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kanoes

08/18/2012 12:18PM

moose river north, little indian sioux river north.

are these areas worth seeing if i put in 4 hours of paddling one way?

for each, how far can i expect to go in that amount of time, single portaging with just day tripping gear?

thanks!

i think bigfoot is blurry. (mitch hedberg)

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RainGearRight

08/18/2012 01:45PM

Loaded and single tripping the wife and I made it to the north end of Agnes in 3.5 hours. Another 15-20 minutes would put you on the Boulder river.
LIS you could probably get close to Lynx if you were really moving. Not sure on time north though loon though.

If I were picking one over the other it would be Moose River. Although the Elm portage on LIS is a pretty scenic, the pauness to shell portage is a mud pit at both ends.

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IBFLY

08/18/2012 02:08PM

Haven't done LIS in a long time.

If the weather is fair I'd wager you'd make the pictographs and warrior hill from EP 16 in 4hrs or a bit over,so.
You could also make it over to Oyster. Both are fun paddles.

Taking your magic or your new one?

You say that like it's a bad thing.

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kanoes

08/18/2012 02:21PM

im just playing with the idea of spending the week of labor day up there and just day tripping some river ep's with the wildfire. thinking of doing hog creek again too.

any other suggestions for longer river paddles? west, middle, or east...doesnt matter.

i think bigfoot is blurry. (mitch hedberg)

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Kevlar

08/18/2012 02:52PM

The real beauty of Moose River north doesn't start until after Agnes...up till then it's just another pretty river, some parts wide, some parts very narrow between mud banks and high grass and nothing unusual. Nina Moose Lake has an impressive "mountain " on the west side, and just south of N Moose is the rocktop view that is pretty good.

Little Indian Sioux is a prettier river paddle, with Elm Portage and the portage right from the parking lot, and the little waterfall entering just beyond Elm portage. The best scenery is Devil's Cascade, from one end to the other, especially if there is a reasonable water flow.

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Mort

08/18/2012 04:02PM

If you're looking for solitude and serenity, you might want to try going south off the Echo Trail on Little Indian Sioux River South. I'm thinking that the water levels are up enough to make for good paddling.

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kanoes

08/18/2012 04:14PM

quote Mort: "If you're looking for solitude and serenity, you might want to try going south off the Echo Trail on Little Indian Sioux River South. I'm thinking that the water levels are up enough to make for good paddling."
ive been down there before. i should have said that in the original post.

i think bigfoot is blurry. (mitch hedberg)

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emptynest56

08/19/2012 04:44PM

I like any excuse to go up ep16. For me, it's the pines of the Boulder River, north of Agnes. I imagine what it was when more of the landscape looked like that in the 1700's. If you could stay long enough, a cruise up the Dahlgren River to the portage to Stuart Lake would be interesting. There is a nice waterfall there.

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billconner

08/19/2012 06:02PM

Traveling light and fast you should be able to get to LLC. Might be a long day trip nut maybe could lunch at Zups Resort. I like the idea of destinations (and eating).

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