i found out what my limit is for a tough trip, and i wasnt alone in that. we sure didnt take the easy way to get to argo but wow, did we ever see some cool wilderness. (we hit about 36 lakes on this loop and only saw 3 or 4 canoes during the entire trip, not counting the basswood bays on our out day)

four solos...kiporby, cowdoc, suncatcher, and me. may 17-25, the route in general...

PP... north bay... isabella... sarah... mcintyre... ted... cone... argo... darky... brent... suzanette... burt... marj... joyce... kahs... mcniece... grey... shade... north bay... PP.

Glad you had a good trip, even if it was tough. I hope one (or more) of you will write up a detailed trip report and lots of pictures.

Always wanted to do the Ted lake area,still waiting. Love Joyce lake and would like to make it back there. Many people bypass this lake.

I would like to hear more about Marj and Joyce. Those are two lakes that are hard to reach and look very beautiful on the maps. Ted is a Gem.

Tom

Welcome back all. Ya get what ya paid for, real wilderness. Nice.

Glad to hear you guys had a great trip. Sure thought about you a lot and wondered how the weather was. Looking forward to the trip report(s).

Welcome back Jan, Glad all had a good time even though it was a tough trip. Looking forward to a trip report.

We had a GREAT Time! Cold the first couple nights, I think the Weather Map showed a low in Ely our first night out at 25 degrees, and the High on our last day was 85 degrees so quite a difference from begginning to end. Also, going in the Birch were just a tan and coming out a lot of them were popping green leaves! Awesome trip with Awesome friends

SunCatcher

Welcome back, sounds like a great trip. so far, can't wait to hear more.

T

Welcome back you guys! We can't wait to get out there, 10 days till we leave. Glad you survived! :-)

Wow! I checked my map and saw I have been in all those lakes at one time. Great touring trip. You make our plans for Nym to Chatterton and back look like a walk in the park.

Great loop with some of my favorite lakes. Glad you guys had a great trip!

Trip sounds awesome. Can you share any specifics on the infamous "Boggy Portage" between Grey and Unamed to Shade? I will will going through there in a couple of weeks with the 2 boys and the outfitter made it sound iffy this time of year because of the high water level.

the boggy one was....boggy, doable though.

some pics

quote linkster: "Trip sounds awesome. Can you share any specifics on the infamous "Boggy Portage" between Grey and Unamed to Shade? I will will going through there in a couple of weeks with the 2 boys and the outfitter made it sound iffy this time of year because of the high water level."

it was a little tricky due to some forks in the trail....not due to the bog. Crossing the bog on the logs was ok....I threw my canoe down and drug it while I log hopped. Coming south, after crossing the main bog, we took the left fork which skirts the edge of the woods....then took another left fork that cuts off a little tip of the bog. Then its uphill to a flat (that had some downed trees we had to sneak around) then downhill to lake. We were headed SOUTH during this.

As the saying goes; "A picture is worth a thousand words", or pictures in this case. Looks like it was a great adventure guys!

Thanks for the pictures and trip highlights.

Hans Solo

quote HansSolo: "
As the saying goes; "A picture is worth a thousand words", or pictures in this case. Looks like it was a great adventure guys!

Thanks for the pictures and trip highlights.

Hans Solo"

Agreed! Thanks so much for the photos Hoaresmen.

Thanks for the info on boggy. We go in on Tuesday ... I can't wait. The pics just intensify the anticipation.

linkster......here is a link to bog... bog

You can see the portage going south across the middle (the boardwalk part). Then you skirt the treeline and you can see a small white line the just cuts off the very tip of the bog. You can follow the woods on that last part, but there are some game trails that branch off and confuse you.
After crossing the boardwalk, the trail splits. You can see the right part that goes up into the woods much easier than the trail to left that skirts the trees/bog. We did not take the right trail because our research said it was a tougher route. The split is right at the treeline. I did not see the other route join up with ours. It must hit the southern lake at a little different place.

We may have seen you go by. We were base camped on Brent near the bay that has the creek running in from Conmee. The only canoes we saw were on the evening of the 24th or 25th, I forget which. We just got back yesterday. What a great week for weather and fishing.

we would have paddled through Brent on the 22nd I believe

Great photos. Looked like a fun trip.

Fantastic photos guys! Thanks for sharing. Ahhhh the memories eh.

Great stuff!!!

Great photos guys! I really like looking at how you outfit your boats.
I always find it so interesting. Then Jennifer Lopez started dancing
on the Tonight Show and I was almost lost to her until I saw that pizza. Most gosh, it sure looks "Heavenly" to me! Did it taste just as great as it looks?