BWCA Entry Point, Route, and Trip Report Blog
May 20 2024
Entry Point 23 - Mudro Lake
Number of Permits per Day: 5
Elevation: 1166 feet
Latitude: 48.0356
Longitude: -91.8301
On the Water- Monday July 20th-
On the water late considering how far we need to go today. Up the Horse river to the falls by 6pm. Started raining and NO campsites available. Mudrow-Alruss-Tin can Mike-Horse Lake-Horse River-Basswood. 13 miles by water. (not counting portages)
Tuesday July 21st-
Rain all night, all morning and all day. Went north by petroglyphs, table rock and the the Crocked Lake Narrows across Thursday bay to campsite. Basswood-Crooked Lake-Wednesday Bay-Thursday Bay. 11 miles in the rain.
Wednesday July 22nd-
Up early and calm winds to take advantage of, considering the big water we have to cross. Found beaver dam to lift over and did a portage from hell between Pandos lake and Chippewa Lake. VERY steep and slippery after rain. Many mud holes. Then the mile portage after Wagosh Lake to Gun Lake. Never saw another soul in a canoe or campsite the entire day! Thursday bay-Friday Bay-Pandos Lake-Chippewa Lake-Wagosh lake-Gun Lake. 11 miles by water.
Thursday July 23rd-
Finally had a dry night. got everything dry!!! A few portages today to Fourtown Lake campsite. Easy day by comparison. Gun Lake-Fairy Lake-Boot Lake-Fourtown Lake. 6 miles. Put the long miles at the first of the week for a buffer for contingencies!
Friday July 24th-
Last day. Stormed last night bad. A few portages today with one bad one between Fourtown Lake and Mudrow lake. To entry point by 1pm. Ready for a hot shower! 4 miles
Total-
45 miles by water
13 miles by portage (3 trips each)
58 miles total.
Horse Lake 2016 - Major Storm and No Fish
Entry Date:
July 16, 2016
Entry Point:
Mudro Lake
Number of Days:
8
Group Size:
6
Well, that's it. Did I do what I set out to do ? No, but I did get to explore a beautiful lake. Yeah, the weather could have been better, but it was nothing to compare to the weather that arrived in the month since my trip. As for the portage incident, it is still eating at me. I'm pretty pissed at myself on one hand, but on the other hand, I could have been hurt. I saw the thread about injuries, and that kind of made me feel a little less PO'd, but...but...but. It is in mind to do a repeat, and follow through on my trip plan. Of course, my wife will have something to say about it. Several somethings, if I know her. I may get a device for emergencies. Anyway, that is in the future. I hope you enjoyed my rather lengthy tale of my trials and tribulations. And yes, the boombox pic was necessary, because I hate wet buns.