Kawishiwi Lake to Beaver loop
by EPFD217
Trip Type:
Paddling Canoe
Entry Date:
07/08/2006
Entry Point:
Kawishiwi Lake (EP 37)
Exit Point:
Kawishiwi Lake (EP 37)
Number of Days:
7
Group Size:
4
Day 7 of 7
Friday, July 14, 2006
It rained overnight and extended into the early morning hours. The thunderstorms that we had stayed up watching started the Cavity Lake fire. There was a light mist when we woke up. Our plan was to paddle to Kawasachong Lake and stay for the night leaving a very easy paddle out to the EP in the morning.
We packed up and shoved off heading south to the portage into Koma. Koma to Polly and then the pair of long portages. By the time we reached Townline Lake between the two long portages I was contemplating paddling all the way to the end and taking out today. Becky and I would save money on our rental, we would get home tonight to see our kids and we would be having a hot greasy meal for the first time in 6 days.
After some discussing and negotiations we decided this would be an ok idea. The wind was picking up and seemed to rotate around to always be in our faces. It switched from SW to NW during the morning hours. This worked out in our favor as by the time we reached Kawishiwi Lake the wind was at our back. We were able to make sails form our rainjackets and use mother nature to push us across the lake. We reached the EP by 2pm. We loaded up the rental and returned that, came back for the girls and loaded the rest of the gear. We headed home down the Sawbill Trl. and down the north shore. We stopped at Culver's in Two Harbors for dinner and made it home by 8pm. It was a long day but we got to see our kids a day early.
Malberg Lake, Koma Lake, Polly, Lake, Townline Lake, Kawasachong Lake, Square Lake, Kawishiwi Lake
It rained overnight and extended into the early morning hours. The thunderstorms that we had stayed up watching started the Cavity Lake fire. There was a light mist when we woke up. Our plan was to paddle to Kawasachong Lake and stay for the night leaving a very easy paddle out to the EP in the morning.
We packed up and shoved off heading south to the portage into Koma. Koma to Polly and then the pair of long portages. By the time we reached Townline Lake between the two long portages I was contemplating paddling all the way to the end and taking out today. Becky and I would save money on our rental, we would get home tonight to see our kids and we would be having a hot greasy meal for the first time in 6 days.
After some discussing and negotiations we decided this would be an ok idea. The wind was picking up and seemed to rotate around to always be in our faces. It switched from SW to NW during the morning hours. This worked out in our favor as by the time we reached Kawishiwi Lake the wind was at our back. We were able to make sails form our rainjackets and use mother nature to push us across the lake. We reached the EP by 2pm. We loaded up the rental and returned that, came back for the girls and loaded the rest of the gear. We headed home down the Sawbill Trl. and down the north shore. We stopped at Culver's in Two Harbors for dinner and made it home by 8pm. It was a long day but we got to see our kids a day early.
Malberg Lake, Koma Lake, Polly, Lake, Townline Lake, Kawasachong Lake, Square Lake, Kawishiwi Lake
Lakes Traveled:
Malberg Lake,
Koma Lake,
Polly, Lake,
Townline Lake,
Kawasachong Lake,
Square Lake,
Kawishiwi Lake,
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