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      Trip Report - the Paunesses , to Heritage, Lynx, to Shell, to Upper Pauness loop
 
  Last Visit: 04/20/2024 11:16AM

Entry Point 16 - Moose/Portage River (North of Echo Trail)


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Moose/Portage River (north) entry point allows overnight paddle only. This entry point is supported by La Croix Ranger Station near the city of Ely, MN. The distance from ranger station to entry point is 27 miles. Access is a 160-rod portage heading North from the Echo Trail.

Number of Permits per Day: 5
Elevation: 1348 feet
Latitude: 48.1230
Longitude: -92.0991
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woodpecker
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06/27/2009 12:58AM
  
New Trip Report posted by woodpecker

Trip Name: Pauness Lakes , to Heritage, Lynx, to Shell, loop .

Entry Point: 14

Click Here to View Trip Report I'm in the process of adding a few pictures so make sure you catch all of them Thanks!

Woodpecker

"The way of the canoe is the way of the wilderness and of a freedom almost forgotten."---Sigurd F. Olson (The Singing Wilderness)
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Mongo65
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06/27/2009 09:22AM
  
Sounds like you guys had a great trip. Looking forward to more photos.

Sit back, relax, have a home brew.
Badgerboy
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06/27/2009 12:12PM
  
Woodpecker, thanks for the report. We are heading out of 14 on Tuesday next week. How long did it take you, including your sightseeing tour of Devil's Cascade to get to Heritage?

Take'm to the Wilderness, introduce them to the wonders of God's creation. They will be better for it.
rlhedlund
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06/27/2009 02:56PM
  
Enjoyed reading your report and the pics too. Thanks.

Life is Good, Living is Better. Everlasting Life is Best! Pray for Us Amok.
TomT
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06/28/2009 09:29PM
  
Thanks for the trip report. I have to visit that area one of these years.

"Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." --- George Bernard Shaw
bdub bub
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07/02/2009 10:31AM
  
woodpecker,
Looking for an easy route for a novice paddler group. enjoyed your report. looks like you ate good. How do you keep food cold? I will take dehydrated stuff
I would like info on your route please
bdub bub
520eek
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07/06/2009 02:53PM
  
Looks like fun was had by all! Good times.

I couldn't wait for success, so I went ahead without it!
Pike48
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07/07/2009 12:21PM
  
Nice trip-thanks for sharing. FYI for anyone headed to Upper or Lower Pauness. There is a nice campsite view in the latest edition of the BWJ for these two lakes.
woodpecker
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07/07/2009 06:25PM
  
I would share that the BWJ listed the campsite (# 7) that we camped on on Upper Pauness as being the least desireable of all Pauness sites ....we found it dry and no mucky landing, in fact we pulled the canoe right up on a grassy area...
The only minus we found was the lack of good wood...it was literally ROTTEN pine...the rock outcropping was perfect for sunset pics...


Woodpecker

"The way of the canoe is the way of the wilderness and of a freedom almost forgotten."---Sigurd F. Olson (The Singing Wilderness)
inthewoods
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02/17/2010 08:58AM
  
thanks for the report we are doing the same trip on the same days this year cant wait

"ya like thats going to work"my wife
Koda
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02/17/2010 12:58PM
  
Nice trip report. I look forward to seeing that area in May.
lars54
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02/17/2010 06:11PM
  
Thanks for the report
how much did your food pack weigh
dicecupmaker
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03/02/2010 05:49AM
  
My son and I took the same trip, that same week. Noted the same pictures we have. We had great weather and no bugs. You went in a day after we did. Fishing was poor for us, but we heard the wolves one evening and it was the best. Namaste Woodpecker

Joy is a great teacher, but so is dispair. Wonder is a great teacher, but so is confusion. Hope is a great teacher, but so is disillusionment. And life is a great teacher, but so is death. To deny yourself any of those in any aspect is not experiencing life totally.
danhawk
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03/03/2010 01:16PM
  
Good report! The Devil's Cascade is fun to see. After seeing pictures of your supper and reading other reports, I am planning to grill steak on our first night too.

Lets Roll!
bobby726
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03/03/2010 03:12PM
  
Dang, thats a nice plate of food. I want to trip with you guys next time.

Always be the second one in the outhouse, it's going to smell anyway so you might as well have a warm seat.
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