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Entry Point 23 - Mudro Lake


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Mudro Lake entry point allows overnight paddle only. This entry point is supported by Kawishiwi Ranger Station near the city of Ely, MN. The distance from ranger station to entry point is 19 miles. Three accesses into Mudro Lake involve portages ranging from 20–185 rods.Easiest access is from private la nd with parking fee.

Number of Permits per Day: 5
Elevation: 1166 feet
Latitude: 48.0356
Longitude: -91.8301
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muddyfeet
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03/04/2016 12:12AM
  
New Trip Report posted by muddyfeet

Trip Name: #23 Mudro: “Time travel in a magic canoe” (first solo 2015) .

Entry Point: 23

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"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread; places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul" -John Muir
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FOG51
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03/04/2016 01:19AM
  
Nce report, you got into the whole solo thing and are probably hooked for life now. I liked your writing style, easy to read ,very descriptive and easy to follow along. I laughed about your "jittery moments", many soloist seem to have them but I can honestly say I never have had any jitters on a solo trip. FRED

Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked, the good fourtune to remember the ones do, and the eyesight to tell the differance.
Exo
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03/04/2016 09:20AM
  
What a great trip report! Glad you were able to relate the solo experience to others so well. Going solo adds such a new dynamic to a wilderness experience.


And your right about Drew at Piragi's. I really appreciate someone who loves their job. I believe he holds a special place for those that solo. My first solo he told me he didn't want to see me back early. Hah! No chance!


A positive first solo is about good preparation and planning. And having the right mindset.


Really enjoyed your bewilderment about hearing the highway in the distance.
boonie
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03/04/2016 10:45AM
  
Thanks, muddyfeet, for the enjoyable and interesting trip report. I always enjoy reading about first solos and it sounds like yours went very smoothly - a testament to all your research and planning.
muddyfeet
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03/05/2016 11:14AM
  
quote boonie: "Thanks, muddyfeet, for the enjoyable and interesting trip report. I always enjoy reading about first solos and it sounds like yours went very smoothly - a testament to all your research and planning. "


Yep, thanks for all the help I got from you and others over in the Solo forum .


Maybe the biggest thing I learned before the trip just reading the forum was how it really helps to be efficient/minimize camp chores when you're by yourself. There is no one "right" way to do things (cook/clean/shelter/get water/firewood) but there are definately some ways that take less time/work than others. Finding out what works well for you and your time/space/weight requirements is key.

"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread; places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul" -John Muir
muddyfeet
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03/05/2016 11:26AM
  
quote Exo: "
Really enjoyed your bewilderment about hearing the highway in the distance. "


It really sounded intermittent like trucks coming and going with the pitch slightly changing as they passed by. Not at all like a babbling brook, but there was some distance between the brook and camp and I could barely hear the faint sound as it was. Maybe wind or some other phenomenon altered the sound enough as it traveled towards me. I thought I was going crazy.

"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread; places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul" -John Muir
SaganagaJoe
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03/05/2016 03:46PM
  
quote muddyfeet: "quote Exo: "
Really enjoyed your bewilderment about hearing the highway in the distance. "



It really sounded intermittent like trucks coming and going with the pitch slightly changing as they passed by. Not at all like a babbling brook, but there was some distance between the brook and camp and I could barely hear the faint sound as it was. Maybe wind or some other phenomenon altered the sound enough as it traveled towards me. I thought I was going crazy. "


Wind in the trees on the other side of the lake? That's a pretty ethereal sound.

aka HermitThrush "Such sights as this are reserved for those who will suffer to behold them." -Eric Sevareid
Bearpaulsen
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03/14/2016 01:55PM
  
Muddyfeet,


The title of your trip report caught my eye. Happy to hear you had a good time and enjoyed the Magic. I wonder if you'd mind your 'review' being used by us (Northstar)?


Keep Travelling Solo!


Bear
muddyfeet
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03/15/2016 10:22AM
  
quote Bearpaulsen: "Muddyfeet,



The title of your trip report caught my eye. Happy to hear you had a good time and enjoyed the Magic. I wonder if you'd mind your 'review' being used by us (Northstar)?



Keep Travelling Solo!



Bear"


No prob, I'm just a novice paddler, but I'll endorse it!

"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread; places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul" -John Muir
mnrackhunter
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03/28/2016 11:14AM
  
I really enjoyed your trip report. It was very nice. Thanks

Save the Minnesota moose population, reduce the number of wolves before it's too late!! "As water reflects the face, one's life reflects the heart" Proverbs 27:19
bfurlow
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03/31/2016 08:42PM
  
Really nice trip report. I enjoyed reading it a lot.
crumpman
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04/01/2016 01:44PM
  
I really enjoyed your report. You started your first solo as I was finishing my first solo. I was also using my magic and I agree with your assessment of the canoe. We had some similar experiences on our trips. My report is also posted, Moose River First Solo. Did you notice the "face" in the the photo of the cliff near the pictographs?

"Fine figure of a man, yes?" Jeremiah Johnson
muddyfeet
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04/18/2016 12:39AM
  
quote crumpman: " Did you notice the "face" in the the photo of the cliff near the pictographs? "


Thanks. No, I didn't see the face until someone pointed it out later in the photo.
I read your report, too: I love how you have fitted your boat with the foam rail pads and the bungees drilled into the thwarts. I have to get one for myself!

"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread; places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul" -John Muir
CityFisher74
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04/19/2016 11:43AM
  
Amazing report, thank you for taking the time to share it with us. Your link and note about the boy trapped by the canoe on the falls made me wonder what sort of solo-tripping horror stories are out there? Getting injured and needing to get back on your own would be very scary.

"The idea of wilderness needs no defense, it only needs defenders."
neutroner
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04/19/2016 06:32PM
  
nice. one of the best reports ive read. makes me look forward to my next trip.
muddyfeet
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08/06/2016 10:05AM
  
Some updates that might be fun for anyone who read the report of this trip that was almost a year ago:


-I put down a deposit for a 2016 rental fleet Magic. Pickup is in October, so as long as I'm in the area I'll likely plan an overnight or short solo with the new(to me) boat. I'm super excited to customize it for an even more efficient portage/paddle routine.


-The berlinnerweisse beer is tart and fantastic after a year ferment. I split it into three batches with blueberries, peaches, and rosehips. It'll take a little longer to be finished, but should be well worth the wait.

"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread; places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul" -John Muir
boonie
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08/06/2016 01:06PM
  
Thanks for the update, muddyfeet. Enjoy the new canoe and October trip. Reminds me that I should go back and reread your very good trip report.
Tim Govert
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08/10/2016 03:12PM
  
Great account of your trip. I've traveled that area several times over the years and love it.


I truly appreciated your description of the solo time. I've been taking trips in the BWCA every year since 1980, typically with my kids, high school and old Army buddies. During one of those trips, we met up with a younger guy that was doing a solo trip in a wooden canoe that he had handcrafted himself. He described how peaceful and energizing his several week long trip had been...this stoked a fire that had been building in me for a long time to do the same thing. So when I returned, I went head first into the planning process for the following summer.


The following summer I pushed off at Kawishiwi Lake. I did cheat a little though by taking my trusty Chocolate Labrador along with me. It was an amazing trip. I enjoyed the solitude and the opportunity to do as I pleased for the entire week. It was definitely good for my soul...and I fully intend to do it again in the near future.


TG
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Snowbank to Ima and back - EP # 27
Snowbank Loop
change of plans
Fishing with Dad
Snowbank Fathers Day Weekend
Not a dissapointment
Disappointment Lake
BWCA Man Trip Extravaganza
Tandem Rookie Trip
No disappointment on Disappointment
First Trip to the BWCA
Snowbank Loop 2015(Through Frasier, Adams, Alice, and Ima)
6th Anniversary
Snowbank to Ima
Nice Little Trip With The Guys--Entry At Snowbank
First Winter Camp- Birch Island- Snowbank
2016 Snowbank to Jordan and back
Solo October 2016
Winter Camping Trip - Snowbank to Parent
First Solo - EP 27 Ambitious trip
Disappointment Lake - 2nd Trip to BWCA
Snowbank to Fraser and Back (the what not to do edition)
3-day out-and-back to Fraser Oct. 2017
EP 27 - Snowbank to Thomas and back in May 2018
Solo Trip to Raven Lake (Mugwump PMA 8) 2018
Snowbank to Thomas
A solo new beginning
Snowbank to Thomas Memorial Weekend 2019
Embracing the Elements - Snowbank Loop
Father Daughter trip
Kekekabic Trail/ Canoe Trip Hybrid
Snowbank to Thomas 2020
Jumanji 2020
Gals Trip + Riley
Kekekabic - a trip that ended where it started
Journey to Sagus
Snowbank to Spider Lake PMA Loop
Disappointment Lake Winter Adventure
Snowbank Trail
A less than disappointing trip
Overnight To Dorothy's
Less Miles Next Time...... Maybe??
Solo Disappointment
Trek or Treat - Round 3
Snowbank W/ Disappointment Backpack
Parent Lake Adventure
water and ice and no bugs

EP 29 - North Kawishiwi River

EP 30 - Lake One

Lake One - 30
Routes
Route - Lake One to Insula
Route - Easy Lake One to Snowbank 5 day Loop
Trip Reports
To Insula with the Boy Scouts
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1973: Going Back in Time
1982: Volume 2, Going Back In Time
A happy ending
BWCA in strip built kayak in 2001
Lake One to Fishdance Lake
Lake One to Insula
Sept. Group Solo
Lake One to Insula
Gull Lake no Clear no Fire no Insula
A jaunt around the numbered lakes with Julia Child
Dixie's first BWCAW trip
Fishing madness
Lake One to Insula in August
The Elephant Trip
Lake One to Insula
Lake One loop to Snowbank
Lake One to Insula
A wilder trip
The Crew - 2007
Lake One to Insula Again
Everything Moves in Waves: A First Timer's Solo Trip into Boundary Waters
My first solo - lake one loop
The Big Insula Pike Trip - Oct 2007
First winter experience
Solo Trip Report -- Insula, Hope Lake, North Wilder
solo number 2
2008 Trip Form Lake One to Solitude and Back
Chronicles of a Day Tripper
Paddle n Puke
Lake One to Kawishiwi River
Solo trip from Lake One through Snowbank
Solo 2008 - a quick solo out of Lake One
May 2009 - Numbered Lakes
Lake 3
Lake One Loop through Wilder, Rock Island, Turtle and many more
Short and Sweet to Insula
BWCA 09
North Kawishiwi 2009
A (South) Wilder Trip
First Solo Lake One #30
First BWCA trip - Lake One to North Wilder
Sept 2009 - Lake One to Snowbank loop
Village Idiot Reaches Lake Three
Oct. Solo
Last Trip of the Season
Insula Base Camp (My Wife's First Trip)
Lake One to Insula
Tried to get to Insula
Lake One to Hudson July 28-31, 2010
Getting to know the BWCA over again.
Lake Three Adventure - No Regrets
The Numbered Lakes
Kicking Back on the Kawishiwi
Lake One; Getting off the beaten path.
Me, Three Blonds and a Mom. Again!
Lake One with the bag Family
another great trip
Bizarre event on Ima Lake - photos added.....
EP 30 to EP 27 Loop Solo
Family Aventure to Insula and back
Lake One to Inslula; Day Trip South Hope; Day Trip Fish Dance
Number Lakes Loop- First time out West
Kicking Back on the Kawishiwi II (2013)
2 Families, 3 Generations
1st and maybe last solo
Lake One to Hudson Island
Insula 6-19-13
Fire lake solo
Family Excursion on Lake One/Two
Single mother, 6-year old, 5-year old Lake One Trip - HUGE success!
Scouting Dads Paddle the Boundary Waters
Lake One - Insula - Kawishiwi - Pagami Creek
bear attack
80 miles / 30 lakes *Float Stanley Trip*
Lake One to Alice - 4 days of sunshine
Family Trip to Insula
Mrs. Goby's first BWCA trip
Return to My First Trip Area
Powwow clearing Horseshoe Lake 3 portage south
Memorial Day Weekend
Paddle with Dad: Lake One to Insula
2nd Solo to Insula and a bit beyond
Lake One: First trip 4 and 7 year old grand daughters
Lake One to Insula, base camping with the family
Best Friends and The Big Jump: Lake One to Insula
Solo trip through the number lakes
2019 Troop 743 BWCA Trip
Lake One-Insula
Ice Breaker
2020 Alice Lake Trip
Pictographs on Fishdance
First time for the family - adapt and overcome
solo #2
Lake 1, 2, 3
solo #3
Lake One to Insula Lake
Minnesota Home
1st solo
Solo #4
Number Chain Newbies--Guiding Five First-timers on Lakes One, Two and Three
Winter Camping | Lake One
Alice Lake - Angling in the Wild
Lake Four in Four Days
Lake Three Base Camp

EP 31 - Farm Lake

EP 32 - South Kawishiwi River

EP 33 - Little Gabbro Lake

EP 34 - Island River

EP 35 - Isabella Lake

EP 36 - Hog Creek

EP 37 - Kawishiwi Lake

Kawishiwi Lake - 37
Routes
Add a new route
Trip Reports
Kawishiwi Lake to Malberg Lake to Fire Lake and Back (1998)
The Polly Lake Bluff Charge
Polly Lake Bluff Charge - Version 2.0
Memorial Day '04
First Trip For My Wife
Kawishiwi Lake to Beaver loop
Kawishiwi Loop
Kawishiwi, Boulder, Makwa, Kawishiwi Loop
Noah Time 2
Kawishiwi Lake to Polly & back
2006 BWCA Kawishiwi Lake to Fishdance Lake Pictographs
Kawishiwiw Lake - June 2007
EP37 to Lake Polly
Strangers in Paradise Part Deux
Kawishiwi Lake to Little Saganaga by way of Boulder Lake
Koma Style
Kawishiwi Lake Entry
Kawishiwi Entry to Adams - Fall 2008 (2019 remake)
EP 37 to Koma/Malberg
First timers - Lady Lakes Chain
An out and back for the first time
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Malberg and Back
Adams Lake
Sasquatch on the Kawishwi
Kawishiwi to Polly (or The Wettest Trip Ever?)
Kawishiwi - Little Sag - Sawbill Loop
Pagami Creek Fire Trip
Two Friends Encounter Wolves
In Our Minds It's Still There
Kawishiwi to Polly (rookie trip)
Three Dudes and a Chinese Lady
Lady Chain with my lady, August 2012
Kawishiwi Lake to Snowbank 2012
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First Solo
Solo Two
Modified Kawishiwi Lake Loop/Lady Loop
To Malberg and beyond
2013 BWCA Solo
Kawishiwi to Malberg and out Sawbill via the Lady Chain
Kawishiwi to Sawbill in the rain
Kawishiwi Lake Solo with LG - 2014
24 Hour Canoe Challenge
Loop with Lepus not Lupus
Steve and Steve's Boundary Waters Odyssey
Kawishiwi-May 2015
Malberg area basecamp trip
Husband and wife trip on Malberg.
Taking Amber to Amber Lake
Lilie's first trip
Honeymoon of a lifetime
Trip Report - Lady Chain (posting a month late)
Kawishiwi L.-Beaver-Makwa-Malberg Loop or I want to Basecamp next trip
2016 BWCA solo loop Kawishiwi Lake - Alice - Fraser - Boulder - Malberg - Kawishiwi Lake
2016 BWCA solo loop Kawishiwi Lake - Alice - Fraser - Boulder - Malberg - Kawishiwi Lake
Lone Wolf
Malberg Basecamp
Broken in the Wilderness
Lady Lakes Loop
Basecamp in Malberg area
Video slide show of Kawishiwi to Adams
My first Solo - 8 Days In and a Rather Tough Exit
kicking the fledglings out of the nest...
Annual Paddle With The Boys
EP 37 Solo Canoe Trip, pictographs and swimming moose.
May/ June 12-Day YouTube Slide show, Entered at Kawishiwi Lake
Short solo trip to Malberg
Alice Lake
Kawishiwi Lake to Malberg Lake and Others
6 Days Solo out of Kawishiwi Lake - EP37
Polly, Malberg, and a long day trip to Fishdance
Video Blog of Malberg Through Entry #37
One Pan-tastic Adventure
YouTube Slideshow to Lake Polly with Grandsons
Kawishiwi to Malberg and back
Kawishiwi to Malberg and back
2023 Memorial Weekend - 4 day / 3 night - Kawashiwi Lake
The bugs were biting

EP 38 - Sawbill Lake

Sawbill Lake - 38
Routes
Kaleeb - Trip to Tuscarora
Trip Reports
Memories of BWCA
BWCA Frost River Solo Trip, June 1996
Where it all began--my first trip into the BWCA
Journey to Manhood
bushwacker practice
From A Father to A Son
The Four Solos - 2006
Sawbill to Cherokee 2007
Sawbill Temperance loop
Bannock Sawbill to Cherokee July 07
Smoke for the weekend
Exhaustion 101: My Frost River solo.
Solo Rejuvenation
Frost Lake
sawbill-temperance-burnt loop-who let the dogs out
North End of Sawbill
Girls Trip
A Solo Snowshoe Trip From Sawbill
The Bear Facts
Sawbill - Ada - Skoop - Cherokee and back
FIRST BWCA TRIP
Smoke Lake - July 2009
Fun & Adventure - Re-Bonding in the BWCA
Water World
The Celebration Trip
Because I CAN!
First kayak first solo
Fine Wine north of Sawbill
Love at first site
Group of 9 Basecamping at Burnt
Isaac's first trip to BWCA for his 8th Birthday
Smoke Lake 2010
North Temperance
2010 trip
Sawbill Lake to Burnt Lake
Sawbill to Cherokee, October 2010
Saw bill Oct 2010
Savoring Time on Wine
Blackflies, firewood, loons & diamond rings.
Sawbill to Phoebe
“Something is dreadfully wrong!” Mesaba, Dent, Wine loop from Sawbill
sawbill solo
Sawbill to Cherokee Washout
Two guys and a dog to Sprig Lake
Labor Day at Alton with the Kids - Wolves and perfect Weather!
Return to Cherokee (with a bonus)
Pictorial Trip Report - Spartans and Helots
Eighteen Hours on Cherokee
Surrogate Granpa - taking an 8 and 11 yr old for their first BW trip.
Cha-Row-Kee (Cherokee) Loop through Davis Lake
40 years of dreaming of this trip: Mission: Sawbill to Cherokee Lake
Sawbill to Cherokee Lake and back
Sawbill to Phoebe and back with a bad back and broken tongue
Sawbill/Cherokee/Brule/Temperance/Fire Loop -- Solo
Lady Chain Louse River Loop
Sawbill EP38 to Phoebe (the lazy route) - August 2014
A Bucket List Trip to Cherokee Lake
A Bucket List Trip to Cherokee Lake
Late September Phoebe Lake
Sawbill to Sawbill, Rain, Snow, Sun and Fun
Alton base camp
Sawbill to Phoebe
Sawbill to Tuscarora Lake and back again
Burnt Lake Weekend
Two Dads, Two Kids Sawbill
Lady Chain Solo with Dog: Report and Video
Magic the Paddling: Sawbill, Phoebe, Malberg, Fishdance, Kawishiwi
Sawbill to Crooked and Gillis and back via Frost River loop (in reverse)
First Solo: Sawbill loop up to Cherokee and back down through Temperance. September 2016.
Faith Men's BWCAW 2016 Trip
3 Night Cherokee-Temperance Loop
SAWBILL + LOUSE LOOP SOLO TRIP / FEMALE PADDLER
Little Sag East Loop from Sawbill
Our Sawbill Sojourn
Sawbill - Cherokee loop. Beavers and rain!
Mom & 2 young sons
Fall Inaugural
Smoke's Sawbill Solo
6 day solo Frost River Loop
Sawbill to Smoke
GHOST Shoe
Sawbill to Lake One, Across the Center of the BWCA
Sawbill 7 day loop
Sawbill Lake Loop -- The Real World?
Sawbill Loop to Cherokee
Two Day Trips - Kelso Lake Loop and Clearwater Lake
August 2019 Grandkids first Trip - Sawbill
Late September Sawbill loop
Frost River Loop
Memorial Day Get-Outta-Dodge Trip
Sawbill/Cherokee, Covid-19, Bucket List, Solo Loop
Sawbill Loop Solo Adventure
Sawbill, Cherokee, Frost-2 teenagers and lame parents
Lady Chain, Beaver/Smite/Boulder/Ledge/Makwa loop, Louse River, Frost River
Sawbill, Easy-Breezy
50 Years Later
Sawbill Paddleboard Day Trip
Cherokee Loop-First solo
9 Day Loop out of Sawbill
Turtle Tales
All Loused Up: solo loop out of Sawbill
Sawbill Mini-Loop (Daytrip)
How low? Solo
Spring Thaw Cherokee Loop
Sawbill to Smoke 6/3/22-6/4/22
Sawbill to Phoebe Lake and back
Journey into Sunlow
A Week In January - Annual Winter Trip
The Long Way Around-First Solo on the Louse River
Kelso Mountain
Nightmare on Beth, but alls well.
Alton with the kids
Louse River
Wandering to Wonder daytrip
How many portages? Cherokee Lake 2023