BWCA Entry Point, Route, and Trip Report Blog
March 29 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.
Not the Puniest but still short
Entry Date:
September 19, 2019
Entry Point:
Slim Lake
Number of Days:
2
Group Size:
2
We thoroughly enjoyed this site. We heard the wolves again in the evening and then again in the early morning. We explored the portage to Keneu Lake and then listened to the weather radio....I almost wish we hadn't. The outlook for Saturday and Sunday was not good. They were calling for Thunderstorms with winds 10-15 mph sustained and gusting to 20mph. Also, we heard another report say 15-20 sustained and gusting up to 30mph. The animals and rain didn't bother us but wind is a big thing I worry about. I know the odds are small but blow down is something I don't want to play around with. Call it extreme caution of a father not wanting to put his daughter in danger but we decided to pack up and head back to Slim Lake and see if there was an open campsite there. We got back to Slim and what was open on our way in were now occupied. Rather than risk the weather and have a great trip end on a bad note we went ahead and left. We were both pretty disappointed on the drive back home but we both agreed a return trip next year was in order and she now knows what to expect and understands why I love going there.
So that is the quick breakdown on the shortest trip I have taken into the BWCA but I did make a new trip partner....I think....lol~Slim Lake, Rice Lake, Hook Lake, Keneu Lake