Daddy canoeing
A few months back, Christine mentioned that she was interested in taking her dad on a canoeing trip up to the boundary waters. I thought this sounded great, and suggested that I take my father too. Last weekend, this trip actually materialized, and the four of us spent 4 days / 3 nights on a very sweet BWCA trip.
Christine and I decided that an easy trip would be of order, that way we didn’t break our dads. We booked an entry permit from Lake One, a very popular lake with very few portages, and the ones that were there were quite short. This worked out well, as I ended up carrying both canoes for most of the portages.
We adapted our trip plans a little from what we had originally made. Instead of making long day paddles to get to a campsite, on most days, we paddled until around noon, picked out a campsite and set up, then set back out for a afternoon paddle. This actually worked out for the best, as I think we were able to paddle much farther into the BWCA and see more things than if we had only paddled until 2-3PM each day.
All in all, it was a very successful trip. The car rides up and back worked well with all four of us piled in dad’s new truck, and the gear in the trailer. The mosquitoes were quite terrible, but they did respond pretty well to high levels of DEET. The food was tasty, and we didn’t have any problems with bears, etc. Gear worked out well. And nobody died.
We managed to put in ~ 30 miles of paddling in just 4 days, which was quite impressive. Saw some pretty sights and wildlife. I’ve posted the GPS track below, complete with geotagged pictures. Check them out. I’ve also placed Christine’s pictures on the map, so you can see them.
