There's a very detailed description of Thomas Prade's (of Braunschweig University in Germany) two day hike around the 32.4 kilometer Loop of the Western Uplands Backpacking Trail. He and four friends did the weekend hike late in September, 2000 ... camping at Ramona Lake, with a side-trip to Thunder Lake before their return. This trip-log is located on Thomas's own website .. www.thomas-prade.de.

"As we arrive on the campsite it is just that light enough to collect some fire wood and to pitch up the tents. As the fire is burning, we are cheering up. The last kilometers were quite strenuous, but a hot chocolate at the fire pit makes us forget about that quickly. With the darkness in this time of the year the shivering cold that penetrates everything is coming .."

A very well illustrated account of Phil and Holly Williamson's Sept 9th, 2005 three day hike around the Western Uplands Backpacking Trail (35 km Inner Loop). This account is located on their own website .. http://pwilliamson.dhs.org

"Almost beaten by the distance and todays hills, we caught sight of Maggie Lake and set off to investigate campsites. Unlike the previous night, this site was much bigger and had a huge clean white sand beach area to swim. Boiling and tired we just sat in the lake chatting about the day we just had. We had a fantastic view of the sunset this evening and we sat watching the sky change color long after the sun had dissapeared."

Phil and Holly Williamson have provide a detailed account of their 5 day hiking holiday in their Algonquin Park Eastern Pines Backpacking Trip - July 16/06. This trip-log is located on their own website .. http://pwilliamson.dhs.org

"I was standing alone under the tarp while everyone else was stuffing their things in bags when I heard crashing in the bushes moving towards me. Out of the forest appears a full grown male moose with full rack of antlers running wildly away from the sounds of snapping trees! The massive animal saw me from roughly 18 feet away and threw on the brakes, we both stood there making eye contact for several seconds before it turned its head and disappeared."