Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Trip Planning Forum :: Trip outline for group trip (with kids) 8/2018
|
Author | Message Text | ||
mirth |
If you're into wild fruit, earlier in August would be just after peak blueberry and raspberry season, plus there's the Perseids meteor shower which peaks on the 12th. |
||
|
|||
paddlefamily |
|
||
Tony |
Things to see along the way the beach at the East End of Gunflint lake the rail car that is still under water between little Gunflint and Northlake the height of land Portage between North and South Lake The Cliffs above rat and Rose Lake the waterfall along the stairway Portage and then of course the stairway Portage itself. The Border route Trail also runs along the top of the hills above Rose Lake and if you go to the east there is a good Lookout overlooking Rose Lake Tony |
||
johndku |
This route is fairly well protected from the wind, avoids big water, has decent fishing all the way through, and if you can get the campsite at the north end of Clove Lake, it has a nice sandy beach area that is excellent for swimming. You can also find border markers and in early August, a great blueberry crop awaits you. |
||
mketravelbug |
We are in the early stages of planning a canoe trip for our family of four and another family of five (so four adults, five kids, ages 6-11). We are fairly adventurous, the kids all have some camping/paddling experience, and the adults have all been on wilderness canoe/camping trips in the past. We don't mind a few portages each day, although we would like to keep the longest of them under a mile (even better if shorter). We are looking for spectacular scenery, some sense of solitude, wildlife, great swimming. We might want to try our hand at fishing as well (all novices). We'd like to avoid huge lakes with potentially big headwinds or waves. We are thinking of starting on the Gunflint side; perhaps with Voyageur Canoe Outfitters. We thought late August or Labor Day weekend would be good in order to try to avoid the worst of the mosquitos and yet still have a good chance at decent weather. We will probably have only two nights in the backcountry; willing to pay for a tow from the outfitter in order to get a jump on the trip given our limited time. I am looking for route suggestions and/or insight re: our basic plan, what to expect that time of year, etc. Thanks in advance for any help you can offer. (So excited! Haven't been to BWCA in almost 20 years!) |