Murdo entry - Intorduction to BW for two of my daughters
by fishinbuddy
Trip Type:
Paddling Canoe
Entry Date:
05/30/2005
Entry Point:
Mudro Lake (restricted--no camping on Horse Lake) (EP 22)
Exit Point:
Mudro Lake (restricted--no camping on Horse Lake) (EP 22)
Number of Days:
5
Group Size:
3
Day 5 of 5
Friday June 2nd, 2005
Since we had planned on spending until Saturday in BW we took this day as a free day to shop and sight see.
We got up late and returned the last of our gear settled up with Mark at Canoe Country Outfitters. He took the tent off our bill and we talked about another trip into Lake One. Very little portaging and most are easy. This sounded good to the girls as long as there weren't any bugs. Maybe a fall trip would be just the ticket. Lunch was the Chocolate Moose with dessert boy did we eat.
We shopped around and then went to the Wolf Center. It was OK but the videos they showed did not interest the girls much and the wolves just laid there. I also took in the Dorthy Molter museum, the girls waited in the car while I enjoyed the history and artifacts. I took some root beer to go and we headed to highway 1 and a scenic trip down the shore of Lake Superior. If you go this way and like rocks there is a shop at Beaver Bay that is a rock hunters dream. Ellen especially liked visiting and looking at the rocks, talking about rocks. Next time we come up it will be an extra stop. Dinner this night was at a KFC south of Minneapolis, they had a buffet and we tore it up, worth every penny. We stayed in a motel and the next morning was shopping at Gander Mountain and then Cabela’s, planning for the next trip.
Bottom line from the trip, everyone enjoyed themselves and remember the trip in a positive light. Everyone realized solitude in BW equates to hard work. The girls just are not physically ready for a trip like this, but they did like the outdoors and wilderness aspects. This fall I will take Emily back to spend our alone time. She is excited and ready, if the bugs are not bad and if the portages are shorter and the gear lighter. As I write this I am planning the trip and I think Lake One will be a great place to visit.
Since we had planned on spending until Saturday in BW we took this day as a free day to shop and sight see.
We got up late and returned the last of our gear settled up with Mark at Canoe Country Outfitters. He took the tent off our bill and we talked about another trip into Lake One. Very little portaging and most are easy. This sounded good to the girls as long as there weren't any bugs. Maybe a fall trip would be just the ticket. Lunch was the Chocolate Moose with dessert boy did we eat.
We shopped around and then went to the Wolf Center. It was OK but the videos they showed did not interest the girls much and the wolves just laid there. I also took in the Dorthy Molter museum, the girls waited in the car while I enjoyed the history and artifacts. I took some root beer to go and we headed to highway 1 and a scenic trip down the shore of Lake Superior. If you go this way and like rocks there is a shop at Beaver Bay that is a rock hunters dream. Ellen especially liked visiting and looking at the rocks, talking about rocks. Next time we come up it will be an extra stop. Dinner this night was at a KFC south of Minneapolis, they had a buffet and we tore it up, worth every penny. We stayed in a motel and the next morning was shopping at Gander Mountain and then Cabela’s, planning for the next trip.
Bottom line from the trip, everyone enjoyed themselves and remember the trip in a positive light. Everyone realized solitude in BW equates to hard work. The girls just are not physically ready for a trip like this, but they did like the outdoors and wilderness aspects. This fall I will take Emily back to spend our alone time. She is excited and ready, if the bugs are not bad and if the portages are shorter and the gear lighter. As I write this I am planning the trip and I think Lake One will be a great place to visit.
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