mo and aidan go to Lake Three, 8-8-16, to 8-10-16

Father and son traveled efficiently with me in our large Seneca by we no nah.   we stopped on lake three and made camp.  we fished that evening with hopes for walleye but only caught a couple bass.  It was too windy for fishing late into the evening.  tuesday was spent paddleing to lake four.  the wind was terrible on the way back to three.  we made it tho.   that evening the wind died down and we fished  for walleye near camp and were rewarded with five of them.   That next morning we awoke to rain and because aidan had a stomache ache for about twenty four hours we decided to return to town so aidan could get some medicine.  the rain stopped as soon as we left.  it was a beautiful paddle out.

the wabakimi.....with mark, ross, and rich. 7-31-16 to 8-5-16

we departed the train at nine thirty pm sunday night and made camp in the dark.  we were surrounded by old cabins next to a lake.   we arose early the next morning and set off down the lake.  Three tough portages with rough landings later we were at our destination.  for three days we caught walleyes and enjoyed camp life.   on thursday we headed for the railroad tracks.  We arrived intime to eat supper and relax before going to bed to be ready for the 7am train.  Well, we were ready for the train early but ended up waiting three hours because it was late.   It had a long wait for passing freight trains.  It was a beautiful country and we only saw one group paddle through while we were in the wilderness.

A day on hegman with the guys, 7-25-16

We portaged to south hegman from the parking lot and headed out on our adventure.   The next portage was very short so we prepped our fishing tackle.   The guys were very enthusiastic and happy.  We were soon at the hot spot.  Fishing was good.    After a couple hours we headed for the  pictographs.  They were beautiful, we admired how they had lasted over two hundred years.  We also talked about how they could be a clue to a treasure in the bwca.  We paddled a little farther and observed the dozens of pitcher plants growing on a floating bog.   There was a discussion on how they caught bugs in their pitcher and ate them.     We got out of the canoes and bounced on the bog.  It was a lot of fun.  Next it was up a cliff to eat blueberries and look at the bog from above.  It had been an excellent day and we were all very happy to enjoy the good weather and all the fishing action and sites.   What a good group of guys.

Zadie; Jana, and Lake one 7-18-2016

   It was a most perfect day.  Not too hot, not too windy and sun with beautiful white puffy clouds.  We paddled with ease and freedom.  Our first destination was an eagles nest.  We watched for some time before we saw an eaglet peek it's head out of the nest.  We saw no mature birds.  We continued to our next destination.  We paddled to Pagami Creek.  It was in full bloom with Water Lilies.  It was beautiful.  We took photos and then headed for an island lunch break.   It was a well deserved break because we had all paddled long and hard to get this far.    Our trip back to the landing was notable in that we saw the eagles, a loon, merganzers and lots of other day trippers.  We arrived there somewhat spent but knowing we had a great day.

Lyle, Hope, April, and Daniel on hegman lakes, 7-15-2016

Daniel and I carried the two canoes across a 120 rod portage down to hegman lake.  After some brief instruction we headed for parts north.   After a short paddle we crossed another but shorter five rod portage.   There,

we prepared our fishing tackle for the next hunt for the elusive Small mouth bass.   We went to my favorite spot and Daniel caught a nice large bass in the first five minutes. We fished there and worked our way north catching a couple more smaller ones.   Meanwhile the girls and Lyle toured around near us.   The next thing on our agenda was to view the pictographs.  They were splendid in the afternoon light.  Our next stop was the floating bog.  The girls and Daniel all bounced on the floating masses of soil and plants.  We also looked at the dozens of Pitcher Plants.  We talked about what a bog was and how it floated.  We also discussed how the Pitcher Plants catch bugs and eat them.  Next it was to the top of the overlook.  It was a tough climb.  While on top we took photos, ate lunch, rested, ate blue berries and talked.   It was a glorious day.  We fished more on the way back and stopped to  clean the fish.   I enjoyed their company greatly.

The He family on lake one. July, 9-10, 2016

The four of us paddled valiantly into a stiff head wind.  Kui, Ma and Chloe and I were loaded into a Wenona Seneca.   It was a load but we moved right along with everyone making a substantial contribution to getting us there.   Ma was the grandma and she was 65.  Chloe was seven and they both paddled hard from the middle seat. Kui was in the bow and he was good help in keeping the 19 1/2  foot canoe headed down the lake.  Camp was made and Kui, Chloe and I had our sights on Pagami Creek.  Ma stayed behind to rest.     The creek was blooming with thousands of Lotus flowers or as we call them water lilies. It was a nice trip up the creek.  We rested at Tory Island.  Then headed for camp.   Supper was pizza.  The weather turned cool and windy.  We all went to bed early.  In the morning we had pancakes and bacon.  We headed back to the landing and only took one rest stop.  It was a great trip, and I really enjoyed their company.

groff's on Lake One , July 6, 2016

It was a nice day with only a little wind to fight.   We made our way down the southern channel of Lake One to the central part of the lake.  There we saw the "dangerous waters" that flow from Lake Two.   We took a little break and headed south again to Pagami Creek.  We paddled for a half mile through thousands of white lilies.  It was beautiful.    Afterwards we stopped at an island for a snack and a rest period... it was a beautiful day to be in the BWCA.   We were with the wind and waves all the way home to the lake one landing.  it was a nice day with very nice people.

Kris Jensen and her kids on Lake One, 6-29-30-2016

The four of us battled the wind southward through lake one.  we arrived at our campsite   exhausted.  We made camp quickly and headed for a favorite fishing hole.  We had no luck.   again , we fought the wind to get back to camp.   During the evening while fixing supper we had a down pour.. we sat under the tarp  and ate our delicious  beef stroganof.      Everyone went to bed early.  Our new and much better day offered a chance to fish some more. But before we left we ate bacon and bass that we caught the evening before while casting from shore.  We toured some islands with me and the girl fishing while the mom and son explored the wilderness islands.    While on shore the girl tied into an enormous fish but it broke off before we could get the net on it.  It must have been a northern.   That afternoon on the way out the winds were strong from the north as we headed straight into them.  Again, headwinds.

Memorial weekend with ruth...

We headed  into a headwind for about three miles.   It was doable and we were up to the task.   We found an excellent camp with a good rock and a sand beach.  We made camp and had supper.  At sunset we fished.  I caught a walleye right in front of camp from the canoe.    We cleaned it on a nearby island.  It was a beautiful night to be in the woods and on a lake.  The next morning I awoke to cold, wind and rain.   I had coffee and bagels for two hours and went back to the tent. It was miserable out.   we spent the afternoon in the comfort of the tent.    At supper time we made chicken noodle caserole. it was delicious.  However, the weather hadn't improved and we went back in the tent.    In the morning the weather had turned to blue sky, gentle breezes and warmer air.   We enjoyed our paddle out and were relieved that the weather had improved.

May 19-23, 2016 Seagull lake with the guys.

 We paddled to the palisade of Seagull lake.   Our two favorite campsites were already taken at eleven o clock in the morning.  We waited for BP to find us a new campsite.   He arrived and lead us to an island south of the palisade.    It was a great spot in the wind to keep the bugs off of us.  For five days we paddled, swam, fished.  visited, ate wonderful food, and observed the wilderness in it's splendor.  We enjoyed four lake trout and some bass and northerns.  It was all delicious.  We took turns cooking and we had several outstanding meals.   We thoroughly enjoyed the camraderie and good weather.  We left monday morning.   It was a short paddle out.  Back in town we said goodbye at the blue fin restuarant.

MBA,s to Lake One

The eight of us paddled successfully to our campsite after paddling instructions and a couple miles of practice.  The group worked real hard to perfect their skills.   We found a nice camp tucked away behind an island.   Camp was set and a fire started.    We had salads, steak and potatoes for supper.  The evening was spent around the fire and we visited until late in the night.   We got up early in the morning to enjoy bacon and eggs.  We packed up efficiently and were on the water by nine thirty.   The paddle out went without a problem.   It was great to be with such happy campers.

April, 28 2016 wilth ruth and corey.

We paddled a tandem and a solo.  Ruth with me and  Corey in his Bell 16 footer.   Kristin wasn't along because she stayed home with a terrible cold.  We missed her greatly.  The three of us left the Lake One landing at ten am.  We arrived at the best Lake Four campsite a little before three pm.  It was a good day for paddleing.    We relaxed in camp for a couple hours and cooked supper.   The morning brought heavy winds and we spent the day watching the lake and distant shoreline looking for moose.   None appeared before us.  However, we thoroughly enjoyed being in the middle of the wilderness during the off season when there was no one around.  The weather was perfect and we loved being here.    Our paddle out was into a westerly wind but not impossible.  We stopped at our favorite campsite on Lake Two for lunch.  It was great to relive all the great campouts we had there.  The remaining four miles home were a joy to paddle.