Mike has returned from his short but sweet BWCA camping trip. He left from Voyageur Canoe Outfitters on Sunday and returned on Wednesday. He was on the trip with a writer by the name of Jordan Fisher Smith who was a Park Ranger in the Sierra Nevada for a number of years. He wrote a book about his experience called Nature Noir which is now on my "To Read" list. Mike and Jordan had a great time on their Boundary Waters canoe trip.
They entered the Boundary Waters through Saganaga Lake with a tow out to American Point. They paddled west from American Point and stopped at Benny Ambrose's place on Ottertrack and Dorothy Molter's place on Knife Lake before heading south through the small lakes to Ogish. Dorothy and Benny were the last people allowed to live in the Boundary Waters when it became a wilderness area. After Ogish they made their way back to Voyageur exiting the BWCA via Seagull Lake in the rain.
The weather was pretty good for their wilderness canoe trip with just a little bit of rain and wind. It's always nice to have a rainy day in the Boundary Waters because it makes you appreciate the sunshine that much more. The temperatures were steady in the 50's during the daytime and only down into the 40's at night. Perfect temperatures for paddling, portaging and camping in the Boundary Waters and not a bug to be seen.
The water in the lakes of the BWCA are a little too cold for swimming now but are still great for fishing. Smallmouth bass fishing closed in the middle of the month except for along the border waters of the Boundary Waters and Quetico Park. They are still biting as are the lake trout who are preparing to spawn. The northern pike were aggressive and they enjoyed a nice fish dinner around their Boundary Waters campfire.
Lucky Mike got to go paddling in the BWCA and spend three nights in the canoe country heaven. In spite of the cooler temperatures I'm still hoping to get out in the Boundary Waters for a couple of more nights of camping in the wilderness. The colors are gorgeous, the wildlife is abundant and the paddling is good until the water turns solid.
They entered the Boundary Waters through Saganaga Lake with a tow out to American Point. They paddled west from American Point and stopped at Benny Ambrose's place on Ottertrack and Dorothy Molter's place on Knife Lake before heading south through the small lakes to Ogish. Dorothy and Benny were the last people allowed to live in the Boundary Waters when it became a wilderness area. After Ogish they made their way back to Voyageur exiting the BWCA via Seagull Lake in the rain.
The weather was pretty good for their wilderness canoe trip with just a little bit of rain and wind. It's always nice to have a rainy day in the Boundary Waters because it makes you appreciate the sunshine that much more. The temperatures were steady in the 50's during the daytime and only down into the 40's at night. Perfect temperatures for paddling, portaging and camping in the Boundary Waters and not a bug to be seen.
The water in the lakes of the BWCA are a little too cold for swimming now but are still great for fishing. Smallmouth bass fishing closed in the middle of the month except for along the border waters of the Boundary Waters and Quetico Park. They are still biting as are the lake trout who are preparing to spawn. The northern pike were aggressive and they enjoyed a nice fish dinner around their Boundary Waters campfire.
Lucky Mike got to go paddling in the BWCA and spend three nights in the canoe country heaven. In spite of the cooler temperatures I'm still hoping to get out in the Boundary Waters for a couple of more nights of camping in the wilderness. The colors are gorgeous, the wildlife is abundant and the paddling is good until the water turns solid.
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