The River
The river flows from Algonquin Provincial Park to the Ottawa River. The name comes from the Algonquian for “where one hears a noise like this”, which refers to its many rapids.
The Team
The team has paddled the Petawawa several times. This group was from 2004 trip – Dudley, Joker, Clobber, Stoner, Falcon and Sparky
The Adventure
The river has many class 1,2 and some 3. A great test for the BRAT’s skills – Sparky navigating a class 2
Good Times
Joker in the weeds – The river meanders through open water, swifts and rapids.
Good Times
Putting on at Travers Lake – one of our first trips as a team in 2004
Good Times
Clobber showing his skills.
20 YEARS AGO!
The BRATs have explored the Petawawa many times. Yet nothing has been posted on YouTube. Dudley is in the process of fixing that!
In the meantime check out this old archived SD slide show from 20 years ago!