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Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, MN
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| Canoeing | 60.00 Miles |
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| | Canoeing | 60.00 Miles | 6 Days | | |
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| no partners | | THIS IS A MUST DO WILDERNESS TRIP. PLAN IT AND DO IT!
With grandson Gabe Fowler and friends Oliver Ncube and Joe Irvin canoed ~60 miles on ~20 lakes and streams in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. This was my 2nd time. Joe has done many trips here. Gabe and I were canoe partners, Oliver and Joe were canoe partners. We carried all supplies and equipment on ~20 portages and camped 5 nights. All campsites were excellent and clean, and located on and open to the water. They had a nice rocks fireplace with a grill (we always gathered wood and used it) and a potty that was about 35 yards into the woods. Gabe caught most fish, more than 35 and we ate 8. We arose and went to bed with the sun. Mosquitoes were not much of a problem. Our dinners always contained 2 or more vegetables from our 4.5 pound supply of dehydrated packs with generally pike or bass as protein. Had steak first night and even made risotto one night. Breakfasts were dehydrated eggs with bacon bits and dehydrated onion (2), oatmeal with nuts, dried fruit and milk (3), and pancakes (1). Lunches included PBJ sandwiches we premade, jerky, trail mix, dried fruit, and protein bars, and were eaten on the water each day. Much of the trip paralleled the Ontario CA border and included some of the route son Max and I did in June 2007. Canoe Country Outfitters (CCO) in Ely MN was our outfitter. They also supplied the house rental for the night before and after the canoe trip. We used their canoes, transportation to/from egress point and some kitchen equipment. I rate them 5+ Stars, Absolutely Outstanding! The canoes were Kevlar/epoxy, about 45 pounds. We brought our own tents, sleeping bags and pads, stoves, and most cooking and fishing gear. We purchased cooking fuel, some utensils, and some food (steaks, pancake mix, pasta, rice, bacon bits, dehydrated fruit and jerky, PBJ fixings, etc.). Everything was packed in 3 Duluth packs (from CCO) and one of our backpacks. We used CCO's plastic liners in all four backpacks. I recommend using your own high-quality internal frame backpack rather than the Duluth packs.
Added 10-8-19: our BWCAW itinerary & route. Note: 1 rod = 16.5 feet.
Flew to Minneapolis, drove to Ely, and stayed at the outfitter’s 2 nights. We allowed a whole day for shopping, repacking and checking out Ely.
Day 1: The outfitter drove us with two canoes and our equipment and supplies to “Mudro Lake Entry Point #22”, our morning start point. Then 7 portages (25, 85, 137, 80, 58. 48 and 73 rods), paddled on 4 lakes and 2 rivers (Mudro, Sandpit, Tin Can Mike, and Horse Lakes, and Horse and Basswood Rivers), and camped on Basswood.
Note: Basswood is a very major wild river with huge shorelines, twists and turns, many islands, big bays and so on. It is the US-CA border.
Day 2 & 3: One portage (44 rods), paddled on Basswood River and camped on the river near the entrance to Friday Bay. Explored wide area by canoe and foot, and fished.
Day 4: Paddled on Friday Bay, Papoose Creek, and Papoose, Chippewa, Niki, Wagosh, and Gun Lakes, did 4 portages (140, 3, 43, and 328 rods), and camped on Gun Lake.
Day 5: Three portages (42, 21, and 48 rods), paddles on Gun, Fairy, Boot and Fourtown Lakes, and Camped on Fourtown
Day 6: Paddled on Fourtown and Mudro Lakes and had 4 portages to Mudro Lake Entry Point #22. Outfitter picked us up and we stayed the last night at the outfitter.
Day 7 & 8: Drove to Minneapolis, had dinner and stayed overnight, and flew home next day.
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