories too! What more could you ask for in a canoe trip?
Continue to pray for you and your trips and the other BC staff. Keep it real.
Jon / Gash
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