Would you be able to convince your friends to come camping if it meant not having to travel too far?

I mentioned before that on the last long weekend's portage trip we were never any more than a kilometre or two away from highway 60. While there were definitely spots along our route that would have been busy with people (and even motorboats) later in the year and had the weather been better, we were still able to find some tucked away spots that we had all to ourselves (or at least it seemed that way). Yeah, we heard the odd car here and there while we traveled, but not at all where we camped.

Sure, normally I'd like to get a little further into the interior, but it's nice to know you can still find some pretty great not-so-far-off spots if you can find them. Better still, I think I can convince some of my more portage-reluctant friends to go along if we weren't heading so far into "the middle of nowhere". (Though not necessarily repeating this exact loop, as there was some extra, potentially enthusiasm-draining portaging for some.)

And once they're there, and they see what the outdoors has to offer, I guarantee they'll want to see it again.

And maybe a little further in next time, or maybe just more often. Either way, I think it might be a great way to get more people outdoors.

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