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Entry Point 38 - Sawbill Lake

Sawbill Lake entry point allows overnight paddle only. This entry point is supported by Tofte Ranger Station near the city of Tofte, MN. The distance from ranger station to entry point is 25 miles. Access is a boat landing at Sawbill Lake. This area was affected by blowdown in 1999.

Number of Permits per Day: 11
Elevation: 1802 feet
Latitude: 47.8699
Longitude: -90.8858
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bear bait
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02/06/2010 07:05PM
 
New Trip Report posted by bear bait

Trip Name: Frost Lake.

Entry Point: 38

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bear bait
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02/06/2010 07:05PM
 
Link to trip report



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burgydancer
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02/06/2010 07:15PM
 
Thank you. Your pictures are stunning.
bapabear
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02/06/2010 08:13PM
 
Thank you for sharing your pictures and experiences. Great shots of the bear and loons! If only that moose would have shown up!!

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cowdoc
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02/06/2010 09:41PM
 
Great photos.....they tell a great trip report. What kind of canoe ya drivin?

"What could happen?"
Stormy
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02/06/2010 10:01PM
 
Oustanding photos !
Thanks
Koda
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02/06/2010 10:16PM
 
BB, what camera & lens combination(s) do you use? Do you also use a tripod? Very fine photos, indeed.
bear bait
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02/07/2010 05:32AM
 
quote cowdoc: "Great photos.....they tell a great trip report. What kind of canoe ya drivin?"


thanks cowdoc,


the canoe is a Freedom 15/3 solo by Bear Mountain Boat Shop.
i didn't get it fininshed in time for this trip, so i ended up taking it with-out the decks or graphite bottom. only two coats of varnish, the last one drying on the way up :)


here are some pics of the finished canoe on my 2009 trip.
bear bait
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02/07/2010 05:51AM
 
quote Koda: "BB, what camera & lens combination(s) do you use? Do you also use a tripod? Very fine photos, indeed."


thanks koda,
the majority of the pictures were taken with a nikon D200 and 80-400mm vibration reduction lens. this was one of only a hand-full times i didn't bring my tripod along. nearly all the photos were taken while sitting in the canoe.
Ho Ho
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02/07/2010 07:45AM
 
Great photography, especially of the wildlife. Thanks!
campnscrap
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02/07/2010 09:37AM
 
Absolutely fantastic photos! Wow! Thanks for sharing the report and photos with us :)

THE EDGE, there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over. - Hunter S. Thompson
SunCatcher
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02/07/2010 11:45AM
 
Nice shot's bear bait...and great website. Enjoyed the wildlife, almost like you are there. Loon,s, bears, eagles, everything.WOW
SunCatcher

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TomT
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02/07/2010 12:34PM
 
Very nice. I really enjoyed the pics!

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Koda
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02/07/2010 02:00PM
 
quote bear bait: "quote Koda: "BB, what camera & lens combination(s) do you use? Do you also use a tripod? Very fine photos, indeed."


thanks koda,
the majority of the pictures were taken with a nikon D200 and 80-400mm vibration reduction lens. this was one of only a hand-full times i didn't bring my tripod along. nearly all the photos were taken while sitting in the canoe."



I'm impressed by the clarity of the long zoom shots. If I weren't so protective of my Canon 40D (essentially the same as your Nikon) I'd take shots from the boat, too. Maybe I need to loosen up a bit....
Itchy Menace
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02/08/2010 11:14PM
 
Great report and images. My very first trip to the BWCA was that area and I spent several nights at the beach site on Frost. Great site and we also had great luck fishing by the large boulder. Caught my first and only trout there.


bear bait
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02/09/2010 09:59AM
 
Thanks for all the nice comments!



itchy,


i fell in love with that lake. don't know why. theres nothing really too special about it. but, i'm headed back there this summer.
bojibob
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02/09/2010 05:50PM
 
Awesome photos! I really enjoyed the Bear series... a special moment in time.

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