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06/27/2018 01:44PM  
How are the portages and creek passage on this route in the Fall usually? We will plan on staying on Glacier for one night.
 
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Eyedocron
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06/27/2018 03:11PM  
This is a nice stretch of lakes and portages. Plan on a bit more time than the map would suggest. The portage into Glacier from the north is a steep climb. Be careful at Louisa Falls, as a slip would be a major fall.
06/27/2018 03:17PM  
did them late last August. I dont think water levels have a big affect aside from super high spring levels......so you should be good.
We did Louisa to Mac. Some of them are a little obscure, but are found easily with a touch of searching, like the Arp, Star ones. In the other thread when Sedges mentions the "wrong step" portage, I believe that is the one between Dumas and Fauquier. You place one foot in front of the other on a 4 inch ledge along a 45 degree rock face that slides down into a creek.......tread lightly my friend. Somewhere along that route we lined loaded canoes down a rock stream also.....cant recall where. Kip has it on Youtube....see if I can find it.
All in all, not real difficult but as others mentioned, slower going than you would expect.
I believe I preferred going up Louisa Falls with the canoe more than I would going down. I have that one on video but not loaded to Youtube yet. Found the Kip video Lining rocky creek
06/27/2018 08:21PM  
I loved the McEwen creek. Very peaceful through there. And yes, hope for no rain the day you portage into Agnes from Louisa. It's steep and slick if wet.

06/27/2018 08:47PM  
Bored tonight between calls.....loaded some video.
Louisa Falls portage
06/27/2018 08:48PM  
06/27/2018 08:57PM  
06/27/2018 09:20PM  
I found the left side of the falls going down better at least in pouring rain.
06/27/2018 09:25PM  
jdddl8: "I found the left side of the falls going down better at least in pouring rain. "


The left side going down (or the south side) is where the portage is located.
 
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