Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Trip Planning Forum :: Lake One-Four In Late June?
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Whatsit |
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Grandma L |
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Rosconabich |
There will be 8 of us on the trip...4 couples (early 30s). Us 4 guys all went on a BWCA trip about 12 years ago. We were on Bearskin up past Grand Marais, and that was in late May/early June. I think we saw one other group the whole time, which was nice. And it was extremely cold which kinda sucked. But no bugs at all at least. All 4 of the ladies have never been to the BWCA. I want to plan a moderately easy trip that has a little bit of everything. So Id like to drop in on Lake One and get down to Horshoe by mid day. I've read there is some good swimming there. From there I'd like to get to Insula as Ive read there are a lot of good campsites, great views, and some good fishing. From there Id like to portage up to Thomas Lake as I've heard there is some good hiking up there. What is the difficulty lever for this route? The other item I am unsure of is the time to do all this. It looks like we would have to get all the way back to EP30 on Lake One to end our trip, or EP27 on Snowbank Lake. Right now we are planning on either 4 days/5 nights, or 5/days/6 nights. Is this too much ground/water to cover in that amount of time for people that might want to take it easy and relax a bit? Any info/opinions are greatly appreciated. Thank you. |
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Grandma L |
June and July are extremely busy on the Number Lakes and that entire area. Get going very early and plan to stop early. It is a fairly easy route from lake One through Insula up to Thomas and west back to Snowbank - a casual 5 days. About 38-40 miles. Remember the south half of the number lakes and Insula had the Pagami Fire - you might want to check the fire area so you decide where to aim.plan camp site spots. You could look at in Lake One with a loop east and then north to Knife thru Thomas, fraser and Kek - and come out Moose. |
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bpneiman |
We had no problem getting to the last campsite on Hudson the first day. You shouldn't have a problem getting to Horseshoe early. Getting to Insula and beyond should help thin the crowd out. I don't think the partiers like that portage, and Insula is an awesome lake. |
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Rosconabich |
I will also weigh the proposed alternate route with the group. Thank you, |
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Whatsit |
quote Grandma L: "Whatsit - sorry you had a bad experience - by my experience, that is not the norm. busy - yes! parties - never had the kind you mentioned. " Last year it wasn't like that either. As I was leaving I talked to an older couple leaving and they felt equally saddened by their experience on the number lakes. The difference is I never camped past the number lakes this time. Last year we camped in Insula. |
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Grandma L |
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