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Entry Point 1 - Trout Lake


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Trout Lake entry point allows overnight paddle or motor (25 HP max). This entry point is supported by La Croix Ranger Station near the city of Cook, MN. The distance from ranger station to entry point is 30 miles. Access from LakeVermilion via 60-rod canoe portage or 180-rod portage that allows the use of portage wheels. This area was affected by blowdown in 1999.

Number of Permits per Day: 12
Elevation: 1381 feet
Latitude: 47.9144
Longitude: -92.3220
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kac7700
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07/24/2009 09:08PM
  
New Trip Report posted by kac7700

Trip Name: First timers - Lady Lakes Chain.

Entry Point: 37

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peeruwp
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07/25/2009 08:35AM
  
Nice report. Every trip has some lessons learned opportunities in it! Adversity is all part of the experience :-) Interesting note about the gear you found, my guess is that a bear came into camp and the campers hopped in their canoe and took off, leaving their stuff behind... It almost happened to me once but we waited the bear visit out in our canoes watching him until he left...

Enjoy your next trip!

"Nine planets around the sun, only one does the sun embrace" - dmb
kanoes
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07/25/2009 03:49PM
  
fun reading...nice report. youll adjust and fine tune things after each trip you do...i know i still learn something new during every trip.
TomT
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07/26/2009 05:20PM
  
Packing too much food is something I almost always do. Hope you get to try the BW again sometime. Thanks for reporting.

"Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." --- George Bernard Shaw
onajourney
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07/26/2009 06:50PM
  
We just got back from a trip from Skipper to Cross Lake. I managed to "face plant" on a portage on the rocks in a shallow stream. My husband did not react the way I hoped - like he said "get up...this is not time to get hurt". Later he said the "A BWCA trip is like a marriage encounter - it brings out the worst and best in us". I thought of that when you wrote about your hubby's attempt at staying dry. Fortunately, the things we treasure are when we share moments that are the "best of us"! I am lucky to share many of those on each trip we take.
alpine525
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07/27/2009 08:50AM
  
Nice trip report. I remember our very first BW trip -- we packed way too much. After many years we have scaled down on food and clothes and each year we keep refining our "camping list" and we now have very manageable packs.

A couple of comments -- no trip is complete without someone getting wet feet - or losing their balance while getting in or out of a canoe! Also - canoeing with your husband or partner is definitely a true test of a relationship.

Thanks again for the great report and pictures!

Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace. Dalai Lama
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