Regarding Outsuppers and Overnights
A couple of weeks ago I was kicking it with Kevin(Xante), during which we were discussing this very Blog. Kev asked what kind of material would be in it, and I said anything related to Kawabi. As we polished off our second bottle of red wine on his back deck, we started delving into potential 'lists' or rankings of various Kawabi items. One of the first to come up was favourite Outsupper and Overnight spot. Kev made the valid point that these might have been different from camper to staff, but for me and the benefit of hindsight, it didn't matter.
So what were my responses you ask?
1. Overnight: Clear Lake. For nostalgic reasons, my first impulse was to blurt out Sherbourne (sight of my first and most numerous overnights), but upon refection Clear was the one. I liked Clear because is was so peaceful and calm. There never seemed to be anybody else around. The grounds were good for camping and swimming. But most of all I loved the way that the site had an incline that led to a cliff that provided a beautiful view of the lake, as well as facing west that allowed one to view incredible sunsets framed by a very Canadian panorama.
2. Outsupper: Had a really hard time with this one. As a rule Outsupper spots tended to be less memorable in my mind. That said I was partial to both Stan Hope and Brown's Caves, but in the end, I think I enjoyed Picnic 2 most of all (yes, I can hear the chorus of "Ewwww!" going on upon reading that). I liked it because of the ease of getting to it, functionality of it (usable BBQ stands/pits, and tables), the rapids for reckless water fun, and a good size clearing for football games. Plus it had a shelter in case of rain. Sure it was fairly drab and located beside the road, but I thought it had character, and was more park than wilderness, which I thought was more apt for an outsupper.
Other nominees?
So what were my responses you ask?
1. Overnight: Clear Lake. For nostalgic reasons, my first impulse was to blurt out Sherbourne (sight of my first and most numerous overnights), but upon refection Clear was the one. I liked Clear because is was so peaceful and calm. There never seemed to be anybody else around. The grounds were good for camping and swimming. But most of all I loved the way that the site had an incline that led to a cliff that provided a beautiful view of the lake, as well as facing west that allowed one to view incredible sunsets framed by a very Canadian panorama.
2. Outsupper: Had a really hard time with this one. As a rule Outsupper spots tended to be less memorable in my mind. That said I was partial to both Stan Hope and Brown's Caves, but in the end, I think I enjoyed Picnic 2 most of all (yes, I can hear the chorus of "Ewwww!" going on upon reading that). I liked it because of the ease of getting to it, functionality of it (usable BBQ stands/pits, and tables), the rapids for reckless water fun, and a good size clearing for football games. Plus it had a shelter in case of rain. Sure it was fairly drab and located beside the road, but I thought it had character, and was more park than wilderness, which I thought was more apt for an outsupper.
Other nominees?
posted by Nick | 8/04/2004 06:55:00 p.m.
1 Comments:
Nick, wasn't there a small island in little hawk lake that had a rope swing? In 5 years of Aug camping (72-77) I think I only made it there a coupld times cause the water levels were always low in the channel between the lakes. Anyway, it was a great spot for outsuppers as I recall. Have to agree with you for best overnight: Clear lake is very memorable and even 30 years latter good times camping there remain "clear" in my mind...!
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