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Entry Point 14 - Little Indian Sioux River North


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Little Indian Sioux River (north) entry point allows overnight paddle only. This entry point is supported by La Croix Ranger Station near the city of Ely, MN. The distance from ranger station to entry point is 32 miles. Access is a 40-rod portage heading North from the Echo Trail.

Number of Permits per Day: 6
Elevation: 1364 feet
Latitude: 48.1466
Longitude: -92.2103
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Frenchy19
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07/10/2012 01:10AM
  
New Trip Report posted by Frenchy19

Trip Name: LIS-First Solo!.

Entry Point: 14

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"The future ain't what it used to be" Yogi Berra
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missmolly
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07/10/2012 07:32AM
  
Good writing! Here are three of many nuggets:


"...creatures no larger than my nostril hairs...."


"...220 pound burrito...."


"...did nothing to stem the skeeters from participating in my weight loss program...."


I was a teacher and became a writer. You could do the same.

I will paddle eternal, Kevlar and carbon.
Zulu
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07/10/2012 09:17AM
  
I enjoyed your report and photos. You write well. You should reconsider and write more. I like the way you wrote about struggle and suffering and how you controlled yourself when that guy asked you if you got lucky.


Congratulations on your first solo! Great Job Frenchy.
bbrown6057
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07/10/2012 03:56PM
  
Wonderful report Frenchy! Very in depth report, I was almost there with you, and no, that wasn't me asking if you got lucky =)

"You have a cough? Go home tonight, eat a whole box of Ex-Lax, tomorrow you'll be afraid to cough."
Hawbakers
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07/10/2012 04:36PM
  
LOL Great report, Frenchy19! Made me laugh and made me feel for you with the tent situation. Been there...no fun. I really did enjoy reading it! Thanks!
BdubBear
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07/11/2012 12:47PM
  
I really enjoyed your report. I took this same exact trip at the end of May with similar results. I had gear issues on Fat and pushed hard to get out in two days. Fat to Oyster and then Oyster to the EP the next day. I was not as lucky as you on Oyster and ended up taking the site on the far east.


Reliving it along with you I can't help but understand how you must have felt by the time you got the the take out. I even had the same motivation - a big old burger at Ely Steakhouse.


Funny, as hard as it was I still look back on it fondly. Hope you do too.

"Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering." --Theodore Roosevelt
Frenchy19
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07/11/2012 12:56PM
  
quote missmolly: "Good writing! Here are three of many nuggets:



"...creatures no larger than my nostril hairs...."



"...220 pound burrito...."



"...did nothing to stem the skeeters from participating in my weight loss program...."



I was a teacher and became a writer. You could do the same."


Thanks for the compliment!

"The future ain't what it used to be" Yogi Berra
Frenchy19
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07/11/2012 12:56PM
  
quote bbrown6057: "Wonderful report Frenchy! Very in depth report, I was almost there with you, and no, that wasn't me asking if you got lucky =)"


Funny! Looking back, I wish I wasn't so short with the guy. He and the gal with him were having a blast, and kudos to them for spending the day on the water.

"The future ain't what it used to be" Yogi Berra
Frenchy19
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07/11/2012 12:58PM
  
quote BdubBear: "I really enjoyed your report. I took this same exact trip at the end of May with similar results. I had gear issues on Fat and pushed hard to get out in two days. Fat to Oyster and then Oyster to the EP the next day. I was not as lucky as you on Oyster and ended up taking the site on the far east.



Reliving it along with you I can't help but understand how you must have felt by the time you got the the take out. I even had the same motivation - a big old burger at Ely Steakhouse.



Funny, as hard as it was I still look back on it fondly. Hope you do too."


The Oyster to EP 14 was a long day, but I do recall it fondly and look forward to my next solo which will probably be something short in late August depending on permit location availability.

"The future ain't what it used to be" Yogi Berra
RainGearRight
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07/11/2012 02:40PM
  
I don't know why but I actually laughed out loud at your comment about needing pliers to undo your knots, along with many of your description. Thanks for taking the time to write this up. One of the better trip reports I've read.


Sounds like a successful first solo, minus the gear issues.

There's always money in the banana stand.
Arkansas Man
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07/11/2012 03:40PM
  
Frenchy,
Solo's particularly your first one is a blast until you find what works good and what doesn't! Sounds like you had a great time even with the difficulties. Great report!


Bruce

Good Paddling, Great Fishing, and God Bless All...
Frenchy19
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07/11/2012 05:57PM
  
quote RainGearRight: "I don't know why but I actually laughed out loud at your comment about needing pliers to undo your knots, along with many of your description. Thanks for taking the time to write this up. One of the better trip reports I've read.



Sounds like a successful first solo, minus the gear issues."


Hard to admit, but I just cannot tie knots. I've been to websites that show, with videos, how to tie 1,325 different knots for various purposes, and I practice, yet when I get into the wilderness, I have more than brain farts when it comes to remembering how to tie the darn knots-I have hard core brain skitters!


This is probably payback for my quitting cub scouts after I got my bobcat badge, but, then again, I am pretty sure my den mother was the person Stephen King modeled his Annie Wilkes character after for his book "Misery."

Maybe someday...




"The future ain't what it used to be" Yogi Berra
RainGearRight
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07/11/2012 08:22PM
  
quote Frenchy19: "quote RainGearRight: "I don't know why but I actually laughed out loud at your comment about needing pliers to undo your knots, along with many of your description. Thanks for taking the time to write this up. One of the better trip reports I've read.




Sounds like a successful first solo, minus the gear issues."



Hard to admit, but I just cannot tie knots. I've been to websites that show, with videos, how to tie 1,325 different knots for various purposes, and I practice, yet when I get into the wilderness, I have more than brain farts when it comes to remembering how to tie the darn knots-I have hard core brain skitters!



This is probably payback for my quitting cub scouts after I got my bobcat badge, but, then again, I am pretty sure my den mother was the person Stephen King modeled his Annie Wilkes character after for his book "Misery."


Maybe someday...



"


ahahahhhhhahahah! Two knots. Slippery half hitch and truckers hitch. That's all i use. Super simple and effective, or you could just bring in thirty ratchet straps. Problem solved!

There's always money in the banana stand.
Frenchy19
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07/11/2012 08:46PM
  
quote RainGearRight: "quote Frenchy19: "quote RainGearRight: "I don't know why but I actually laughed out loud at your comment about needing pliers to undo your knots, along with many of your description. Thanks for taking the time to write this up. One of the better trip reports I've read.





Sounds like a successful first solo, minus the gear issues."




Hard to admit, but I just cannot tie knots. I've been to websites that show, with videos, how to tie 1,325 different knots for various purposes, and I practice, yet when I get into the wilderness, I have more than brain farts when it comes to remembering how to tie the darn knots-I have hard core brain skitters!




This is probably payback for my quitting cub scouts after I got my bobcat badge, but, then again, I am pretty sure my den mother was the person Stephen King modeled his Annie Wilkes character after for his book "Misery."



Maybe someday...




"



ahahahhhhhahahah! Two knots. Slippery half hitch and truckers hitch. That's all i use. Super simple and effective, or you could just bring in thirty ratchet straps. Problem solved!"


What I should have brought was that hammock you so graciously said you would loan me...problem solved! Except I would have needed the pliers to remove the straps:)


Looking forward to purchasing a WBBB and Superfly tarp...

"The future ain't what it used to be" Yogi Berra
KevinL
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07/14/2012 06:17PM
  
Thanks, I enjoyed reading.

KevinL
billconner
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07/15/2012 10:30AM
  
So the question you have to ask your self Frenchy is will you solo again? I did one solo last fall and, while I loved it, I'm not sure it is my first choice. I'd certainly solo again if I didn't have a partner to go with, but not sure it's my first choice. Though not having to ever consult another sole about what site or what to eat or which way to go was nice.
Frenchy19
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07/15/2012 03:49PM
  
quote BillConner01: "So the question you have to ask your self Frenchy is will you solo again? I did one solo last fall and, while I loved it, I'm not sure it is my first choice. I'd certainly solo again if I didn't have a partner to go with, but not sure it's my first choice. Though not having to ever consult another sole about what site or what to eat or which way to go was nice."


I'd definitely go again, in fact, I'll probably go sometime this fall. The reason I bought the solo was because it's hard finding people to trip with. I usually travel with my girls, but they're at that teenage stage where they are not that interested in hanging out with Dad, and the guys I go with either do want to be in longer than 4 nights or can only get a couple of days off.


While I like traveling with others, I really like the freedom afforded me with the purchase of the solo. Not sure if the Magic is the right boat for me, however, as I'm two weeks out and my hips are still sore. Looking forward to paddling a Wenonah Wilderness, and I'd also really like to try a Swift Shearwater, but I think this will only happen with a rad trip into Ontario or out east somewhere.

"The future ain't what it used to be" Yogi Berra
boonie
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07/15/2012 07:00PM
  
I really enjoyed your trip report, Frenchy. I love hearing about first solos. Sounded a lot like mine and others I have read, except you really had bad luck with the gear. BA will probably replace the stuff for you, but the best warranty is the one you don't have to use. I'm glad you finally found the pictos on Rocky - they're a little different, more mysterious.


I think I still took way too much food on my second solo, but now I only take a little too much. Most times I don't have a fire on solos, so I don't usually take the saw and hatchet - just extra weight. I think both of these activities must have a much greater social aspect than we realize.


Glad you survived it and are ready for your next one...with a few differences of course.
Frenchy19
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07/15/2012 09:04PM
  
quote boonie: "I really enjoyed your trip report, Frenchy. I love hearing about first solos. Sounded a lot like mine and others I have read, except you really had bad luck with the gear. BA will probably replace the stuff for you, but the best warranty is the one you don't have to use. I'm glad you finally found the pictos on Rocky - they're a little different, more mysterious.



I think I still took way too much food on my second solo, but now I only take a little too much. Most times I don't have a fire on solos, so I don't usually take the saw and hatchet - just extra weight. I think both of these activities must have a much greater social aspect than we realize.



Glad you survived it and are ready for your next one...with a few differences of course.



"


Thanks! BA is fixing the tent and replacing the mattress pad (which I did not even ask for; just included it as anecdotal info in the email I sent them. The thing was 10 years old. BA gets a big thumb's up from me on this one.).


My shoulder needs some more rest, but I am going to do a solo in October if I can figure out how to get out of a couple of workshop days over the MEA weekend at the school where I teach. I think I feel a cold coming on...!

"The future ain't what it used to be" Yogi Berra
boonie
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07/16/2012 08:18AM
  
Just tell them you were kidnapped by alien bigfeet in an interstellar canoe, Frenchy! And interrogated for days in the wilderness before being released unharmed :). If you REALLY believe, you'll be able to pass the lie detector test.
billconner
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07/16/2012 11:04AM
  
quote Frenchy19: "Not sure if the Magic is the right boat for me, however, as I'm two weeks out and my hips are still sore. Looking forward to paddling a Wenonah Wilderness, and I'd also really like to try a Swift Shearwater, but I think this will only happen with a rad trip into Ontario or out east somewhere."


Don't rule out the Souris River Tranquility. I loved it, plus if you go to Atikokan to rent one or just to try them, you can tour the factory. I could not find a south side outfitter that rented a Tranq but several on north do.
Frenchy19
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07/16/2012 11:29AM
  
quote BillConner01: "quote Frenchy19: "Not sure if the Magic is the right boat for me, however, as I'm two weeks out and my hips are still sore. Looking forward to paddling a Wenonah Wilderness, and I'd also really like to try a Swift Shearwater, but I think this will only happen with a rad trip into Ontario or out east somewhere."



Don't rule out the Souris River Tranquility. I loved it, plus if you go to Atikokan to rent one or just to try them, you can tour the factory. I could not find a south side outfitter that rented a Tranq but several on north do."


Good call. I did rent a Tranquility from Red Rock for an ill fated solo attempt about 10 years ago, but I do not remember how it handled as I was completely freaked out by a massive storm that blew in shortly after my departure from Lake One.


I do want to tour the SR factory as I have a Quetico 17 and really enjoy that boat.

"The future ain't what it used to be" Yogi Berra
snakecharmer
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07/16/2012 12:11PM
  
Very nice report. We took the same route just 3 days earlier. We had beautiful weather for most of our trip. On Wednesday, we were camped on Lynx and it got brutally hot. We spent a good portion of Wednesday afternoon swimming at the beach at the end of the Ruby portage. We exited on Thursday early in the morning. Timing is everything :)

"Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after"
~ Henry David Thoreau
Frenchy19
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07/16/2012 04:29PM
  
quote snakecharmer: "Very nice report. We took the same route just 3 days earlier. We had beautiful weather for most of our trip. On Wednesday, we were camped on Lynx and it got brutally hot. We spent a good portion of Wednesday afternoon swimming at the beach at the end of the Ruby portage. We exited on Thursday early in the morning. Timing is everything :)"


You had an in with the gods of good weather! It was warm when I was in, but it was also really windy, so that helped, and a hot day in the Dub beats a hot day at home any day of the week!

"The future ain't what it used to be" Yogi Berra
Ragged
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07/26/2012 02:52PM
  
I really enjoyed reading your report, thank you for taking the time to write it!


I loved your pet name for the tent, made me chuckle every time you brought it up, sorry to hear it eventually failed.


He leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. Psalm 23:2/3
chipaddler
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07/26/2012 04:08PM
  
Nice report, I enjoyed reading it. I've been considering my first solo trip and this is pushing me towards trying it.


"Not all those who wander are lost" - Tolkien
mocha
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07/26/2012 05:27PM
  
sounds like an adventure for a first solo. you have a lot of patience.. i would have ripped that tent to shreds out of sheer frustration and blamed it on sleep deprivation.


enjoyed the pic of that huge rock..wow!
Frenchy19
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07/26/2012 07:41PM
  
Tent Update: I sent the Sarcophagus to Big Agnes and explained what happened. They replaced the zipper and also repaired a tear elsewhere in the screen that was there when I purchased the thing. Upon hearing that my mattress also blew a leak the same evening, they also sent me a new Air Core, no questions asked, even though I did not expect nor ask them to do so as the mattress was a good 10 years old.


I still hate the Sarcophagus, but I have nothing but good to say about the customer service at Big Agnes!!


If anyone wants a solo tent pretty cheap...:)

"The future ain't what it used to be" Yogi Berra
Ragged
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07/27/2012 01:49PM
  
quote Frenchy19: "Tent Update: I sent the Sarcophagus to Big Agnes and explained what happened. They replaced the zipper and also repaired a tear elsewhere in the screen that was there when I purchased the thing. Upon hearing that my mattress also blew a leak the same evening, they also sent me a new Air Core, no questions asked, even though I did not expect nor ask them to do so as the mattress was a good 10 years old.



I still hate the Sarcophagus, but I have nothing but good to say about the customer service at Big Agnes!!



If anyone wants a solo tent pretty cheap...:)"



That’s good to hear, I’m thinking of picking up a Copper Spur UL2 for solo use, snuck into one the other day and couldn't believe the room it offered for 3.5 pounds, but could never stomach the price if their service wasn’t good.

He leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. Psalm 23:2/3
chipaddler
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07/27/2012 04:35PM
  
quote Ragged: "quote Frenchy19: "Tent Update: I sent the Sarcophagus to Big Agnes and explained what happened. They replaced the zipper and also repaired a tear elsewhere in the screen that was there when I purchased the thing. Upon hearing that my mattress also blew a leak the same evening, they also sent me a new Air Core, no questions asked, even though I did not expect nor ask them to do so as the mattress was a good 10 years old.




I still hate the Sarcophagus, but I have nothing but good to say about the customer service at Big Agnes!!




If anyone wants a solo tent pretty cheap...:)"




That’s good to hear, I’m thinking of picking up a Copper Spur UL2 for solo use, snuck into one the other day and couldn't believe the room it offered for 3.5 pounds, but could never stomach the price if their service wasn’t good. "



Ragged - Nemo is going to be jealous of this statement. :)

"Not all those who wander are lost" - Tolkien
mooseplums
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07/28/2012 08:35AM
  
Wow! Heat, bugs, and gear failure....bet you can't wait for your next solo adventure :) Fall is a good choice...try a short 3-4 day loop, they are my favorite. Just enough time to recharge.

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"
Frenchy19
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07/28/2012 04:16PM
  
quote mooseplums: "Wow! Heat, bugs, and gear failure....bet you can't wait for your next solo adventure :) Fall is a good choice...try a short 3-4 day loop, they are my favorite. Just enough time to recharge."


Sounds good...I'll need to play hookey from school for a couple of days, but it will be worth it!

"The future ain't what it used to be" Yogi Berra
H8weakness
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07/28/2012 06:27PM
  
Great Report Frenchy!
I would love to know your reply to...
"Well, did you get lucky?"
To be honest, I find his question to be hysterical considering that it was a solo trip.
Thanks for sharing!
Ross
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07/28/2012 10:14PM
  
A good read but will be even better 20 years from now. I think it is important that we write some of the bigger milestones down for our kids to read. Thanks for sharing.

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Frenchy19
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07/29/2012 11:16AM
  
quote H8weakness: "Great Report Frenchy!
I would love to know your reply to...
"Well, did you get lucky?"
To be honest, I find his question to be hysterical considering that it was a solo trip.
Thanks for sharing!
Ross



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Not my finest moment, but it went something like this...


"Well, did you get lucky?"


"I have no clue what you're talking about."


"You know what luck is, don't you?"


"Yes I do. It's what you're about to run out of if you don't get your f*&%ing canoe out of my way."


Again, not my proudest moment, made especially more so as the woman he was with was filming this whole interaction with her point and shoot...


"The future ain't what it used to be" Yogi Berra
SevenofNine
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07/31/2012 11:41AM
  
Great trip report Frenchy. I too laughed at you nickname for your tent as I know what it's like to sleep in a solo tent. Thank you for sharing your trip.

The best part of this journey here is further knowing yourself - Alan Kay
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07/31/2012 03:51PM
  
Great report Frenchy... You did an awesome job. Keep it up and you'll be publishing your encounters and living high off the profits. :) It's fun to name things out there... But a tent to me is just a shack. I had a Copper Spur in WCPP that was borrowed as mine wasn't in yet. I've got a few nights in my new one and the last one I was flooded out badly... but I stayed dry! My buddy has sent his in for various reasons and BA sends a new one if it can't be fixed. I'm thinkin I'll get a few nights in it yet this year, but I'm taking the Lean shelter too I think. Both tents together weigh less than most tents or about the same. Twenty days til the big trip...

Nctry
boonie
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07/31/2012 07:12PM
  
Like Ross, I thought it was a pretty funny question, Frenchy. I'm sorry you were having such a bad day - understandable under the circumstances though - and missed an opportunity to share the wealth. I hope you have better luck on your next solo.
Frenchy19
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07/31/2012 07:29PM
  
quote nctry: "Great report Frenchy... You did an awesome job. Keep it up and you'll be publishing your encounters and living high off the profits. :) It's fun to name things out there... But a tent to me is just a shack. I had a Copper Spur in WCPP that was borrowed as mine wasn't in yet. I've got a few nights in my new one and the last one I was flooded out badly... but I stayed dry! My buddy has sent his in for various reasons and BA sends a new one if it can't be fixed. I'm thinkin I'll get a few nights in it yet this year, but I'm taking the Lean shelter too I think. Both tents together weigh less than most tents or about the same. Twenty days til the big trip..."



Thanks, Ben. As you know, it's been a tough year for me personally, so to have been able to make the trip was a success. The tent? It was a pain in the butt, but I learned from it, to say the least! I also learned that I love soloing, and I hope to make a short trip this fall providing I can the time off.


I am looking forward to hearing about the details of your Odyssey...just do not make the same mistakes that Odysseus did!

"The future ain't what it used to be" Yogi Berra
Frenchy19
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07/31/2012 07:33PM
  
quote boonie: "Like Ross, I thought it was a pretty funny question, Frenchy. I'm sorry you were having such a bad day - understandable under the circumstances though - and missed an opportunity to share the wealth. I hope you have better luck on your next solo."


Everything was going pretty well until the tent decided to explode! I am looking forward to the next solo, although I am not sure it will be in the Bell Magic. Three weeks out and my hips still hurt...then again, I turn 50 in September, so maybe it's not the boat!?!?


I will fish more on the next trip and make darn sure that my tent is bomb proof. While I appreciate BA fixing it for me, I can say without hesitation that I will never use that thing again!

"The future ain't what it used to be" Yogi Berra
boonie
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07/31/2012 08:29PM
  
I was thinking the other day that maybe your hips hurt because you had tight hamstrings/hip flexors, but you said you didn't have that ptoblem in the tandem. Still, it wouldn't hurt to do some stretches.


Have fun on your next solo. When was it...Oct? At least there won't be hordes of mosquitos :). I'll be up the Gunflint the end of Sept.
joe47
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08/01/2012 06:22AM
  
Nice trip report Frenchy, very entertaining reading. I noticed that you and I have at least a few similar priorities: a room at the Adventure Inn and the humongo-burger at the Ely Steak House. I got my room before the fish hook removal and the burger right after. That couple at the take-out, there was something going on there. Why did the woman film the episode? It was almost like a Greenpeace sit-in or something. Only one f-bomb? I am a retired Army First Sergeant, I would have moved it for him whether or he wanted me to or not, and insulted his mother while at it.
A few comments on what "hurt" you on your trip:
I use a two-person backpacking tent, the Eureka Spitfire 2. I am 6'2" and 230, and I can sit up in it to dress. It is not overly large, though; the 2 people who use it better be close friends. It sets up quickly, is not too heavy, and does not feel like a sarcophagus.


I also bought the ENO hammock at Piragis. It requires no knots due to the strap system, and I did sleep in it on the second part of my trip. Rolling over on your side is mostly an exercise in futility, but I had no problem sleeping and my back hurt a little less than in the tent, with the backpacking weight air mattress.


Again, nice trip report, please do write one after your next trip. I just did my first, and there is a learning curve! I put the entire report in the preamble, and had to re-write it all. The first version was better. I also put a photo of a Bison in the BWCA.


Thanks again for one of the best reports of the year.






Joe
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06/24/2013 01:57PM
  
Great report Frenchy! I was going though the dates on the report page & it says 6-25-13. As I am reading & enjoying every last sentence, I looked at the date & said wow, he's doing this tomorrow :)
I was locked in & couldn't put it down.
Excellent job of writing!
All the written above is great! Love it!
I wouldn't mind doing a solo some time but I don't think my wife would allow it. She would have to come with.
Can you tell us exactly where the pictographs are on Rocky? I've never seen any & have caught my attention.


Thanks again on one of the best reports I've read as well. I hope you re-evaluate your decision on writing another report, Very well done!
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06/26/2013 01:24AM
  
Great report Frenchy. I was on the edge of my seat during the tent zipper episode. What a nightmare. I hope my new BA tent serves me better. I too am overwhelmed at slobs that try to burn strange items and leave them for us to clean up. Or slobs that litter the sites with shell casings or in my case pistachio shells. I spent hours cleaning them up. I have never gone solo but I am intrigued . It is funny how soloists don't eat much. I too am an avid fisherman and and always bring leeches and care for them tenderly. I too would have struggled with the decision to finally to dump them in the woods to lighten the load. I hope the thwart bag is getting some usage. Thanks for the report.
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Bite of the Pike
Destination Finger Lake
First Trip-Been back since...
Little Indian Sioux River north
LIS North to Moose River
Little Indian Sioux- North 2007-- Hot and Uphill!
LIS north to Little Loon, Gun, Gebe, Oyster and Shell
little indian souix to nina moose
Shell Lake Base Camp
Little Indian Sioux Loop Through The Beartracks
A Much Needed Trip
Four years to Nahimana (Photo link added on 8/7/08)
Four Solos 2008
Pauness Lakes to Heritage, Lynx, to Shell, loop
Too many motorboats
Shell Lake Basecamp
LIS / Shell lake
June-July 2009
Divas - JB and Canoe Bender doing Pauness
Mom's first trip: LIS North out EP16
The First of Many
5 Rivers Trip or Lac La Croix circumnavigation
Little Indian Souix River North
LIS Solo
Lac La Croix - around the horn
LIS to Steep, Lynx with day trips
A week of R & R on Little Loon
Yodeler bushwack
Annual Adventure
Ohio Boys going North - 2010
Solo LIS River North
Is it really solo?
Winter Camping, Shell Lake
SS Diva Slug Fest
My Wifes First Trip
LIS North, Hustler, Gebe, Lac La Croix, Moose River
The Year of the Beaver
sept solo
2011 Heritage Lake Basecamp
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LIS North Loop, April 2012
Little Indian Sioux and Beyond
Severe Trip
Snow Bay 2012
EP 14 exit EP16
2012 LIS North (14) loop to Moose River (16)
Gusto
Little Indian Sioux North Loop Solo
Lots of Animals
From Tinder Box to Please Pass the Napalm
Little Indian Sioux Getaway Trip
EP 14 to EP 16 Northern Loop
Loon Lake
LIS-First Solo!
Little Indian Sioux Solo Trip
LacLaCroix (It's A Really Big Lake)
My Trip on Everytrail.
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15 Day Solo Trip LIS North
The Storm / Bushwack to Rangeline / A Trip to Warpaint / Lynx Lake
Warpaint Lake
Finally, a full week in the BWCA! LIS through Slim/Beartrack/Finger/Oyster/Lynx.
Little Indian Sioux #14 Sept. 2014
Shell - Little Shell - Lynx
Little Indian Souix and beyond
Sioux Hustler Area Voyage
Lazy, Fishless Awesome guys trip up the LIS
Sam and Andrew's First Adventure
Solo July 2015
Dear Mariel
Portage clearing trip 2016/ LIS North
Keep Calm & Paddle On!
Western Lac La Croix and Lakes to the South
LIS North to Loon and LLC
LIS North to Lynx, August 2016
Leaky Canoe on the Little Indian Sioux
EP 14 Lynx lake
Solo Trip-EP14 Shell/Lynx
First Ever Solo- Little Indian Sioux River North- July 2017
Where Are The Maps?...and No Pictures, Please--our 2017 trip on the Little Indian Sioux
Shell, Lynx, Hustler, Oyster to EP 16
BWCA Sept 2017 EP14
Paddling with friends
BW Full Send 2018
Indian Sioux North Solo
Operation Bushwhack!
Shell Basecame for Wife's Second Trip
Stormy September - Namakan-Loon River Loop
2018 BWCA Trex
June 2019 LISN to Devils Cascade
LIS Loop 2019 - Rivers and Storms
July 2019 Trip - 5 days
First trip to the western area BWCA
LIS September Paddle
The Camps Return to the BWCA
Nonstop wind
Lynx Lake Trip June 2020
A Walk In The Woods - Second Time To The Boundary Waters
Sioux-Hustler trail push
Shell Lake June 2021
Mid-Summer Lac La Croix Paddling Trip
Familiar waters-strange circumstances
September LIS Loop
100 Mile Solo on the Border
LIS Loop of Solitude
I found my thrill on blueberry hill
May 2023 EP14
There will be BUGS!,... and a floatplane.
LLC to Moose Lake
Lac La Croix - The Big Lake
2023 LIS North (14) - Moose River North (16)
Ep 14-14 loop with Weeny PMA exploration
Snow Bay + Fat Lake- August 2023
LLC Interior Tour
Fall 2019 Trip to Lynx Lake - YouTube

EP 16 - Moose/Portage River (North of Echo Trail)

Moose/Portage River (North of Echo Trail) - 16
Routes
Route - Moose River EP16
Trip Reports
My First Trip into the BWCA
Autumn in the BWCAW
E P 16 to E P 24
Jeffords Twosome 2005
June 2005
Moose River North
Moose River North June 2006
June 2006 Solo... (The Foot Trip)
Newbies- Moose River North to Moose Lake
Paddling Pageant and the Sioux Hustler portage
Sausage Party 2006
2007 Moose River Trip
May 2007 trip - EP 16 to Crown Land and High Falls
Oyster Lake-Quality Trip
Nina Moose to Iron Lake
Oyster/Agnes/LLC
Oyster agnes LLC
Old Friends and New Places
A Wildlife adventure
Moose River to LLC
Bill and Rob 2008 Moose River Trip
Opener Weekend '08-EP 16 to Oyster and back home via Ramshead
A Trip of First's
first time to Lac La Croix
Radtke's on Lac La Croix '08
Aug 2008 - Moose River out & back
Moose River North to Iron Lake and back again
Moose River to Agnes
A Group of Newbies
Early June 2009 EP #16 First trip for all of us
Boulder Bay 2009
Agnes, La Croix, Iron, Stewart
Father and Son Trip
The Gary Harden Trip: Where a boy Harden's into a man!
BWCAW 2009
Four Old Girls Tackle the BWCA
A New Adventure
Perfect April Trip
EP 16 to EP 24
Oyster, Ge-be, L.L.C.
Father and Son Trip
Moose River to LLC and Iron, near-tragedy on Agnes
FS rides again!
Extreme
Oyster Creek and Boulder River
Moose River North to Lac La Croix
Father's and Son's
A couple returnees and four newbies from EP 16 up to LLC
Sept. 2011
Trip to Iron Lake Fall 2011 (2019 remake)
Winter Lake Trout
Moose River North to Iron
Angler hooks walleye, the fish returns the favor
Father / Daughter Trip
Iron Lake or Bust
September Morn
Oyster Lake Base Camp 2013 (Green,Rocky,Ramshead, Ninamoose)
EP 16 -- Agnes Lake
EP16 to Lac La Croix West to East Loop
moose river north entry 16
EP 16 Nina Moose to Agnes Basecamp: A Family Excursion with a bit of fishing
Try to Remember a Day in September
Annual Fall Trip to Lake Agnes
Oyster, Finger, LLC September/Oct 2013
Pictorial Trip Report - Lake Agnes in October
THE FIVE WORN OUT INDIANS
Fall 2014 Lake Agnes Trip
A Perfect Trip
Moose R. North to Iron/LLC. First as a trip "leader"
Moose river north
Father-Daughter trip to Iron lake via EP16 Iron lake
Moose River First Solo
Fall 2015 Lake Agnes Trip
Iron Lake Trip 2016
Agnes - LLC
More than I imagined
Fall 2016 Lake Agnes Trip
Wolf sighting between Oyster and Hustler
Agnes - LLC - Ge-be-on-e-quet Loop
LAC LA CROIX VOYAGERS
Memorial Day Heat--Moose River North 2018
June 2018 to Oyster & beyond
Relaxing Jaunt to Nina Moose
8 day 7 nights EP16 Boulder Bay, LLC, Ge-be-on-e-quet, Oyster, Agnes
27 day solo
Return to Iron Lake
Entry point 16
Bushman goes back to the BWCA
Moose River to Tiger Bay
May 2020 - Nina/Moose > Iron > Crooked > Basswood > Horse > Mudro
EP16 Loop - Oyster, Ge-be-on-e-quet, Lac La Croix, Nina Moose
EP16 - I-R-O-N Lake Fishing Expedition
Tiger Bay, Agnes, and we suck at portages
Sept 2020 EP 16 Loop - Nina Moose, Oyster, Ge-be, LLC, Agnes, Nina Moose
namaycush redemption
Lake Agnes Basecamp
May 29-June 4th Nina Moose to Lacroix with plenty of wind
Trip with Friends BWCA 2022
June fishing exploits on Lac La Croix
#16 Moose River Loop

EP 19 - Stuart River

EP 20 - Angleworm Lake

EP 23 - Mudro Lake

Mudro Lake - 23
Routes
Route - July'09 big counterclockewise loop
Trip Reports
The Return
Sleeping Under the Stars
Fullmoon over Fourtown
Horse River May7-11
Church Kids
Murdo entry - Intorduction to BW for two of my daughters
2005 Trip...6/26-7/1 (Mudro- Crooked)
Sausage Party 2005
Mudro to Canada - 3rd trip to the BWCAW
September Trip
Mudro in October
First Timer
Our first loop
Big Water to No Water and Portages in Between
Mudro
A SPECIAL TRIP UP THE BEARTRAP RIVER
Mudro to Horse
Mudro to Friday Bay
Moosecamp Solo
Mudrow, Crooked, Iron, LaCroix, and Nina Moose
The Sundial PMA
mudro
Crooked Lake
Horse Lake
Mudro to Beartrap to Moosecamp and back
Family Base Camp Trip to Horse Lake
Mudro to Bear Trap and return
Wandering Women 2008
Horse Lake Pike
Horse Lake Base Camp - 2008
Horse Lake Base Camp
Mudro-Fairy-Thunder-Moosecamp
May fishing photos
Mudro, Beartrap River, Horse lake loop
Dads and sons- Mudro loop thru Horse, Crooked back thru Gun and Fourtown
July 2009 Trip 3
First Solo
Mudro - Crooked Lake loop
Ten days of September
Mudro to Angleworm, April 2010
Mudro loop
Mudro to Horse w/7 yr. old daughter
First Loop Trip - Father and Son
Boot Lake: Here Comes the Rain Again
Boot Lake Basecamp
2010 June - Mudro to Gull
Mudro, LBF, Crooked, Papoose Creek Fourtown in a kayak
Jordan's First Trip to BWCA - Family Trip 2010
BEPCO Trip 2010
1st Timers 8/21/10
Last Canoe Trip of the Season
mudro to crooked to sunday bay to gun to fourtown.. I WISH..
Mudro to Basswood
October Adventures in Paradise
You Don't Catch, You Don't Eat
A trip of many firsts.
Tour of the Crooked Lake Area via Mudro Lake
Fourteen Hours, Four Guys, Toyota Corrolla. and one wrecked Kevlar Canoe
Mudro to Crooked Big Fun One One
Pictorial Trip Report - My First Solo
Through the Eyes of Gabe
Boy Scout
Long Strange Trip
Tippy Canoe & Broken Soles (EP 23)
Five nights on Boot Lake
Mudro to Gun
One New Fisherman
Mudro to Crooked- Cultivating the love
BWCAW 2011 - Summer to late fall in 7 days
Easter Week Border Water Walleyes
Horse Shake
Mudro to boot, fairy, gun, moose camp, fourtown. 9 People 6 days
Turtle Watch !
Mudro to Crooked (Smallmouth Bonanza)
First but not last
2012 Fourtown
Mudro to Beartrap with the Family
Mudro Lake on Labor Day- First Time in BWCA
Mudro to Moosecamp
Crooked Loop
Horse/Friday Bay/Fourtown Loop
Late Fall EP23: Mudro-Horse-Fourtown
Wojack in the wild (Crooked Lake loop)
Mudro to Friday Bay and Back Again
Crooked Lake Falls and Fish
Mudro - Jackfish Bay - Basswood River - Crooked - Gun - Mudro
Mudro EP to Fairy to Fourtown to Horse
My first trip to the BWCA
Crooked Loop
Crooked Lake 4th July 2015
Horse Lake
Mudro to Just Past Wednesday Bay on Crooked Lake
#23 Mudro: “Time travel in a magic canoe” (first solo 2015)
Mudro to Horse
Horse Lake 2016 - Major Storm and No Fish
Lessons Learned From the Boundary Waters
A Sweet Video From Our Trip
A Windy Mudro Loop
Plans meet reality, 4 southerners visit the BWCA
bunggee lake bushwack
First trip
MUDRO-BASSWOOD FALLS-JACKFISH BAY TRIP - FALL 2017
October 2017- 3 Generations of Family
Mudro to Beartrap Loop
First BWCA Trip #23 Loop
Boot Lake fall basecamp with GSP
May Mudro Loop
College Camping Trip
Crooked Lake Loop
Mudro-Crooked Lk with some first timers !
Kids canoe
Solo trip Mudro to Fall Lake
My First Real Trip - Mudro Loop
Crooked Lake Loop for BWCA First Timers
SO's first trip to the BW
3/4 1st timers
Mudro EP to Lower Basswood Falls Video Trip Report
Not exactly a trip report, but a Wall Street Journal story about escaping to the BWCA
Paddling with Padres - A spiritual Exodus adventure
Mudro 2020 Fishing/Relaxing
Hot Summer Nights on Crooked Lake
Crooked Lake - Found A Necklace
Turning 40 in the Boundary Waters
Return of the Cousins Camping
YouTube Slideshow - Oct. Trip Mudro to Lower Basswood Falls
Fourtown Weekend Trip
Long way to Wednesday Bay

EP 24 - Fall Lake

EP 25 - Moose Lake

Moose Lake - 25
Routes
MissyGirl - MissyGirl And Troop 63
Trip Reports
1974 The Rainy Trip
1975 BWCA Trip & Pictures
1977 Our First Time in Quetico
Trip Recall -- Bear got the food we got carrot sticks & Jolly Ranchers
A First BWCA Trip
Winter trip: Gold Team/Brown Team
Kashapiwi Agnes Loop
First Quetico Trip... The Epic Journey
Late Season Lake Trout Trip
Smoke on the Water, Loons in the Wind
Wandering on Wind
Wandering on Wind
Solo trip, following the Root Beer Lady
Knife Lake
Grandson;s Introduction to the BW
Bill & Jamie's Excellent Adventure
A Week On Knife
Birch Lake to Knife and back through Vera Lake to Ensign
A Trip to the South Arm of Knife Lake
Knife-Kekekabic-Ima-Ensign
North Arm of Knife 2008
Moose to Ima and Back
First Solo, Knife Lake
Easy Does It
A Beast, Another Beast, Another Beast, and a Busted Trip
Third times a charm.
Annual BWCAW Mushing Camping Trip, 2009
Back in the Saddle
Ensign
Brief April Solo
Late May 2010 10-day Solo
Appeasing the fish gods
Solo Trek into Quetico - No Country for Old Men
Solo Trek into Quetico - No Country for Old Men
Tow to Splash Basecamp-Ensign
A Promise Kept
BWCA Border Run 2010 (failed) Moose-Ottertrack-Moose
First BWCA trip- Ensign - Solo
2 weeks of Freedom
Moose to Knife and back.
My 1st Canoe
Belle's 1st Trip
June 15, 2011 Solo Trip
Introducing the Kids to the BWCA
1st trip to BWCA
THE trip (hunter island, quetico...solo)
Short Loop out of Moose Lake
The Ribbon Rock
We Throw Rocks at Bears
Moose lake to Sag
Wildlife with foot fetishes?
Annual Father/Daughters trip
Amazing! You Just Can't Be Too Careful!
The Beatty Bunch do Moose-Knife
First BWCA Fish Dinner!
Ensign in October
Wind Lake Winter Camping Trip-2013
Winter Trekking from Moose Lake
South Arm Knife June 2013
Moose to Agnes (Quetico) Trip 2013
Quetico Solo with/Dog through Louisa, McEwen, Falls Chain, and Emerald
Ensign
Knife Lake 2014 - 3rd Time Around
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21 day solo in August
Ensign Lake - First time back in 12 years with my Father and Uncle.
Knife Lake Fall 2014
Moose To Neglige May 27th to May 31
Ensign Fishing trip
Knife Solo
Five Monkeys and Four cat herders maiden voyage
Trip Report - Ensign
indiana
Eleven and a half glorious days and one terrible awful, rotten half a day.
8 days on the South Arm of Knife Lake
Moose To Neglige 2016
Revisiting & Testing My Limits
Ottertrack, Knife, and everything in between.
3 month solo freeze in trip on Knife Lake
North Arm of Knife, High Winds, and great fishing
Southeast Quetico Loop
Moose to Knife
Back Into The Outdoors: A Moose loop
Knife Lake Lake Trout
First BWCA Trip July 31-Aug 3 2018
Cherry is a cherry!
BWCA-2018-krj
First and last
We took some first-timers to Knife/Cherry
First BWCA Trip 11-13 June, 2019
Annual Adventure with Dad
Couples Trip 2019! A Picture Perfect Trip!
Knife Lake Smallies
First Timers from Birch to Knife - Lessons Learned
Northern Tier Winter 2019-2020
Winter Solo Trip- Moose Lake EP- January 2020
Callum's First Trip
The trouble with beavers - Father and Son first trip
Day trip to Moose & Wind, failed to reach Wind Bay & Basswood
Trout in the Time of Covid
Family Time
Camping Cousins
Thunder Point: The view that was worth it. Barely.
Lake Trout Slam, Little Knife, Amoeber, Cherry and Hanson Lakes
October BWCA Guys Trip to Lake Ensign
October Guys Trip to Ensign Lake (Video Summary)
EPIC winter crossing 2021
4 days 38 miles to Thomas Lake and Back
Moose-Knife-Kekekabic-Ensign Lakes Loop
Ensign to Disappointment - 2021
Last BWCA Trip?
Ensign to Thomas and back
Reconnecting: 2 weeks wandering in the BWCA
Hybrid Solo 3 Guys and a Dog
Moose to Basswood, 1 nighter
Moose Lake 5 day trip - first time in the BWCA
Ensign Lake
Wolves & Weather
Moose Lake to Lac la Croix & Back
Quick trip to Ensign
First Solo - Moose Lake #25
Father/Son - 6 day/5 Night - Moose Lake Entry Point
Ensign Lake June 2023
Moose/Wind/Washte/Witness

EP 26 - Wood Lake

EP 27 - Snowbank Lake

Snowbank Lake - 27
Routes
Route - Snowbank to Muzzle
Trip Reports
The Trip From Hell
May 21-23
Thomas Lake June 20th/25th
Snowbank to Lake One
Snowbank Lake - June 2006
Kevin's first overnight BWCAW trip to Jordan Lake
(No) Disappointment in August
Wind on Snowbank
Snowbank Lake Trail
Expedition 2007--Snowbank to Ima and back
The Snowbank to Lake One Loop that Wasn't
No disappointment on Disappointment over Memorial Day
Ima/Thomas 08
Knife Lake
Snowbank/Ima/Thomas
Snowbank Loop
Raven, Alice, and Insula
Snowbank to Knife and Back
Peace and Solitude on a Snowbank Loop
Brothers Trip2010
First Ever BWCA Trip
Snowbank to Kekekabic July 2010
Chicago to Disappointment and back
Disappointment Lake
Ahsub Bear family
Solo from snowbank
Snowbank to Lake One and N. Kawishiwi River
No Disappointment for Wife
What Vestibule?
Disappointment Lake Basecamp
Loop from Snowbank to Lake 1
Boundary Waters trip 2012
Snowbank to Ima and back - EP # 27
Snowbank Loop
change of plans
Fishing with Dad
Snowbank Fathers Day Weekend
Not a dissapointment
Disappointment Lake
BWCA Man Trip Extravaganza
Tandem Rookie Trip
No disappointment on Disappointment
First Trip to the BWCA
Snowbank Loop 2015(Through Frasier, Adams, Alice, and Ima)
6th Anniversary
Snowbank to Ima
Nice Little Trip With The Guys--Entry At Snowbank
First Winter Camp- Birch Island- Snowbank
2016 Snowbank to Jordan and back
Solo October 2016
Winter Camping Trip - Snowbank to Parent
First Solo - EP 27 Ambitious trip
Disappointment Lake - 2nd Trip to BWCA
Snowbank to Fraser and Back (the what not to do edition)
3-day out-and-back to Fraser Oct. 2017
EP 27 - Snowbank to Thomas and back in May 2018
Solo Trip to Raven Lake (Mugwump PMA 8) 2018
Snowbank to Thomas
A solo new beginning
Snowbank to Thomas Memorial Weekend 2019
Embracing the Elements - Snowbank Loop
Father Daughter trip
Kekekabic Trail/ Canoe Trip Hybrid
Snowbank to Thomas 2020
Jumanji 2020
Gals Trip + Riley
Kekekabic - a trip that ended where it started
Journey to Sagus
Snowbank to Spider Lake PMA Loop
Disappointment Lake Winter Adventure
Snowbank Trail
A less than disappointing trip
Overnight To Dorothy's
Less Miles Next Time...... Maybe??
Solo Disappointment
Trek or Treat - Round 3
Snowbank W/ Disappointment Backpack
Parent Lake Adventure
water and ice and no bugs

EP 29 - North Kawishiwi River

EP 30 - Lake One

Lake One - 30
Routes
Route - Lake One to Insula
Route - Easy Lake One to Snowbank 5 day Loop
Trip Reports
To Insula with the Boy Scouts
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1973: Going Back in Time
1982: Volume 2, Going Back In Time
A happy ending
BWCA in strip built kayak in 2001
Lake One to Fishdance Lake
Lake One to Insula
Sept. Group Solo
Lake One to Insula
Gull Lake no Clear no Fire no Insula
A jaunt around the numbered lakes with Julia Child
Dixie's first BWCAW trip
Fishing madness
Lake One to Insula in August
The Elephant Trip
Lake One to Insula
Lake One loop to Snowbank
Lake One to Insula
A wilder trip
The Crew - 2007
Lake One to Insula Again
Everything Moves in Waves: A First Timer's Solo Trip into Boundary Waters
My first solo - lake one loop
The Big Insula Pike Trip - Oct 2007
First winter experience
Solo Trip Report -- Insula, Hope Lake, North Wilder
solo number 2
2008 Trip Form Lake One to Solitude and Back
Chronicles of a Day Tripper
Paddle n Puke
Lake One to Kawishiwi River
Solo trip from Lake One through Snowbank
Solo 2008 - a quick solo out of Lake One
May 2009 - Numbered Lakes
Lake 3
Lake One Loop through Wilder, Rock Island, Turtle and many more
Short and Sweet to Insula
BWCA 09
North Kawishiwi 2009
A (South) Wilder Trip
First Solo Lake One #30
First BWCA trip - Lake One to North Wilder
Sept 2009 - Lake One to Snowbank loop
Village Idiot Reaches Lake Three
Oct. Solo
Last Trip of the Season
Insula Base Camp (My Wife's First Trip)
Lake One to Insula
Tried to get to Insula
Lake One to Hudson July 28-31, 2010
Getting to know the BWCA over again.
Lake Three Adventure - No Regrets
The Numbered Lakes
Kicking Back on the Kawishiwi
Lake One; Getting off the beaten path.
Me, Three Blonds and a Mom. Again!
Lake One with the bag Family
another great trip
Bizarre event on Ima Lake - photos added.....
EP 30 to EP 27 Loop Solo
Family Aventure to Insula and back
Lake One to Inslula; Day Trip South Hope; Day Trip Fish Dance
Number Lakes Loop- First time out West
Kicking Back on the Kawishiwi II (2013)
2 Families, 3 Generations
1st and maybe last solo
Lake One to Hudson Island
Insula 6-19-13
Fire lake solo
Family Excursion on Lake One/Two
Single mother, 6-year old, 5-year old Lake One Trip - HUGE success!
Scouting Dads Paddle the Boundary Waters
Lake One - Insula - Kawishiwi - Pagami Creek
bear attack
80 miles / 30 lakes *Float Stanley Trip*
Lake One to Alice - 4 days of sunshine
Family Trip to Insula
Mrs. Goby's first BWCA trip
Return to My First Trip Area
Powwow clearing Horseshoe Lake 3 portage south
Memorial Day Weekend
Paddle with Dad: Lake One to Insula
2nd Solo to Insula and a bit beyond
Lake One: First trip 4 and 7 year old grand daughters
Lake One to Insula, base camping with the family
Best Friends and The Big Jump: Lake One to Insula
Solo trip through the number lakes
2019 Troop 743 BWCA Trip
Lake One-Insula
Ice Breaker
2020 Alice Lake Trip
Pictographs on Fishdance
First time for the family - adapt and overcome
solo #2
Lake 1, 2, 3
solo #3
Lake One to Insula Lake
Minnesota Home
1st solo
Solo #4
Number Chain Newbies--Guiding Five First-timers on Lakes One, Two and Three
Winter Camping | Lake One
Alice Lake - Angling in the Wild
Lake Four in Four Days
Lake Three Base Camp
Solo on Lakes 1-3 before fishing season

EP 31 - Farm Lake

EP 32 - South Kawishiwi River

EP 33 - Little Gabbro Lake

EP 34 - Island River

EP 35 - Isabella Lake

EP 36 - Hog Creek

EP 37 - Kawishiwi Lake

Kawishiwi Lake - 37
Routes
Add a new route
Trip Reports
Kawishiwi Lake to Malberg Lake to Fire Lake and Back (1998)
The Polly Lake Bluff Charge
Polly Lake Bluff Charge - Version 2.0
Memorial Day '04
First Trip For My Wife
Kawishiwi Lake to Beaver loop
Kawishiwi Loop
Kawishiwi, Boulder, Makwa, Kawishiwi Loop
Noah Time 2
Kawishiwi Lake to Polly & back
2006 BWCA Kawishiwi Lake to Fishdance Lake Pictographs
Kawishiwiw Lake - June 2007
EP37 to Lake Polly
Strangers in Paradise Part Deux
Kawishiwi Lake to Little Saganaga by way of Boulder Lake
Koma Style
Kawishiwi Lake Entry
Kawishiwi Entry to Adams - Fall 2008 (2019 remake)
EP 37 to Koma/Malberg
First timers - Lady Lakes Chain
An out and back for the first time
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Malberg and Back
Adams Lake
Sasquatch on the Kawishwi
Kawishiwi to Polly (or The Wettest Trip Ever?)
Kawishiwi - Little Sag - Sawbill Loop
Pagami Creek Fire Trip
Two Friends Encounter Wolves
In Our Minds It's Still There
Kawishiwi to Polly (rookie trip)
Three Dudes and a Chinese Lady
Lady Chain with my lady, August 2012
Kawishiwi Lake to Snowbank 2012
hgc
First Solo
Solo Two
Modified Kawishiwi Lake Loop/Lady Loop
To Malberg and beyond
2013 BWCA Solo
Kawishiwi to Malberg and out Sawbill via the Lady Chain
Kawishiwi to Sawbill in the rain
Kawishiwi Lake Solo with LG - 2014
24 Hour Canoe Challenge
Loop with Lepus not Lupus
Steve and Steve's Boundary Waters Odyssey
Kawishiwi-May 2015
Malberg area basecamp trip
Husband and wife trip on Malberg.
Taking Amber to Amber Lake
Lilie's first trip
Honeymoon of a lifetime
Trip Report - Lady Chain (posting a month late)
Kawishiwi L.-Beaver-Makwa-Malberg Loop or I want to Basecamp next trip
2016 BWCA solo loop Kawishiwi Lake - Alice - Fraser - Boulder - Malberg - Kawishiwi Lake
2016 BWCA solo loop Kawishiwi Lake - Alice - Fraser - Boulder - Malberg - Kawishiwi Lake
Lone Wolf
Malberg Basecamp
Broken in the Wilderness
Lady Lakes Loop
Basecamp in Malberg area
Video slide show of Kawishiwi to Adams
My first Solo - 8 Days In and a Rather Tough Exit
kicking the fledglings out of the nest...
Annual Paddle With The Boys
EP 37 Solo Canoe Trip, pictographs and swimming moose.
May/ June 12-Day YouTube Slide show, Entered at Kawishiwi Lake
Short solo trip to Malberg
Alice Lake
Kawishiwi Lake to Malberg Lake and Others
6 Days Solo out of Kawishiwi Lake - EP37
Polly, Malberg, and a long day trip to Fishdance
Video Blog of Malberg Through Entry #37
One Pan-tastic Adventure
YouTube Slideshow to Lake Polly with Grandsons
Kawishiwi to Malberg and back
Kawishiwi to Malberg and back
2023 Memorial Weekend - 4 day / 3 night - Kawashiwi Lake
The bugs were biting

EP 38 - Sawbill Lake

Sawbill Lake - 38
Routes
Kaleeb - Trip to Tuscarora
Trip Reports
Memories of BWCA
BWCA Frost River Solo Trip, June 1996
Where it all began--my first trip into the BWCA
Journey to Manhood
bushwacker practice
From A Father to A Son
The Four Solos - 2006
Sawbill to Cherokee 2007
Sawbill Temperance loop
Bannock Sawbill to Cherokee July 07
Smoke for the weekend
Exhaustion 101: My Frost River solo.
Solo Rejuvenation
Frost Lake
sawbill-temperance-burnt loop-who let the dogs out
North End of Sawbill
Girls Trip
A Solo Snowshoe Trip From Sawbill
The Bear Facts
Sawbill - Ada - Skoop - Cherokee and back
FIRST BWCA TRIP
Smoke Lake - July 2009
Fun & Adventure - Re-Bonding in the BWCA
Water World
The Celebration Trip
Because I CAN!
First kayak first solo
Fine Wine north of Sawbill
Love at first site
Group of 9 Basecamping at Burnt
Isaac's first trip to BWCA for his 8th Birthday
Smoke Lake 2010
North Temperance
2010 trip
Sawbill Lake to Burnt Lake
Sawbill to Cherokee, October 2010
Saw bill Oct 2010
Savoring Time on Wine
Blackflies, firewood, loons & diamond rings.
Sawbill to Phoebe
“Something is dreadfully wrong!” Mesaba, Dent, Wine loop from Sawbill
sawbill solo
Sawbill to Cherokee Washout
Two guys and a dog to Sprig Lake
Labor Day at Alton with the Kids - Wolves and perfect Weather!
Return to Cherokee (with a bonus)
Pictorial Trip Report - Spartans and Helots
Eighteen Hours on Cherokee
Surrogate Granpa - taking an 8 and 11 yr old for their first BW trip.
Cha-Row-Kee (Cherokee) Loop through Davis Lake
40 years of dreaming of this trip: Mission: Sawbill to Cherokee Lake
Sawbill to Cherokee Lake and back
Sawbill to Phoebe and back with a bad back and broken tongue
Sawbill/Cherokee/Brule/Temperance/Fire Loop -- Solo
Lady Chain Louse River Loop
Sawbill EP38 to Phoebe (the lazy route) - August 2014
A Bucket List Trip to Cherokee Lake
A Bucket List Trip to Cherokee Lake
Late September Phoebe Lake
Sawbill to Sawbill, Rain, Snow, Sun and Fun
Alton base camp
Sawbill to Phoebe
Sawbill to Tuscarora Lake and back again
Burnt Lake Weekend
Two Dads, Two Kids Sawbill
Lady Chain Solo with Dog: Report and Video
Magic the Paddling: Sawbill, Phoebe, Malberg, Fishdance, Kawishiwi
Sawbill to Crooked and Gillis and back via Frost River loop (in reverse)
First Solo: Sawbill loop up to Cherokee and back down through Temperance. September 2016.
Faith Men's BWCAW 2016 Trip
3 Night Cherokee-Temperance Loop
SAWBILL + LOUSE LOOP SOLO TRIP / FEMALE PADDLER
Little Sag East Loop from Sawbill
Our Sawbill Sojourn
Sawbill - Cherokee loop. Beavers and rain!
Mom & 2 young sons
Fall Inaugural
Smoke's Sawbill Solo
6 day solo Frost River Loop
Sawbill to Smoke
GHOST Shoe
Sawbill to Lake One, Across the Center of the BWCA
Sawbill 7 day loop
Sawbill Lake Loop -- The Real World?
Sawbill Loop to Cherokee
Two Day Trips - Kelso Lake Loop and Clearwater Lake
August 2019 Grandkids first Trip - Sawbill
Late September Sawbill loop
Frost River Loop
Memorial Day Get-Outta-Dodge Trip
Sawbill/Cherokee, Covid-19, Bucket List, Solo Loop
Sawbill Loop Solo Adventure
Sawbill, Cherokee, Frost-2 teenagers and lame parents
Lady Chain, Beaver/Smite/Boulder/Ledge/Makwa loop, Louse River, Frost River
Sawbill, Easy-Breezy
50 Years Later
Sawbill Paddleboard Day Trip
Cherokee Loop-First solo
9 Day Loop out of Sawbill
Turtle Tales
All Loused Up: solo loop out of Sawbill
Sawbill Mini-Loop (Daytrip)
How low? Solo
Spring Thaw Cherokee Loop
Sawbill to Smoke 6/3/22-6/4/22
Sawbill to Phoebe Lake and back
Journey into Sunlow
A Week In January - Annual Winter Trip
The Long Way Around-First Solo on the Louse River
Kelso Mountain
Nightmare on Beth, but alls well.
Alton with the kids
Louse River
Wandering to Wonder daytrip
How many portages? Cherokee Lake 2023

EP 39 - Baker Lake

EP 40 - Homer Lake

EP 41 - Brule Lake

EP 43 - Bower Trout lake

EP 44 - Ram Lake

EP 45 - Morgan Lake

EP 47 - Lizz & Swamp Lakes

Lizz & Swamp Lakes - 47
Routes
Add a new route
Trip Reports
Winchell Lake Loop
Lizz to Long Island
Vougers of God
Base Camping on Horseshoe
Across the Gunflint- Poplar Lake to Cross River
First solo cut short!
bear trip
Poplar to Winchell
The Gunflint Shows Its Beauty, Again
The Funny Looking Canoe
Four to Explore
Just Slightly South East of the Gunflint Trail
Little Things
This Ain't no Fairy Tale! - July 2011 BWCA
1st Solo Trip
Monsoons and Wind on Horseshoe
Horseshoe Lake
First BWCAW canoe trip of 2012 for me
Be careful what you ask for!
Daddy/Daughter Trip to Caribou w/ H
2 trips in one?
first solo
EP-47: Lizz-Gaskin-Meeds loop 6/2013
Poplar Lake Loop 2013
Vista view
Base Camp on Caribou
first solo
2013 EP 47: NEW TITLE: Bad Decisions and Dangerous Mistakes
Winter Adventure Gaskin Lake
Second Solo
Our family's first BWCA trip, EP 47 Lizz Lake
Cold Vista 2015
Pops and Iz 2015
Jswamp
Poplar to Winchell Loop
First Family BWCA Trip
Two Buddies Trip number 3
Awesome fishing, crazy weather, (Meeds lake trip)
Poplar to Ham, via Winchell, Long Island, and Frost
Rain, rain, go away
Awesome week on Horseshoe Lake
Family of three - on trip three!
A Childhood Dream Come True
Bubba Slow-Step’s excellent adventure
Brotherhood
First Trip
Poplar to Gaskin
Finally back in the BWCA
Poplar to Gaskin and Meeds
Labor Day Week Adventure
First trip to BWCA with my partner
Poplar Loop - Quick, relaxing trip
Poplar-Caribou-Horseshoe-Vista-Gaskin Better late than never. 2020 report
2020 Troop 409 BWCA trip
Poplar, Lizz, Caribou, Horseshoe and Meeds Lake
just one more
May 2021 YouTube Trip Report - Lizz Lake Entry
Hanging Out on Horseshoe Lake in the Boundary Waters
Island Life In The Boundary Waters
Solo Base Camp Horseshoe Lake

EP 49 - Skipper & Portage Lakes

EP 50 - Cross Bay Lake

Cross Bay Lake - 50
Routes
Add a new route
Trip Reports
2013
The Friendly Flies Trip 2002
Frost River, June 2006
Frost River Route
Across the Divide and Back
2009 BWCA Trip a New Beginning
Cross Bay to Poplar
The Unintentional Base-camping Trip
A Paddling Partner for Life, Part 3. A Portaging We Will Go!
Long Island Lake vacation
A Paddling Partner for Life, Part 4. Cross Bay to Poplar.
A trip is changed, then cancelled, and a new focus is created
Long island lake family trip
Cold Reception at Cherokee Lake
Float Stanley's Snipe Lake Adventure
BWCA 2012 Autumn Solo
Three Tries and Ten Days to Frost-EP 50 to 51
Ham to Poplar
First time in the BWCA- 73 mile solo trip - Frost River, Little Sag, Kawishiwi, Alice, Kek, and more
Five days of Clouds, Four Fish, Three Moose, Three Young Guys, One Old Dude, One Great Time!
Long Island Lake Base Camp
EP50 fishing
Cross Bay Lake to Sawbill Campground with Day Trip
Cross Bay, Frost, Little Sag, Bingshack
LOST / Forgot Dromedary Bag - Long Island campsite ;-(
Cross Bay solo
Northern in Canoe, Dog out of Canoe! Cross Creek to Long Island Lake
Frost River Loop Via EP50--Cross Bay Lake--Solo
2018 Cross Bay to Poplar
June Cross Bay-Frost River-Gillis Loop
Escaping the 'Real World' - First Timers in BWCA
2019 Long Island Lake Basecamp Solo
8-day to Cross Bay Lake - May/ June 2020
1st Trip with the kids - Cross River to Snipe Lake
Frost River and Beyond with Bear, Hobbit, and Mountain Goat
3 day trip into Ham lake
Pride Comes Before the Fall....And After it Turns Out!
1st Daddy Daughter Trip
Homage to the Spartans and other paddling friends
Capsize - rapids - lost canoe - self-extraction
New EP for 23rd
Epic
BWCA Trip Review: EP 50 Cross Bay Lake to Long Island Lake
Father and Son Adventure to Long Island
Entry 50 Cross Bay Lake
Appler, Cross Bay to Poplar Lake

EP 51 - Missing Link Lake

EP 52 - Brant Lake

EP 54 - Seagull Lake

Seagull Lake - 54
Routes
Add a new route
Trip Reports
Seagull to Ogish to Saganaga or Saj-koa-jesak-kl-koss
The Three Bears
Rog Lake
Going Gunflint
The Super Loop
Seagull -> Thunder Point -> Saganaga loop
Seagull to Round and trouble on Kekakabic
Seagull -> Grandpa -> Red Rock -> Seagull
Seagull to Ogishkemuncie and back
Far Reaches of the Gunflint
Seagull to Knife to...Seagull
Seagull Entry to SA Knife Sept/ Oct 2009 (2019 remake)
Voyage of the Sasquatch (Seagull-South Arm Knife Lake)
Feed Jake
Island Adventure on Ogishkemuncie
I'm Alive!
A Paddling Partner for Life, Part 5. A Quick Little Fall Adventure
Sea Gull Lake Solo April 2012
Who Brought a Pillow?!?!
Seagull to ?
The adventures of 6 guys and a Diva
easy as it gets
Fifth trip up the Gunflint trail
A Week With My Brother
Alive
Retracing Amok's Last Trip
seagull solo to ogish.
Seagull Lake Entry 2013
Trip with elder son, Seagull to Poplar
Back in the BWCA : Our first adventure
College bros
First time to BWCA Seagull Lake - Alpine Lake - Jasper Lake
First Solo: Seagull to Ogish
First fish & a walking stick
Seagull it is!
Sag Lake paddle
Seagull Lake to Alpine Lake
A Good Time with a Good Friend - Seagull, Alpine, and Ogish September 2016
First Winter Trip Completed
Seagull Lake
Sea gull to little sag not
Adams Knife Loop
Adams Knife Loop
Seagull Winter Trip
Spring 2018 trip to SA Knife, Kekekabic, Ogish - Slide Show
Daughters First Trip, Seagull, Alpine, Ogish
BWCA fishing trip 2018
Seagull-Sag, abbreviated
Seagull, Alpine, Red Rock, Saganaga Loop 2018
Alpine Lake Bro Basecamp - Lots o' fish
Snowshoeing Seagull Lake
The trip of a lifetime!
Alpine Base Camp
Father Daughter bonding
A Border Lakes Birthday
Base camp Seagull Lake
March '21 Lake Trout Trip on Seagull Lake
Awesome June Fishing on Knife Lake

EP 55 - Saganaga Lake

Saganaga Lake - 55
Routes
Route - Hanson or Cherry lake base camp
Trip Reports
sag-alpini-ogish-seagull
Quetico - Lake Saganagons
The 1st Big Trip
The Sag Seagull Loop
The Great Unknown
red rock
Thunder Point Loop
Sag to Mack to Falls chain May 08
A Paddling Partner for Life
Seagull / Saganaga Cabin Family Adventure
2008 Saganagons Base Camp
An introductory trip for Dad
Saganaga to South Arm of Knife Lake to Seagull
A Paddling Partner for Life, Part 2. The Thunder Point Loop
The Year of Rain
Travois Lake Loop?
Gunflint Trail Memorial Day Trip
Some KEKEKABIC & a bit of JASPER with a CHERRY on top
Ester-licious
Living The Dream
deleted
A River Runs Through It...
Where The Loons Never Left Us: Saganaga to Seagull June 2013
Saganagons base camp
Ottertrack, Cherry, Hanson
American Point to Rabbit Lake; Day trip to fish Nawakwa; Day trip to Eddy Falls
BWCA August 2013
Sacred Solitude on Saganaga - Saganaga Lake Base Camp June 2014
Saganaga-Cherry-Ottertrack-Saganaga
Saganaga to Moose, or how to stay wet.
The Little Brothers Trip - Maraboeuf and Saganaga Falls June-July 2015
Father-Son Trip
Father - Son Trip
Adventure=taking your 1 year old and pregnant wife into the BWCA
First Time in the BWCA - Sag to Swamp Lake
Paradise and Tribulation...A awesome unforgettable trip!
Happy 75th Birthday Grandpa - Saganaga/Ester August 2016
2016 Sag to Seagull
Griffis Family Expedition
2019 Photography Trip
Hanging out north of the South Arm
Saganaga EP to Saganaga Falls Video Trip Report
Sag-Seagull Loop Intro trip
Wind, Waves, and Karma
Firsts
Newbies on a Saganaga to Seagull Lake loop- 7 days
Saganaga to Ester Basecamp-A Rookie’s Tale
Red Rock Lake - June 2022
One to remember
A little of everything looping thru South Arm Knife!
Early Laker Fly Fishing

EP 57 - Magnetic Lake

EP 58 - South Lake

EP 60 - Duncan Lake

EP 61 - Daniels Lake

EP 62 - Clearwater Lake

EP 64 - East Bearskin Lake

EP 66 - Crocodile River

EP 67 - Bog Lake

EP 68 - Pine Lake

EP 69 - John Lake

EP 70 - North Fowl Lake *

EP 71 - From Canada

EP 75 - Little Isabella River

EP 77 - South Hegman Lake

EP 80 - Larch Creek

EP 84 - Snake River