Tuesday, September 13, 2011 Lakes traveled: Thursday Bay 2.6 miles traveled, 22.2 miles total. .4mph average speed. Slept pretty well last night. Our mummy bags are doing a fine job of keeping us warm. There’s a frost advisory on for tonight, lows are supposed to be in the low 30s. Tomorrow night is supposed to …
Monday, September 12, 2011 Lakes traveled: Thursday Bay (briefly) 1 mile traveled, 19.6 miles total. .7mph average speed. Winds started off this morning strong out of the South. Some of our clothes on the line from last night got blown off, but nothing is missing. We roll out of bed after 9 and get a …
Sunday, September 11, 2011 Lakes traveled: Horse, Horse River, Basswood River, Crooked, Wednesday Bay, Thursday Bay. 13.7 miles traveled, 18.6 miles total. 1mph average speed. We’re up early, before 7 tearing down camp and getting ready for the day’s travel up the Horse. We’re hoping to get as far as Thursday Bay on Crooked, we’ve …
Saturday, September 10, 2011 Lakes Traveled: Picket Creek, Mudro Lake, Sandpit Lake, Tin Can Mike Lake, Horse Lake. 4.9 miles traveled, 1.25mph average speed. Our cell phone alarms go off at 4. Stretch a bit and wait for the car to defog the glass (next time – sleep w/a window cracked!) and soon we’re on …
Boundary Waters 2011 Summer to Late Fall in 7 Days Our first trip was back in 2008 on the Gunflint side through the Ham and then Cavity Lake fire areas. For our return we wanted to see what the sights around Ely are like. This trip report was originally published on bwca.com Friday, September 9 …