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Entry Point 1 - Trout Lake


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Trout Lake entry point allows overnight paddle or motor (25 HP max). This entry point is supported by La Croix Ranger Station near the city of Cook, MN. The distance from ranger station to entry point is 30 miles. Access from LakeVermilion via 60-rod canoe portage or 180-rod portage that allows the use of portage wheels. This area was affected by blowdown in 1999.

Number of Permits per Day: 12
Elevation: 1381 feet
Latitude: 47.9144
Longitude: -92.3220
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walleyed
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07/15/2010 12:43AM
  
New Trip Report posted by walleyed

Trip Name: First Time in Minnesota.

Entry Point: 24

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Spartan2
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07/15/2010 06:11AM
  
This was a very interesting report. You had a lot of great experiences for a first trip--I envy you all of the good wildlife sightings. An otter is a real plus for me! Great buck photo, too.


I think the bird you are wondering about is the white-throated sparrow. Its song just means northern Minnesota to me. :-)


Thanks for a great first report. I enjoyed reading it.
gutmon
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07/15/2010 07:09AM
  
Great report! So glad you enjoyed your time here. Be sure to update your profile info re: number of trips! Wishing you many more.
alpine525
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07/15/2010 08:04AM
  
Really enjoyed reading your report - thanks for taking the time to put it together. Great photos - especially the one of the buck!

Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace. Dalai Lama
dring
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07/15/2010 09:26AM
  
Nice report showed how wonderful the BW can be when you slow down.
Thanks.

Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.
Bannock
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07/15/2010 01:56PM
  
Thanks for the report. It was great!


I agree with Spartan2. Sounds like a white throated sparrow.

Bannock
TuscaroraBorealis
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07/16/2010 09:00AM
  
Nice report. Thanks for sharing your story.
fishguts
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07/16/2010 09:29AM
  
Nice report! Thanks! Love the pictures;-)

fishguts
ozarkpaddler
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07/16/2010 09:38AM
  
Always interesting to take a renewed "Look" through the eyes of a first-timer! Great report. I too believe the birds you are referring to were White throated sparrows? We always described their song as "Sweet, sweet, ca-na-da, ca-na-da, ca-na-da, ca-na-da." TW

"Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." Mark Twain
tremolo
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07/16/2010 07:14PM
  
I dont think I have ever read a report so full of animals. Wonderful imagery and great writing.


One of my favorite passages:
"The whole placed buzzed with life. Thousands of hornets, bees, wasps, grasshoppers, birds, dragonflies, caterpillars, and whoknowswhats filled the air. There was an abundance of flowers of all kinds. I was taken away by all the activity. I fell in love at that moment."


whoknowswhats-- what fantastic word! So apt when you feel in awe/at one with a place.


Thanks for a wonderful tr.


SunCatcher
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07/17/2010 08:23AM
  
GREAT trip report. I really enjoyed the writing. I had vizualized the happenings with your writing. The pics were great, and the memories are now burned into your mind of the magical place known as the boundary waters. many more great trips.
SunCatcher

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TomT
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07/18/2010 06:29AM
  
I loved your report. It's great when you can feel the wonder and amazement of someones experience. It took me back to that first trip of my own and remembering being in awe of the whole place too. Even Ely, as you say, can be a magical place to out of staters like us.


Also, I never read where you come from. And thanks for the pics.

"Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." --- George Bernard Shaw
lars54
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07/18/2010 07:44AM
  
thanks for the nice report and pictures
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