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 Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Trip Planning Forum Disappointment lake? Reply
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| Author | Message Text |
| Captn Tony |
03/02/2019 06:09AM If it was windy I would go to Parent 1st then to Disappointment. With a North Wind it wouldn't make any difference on the route. |
| PaddleAway |
03/01/2019 10:23PM " I didn't find the motor boats to be a problem. I did however find the wind to be a bit of an issue on my return trip which was later in the afternoon. I do want to comment on the use of a dock at the put in at Snowbank. It sucks for a canoe especially if your in a solo." Precisely. We have entered on Snowbank twice, & the second time, the wind was howling & the lake was downright dangerous. We did not see a motorboat either time we entered. |
| KarlBAndersen1 |
03/01/2019 05:27PMJackfish: "^^^ What Blatz and Sylvester said. ^^^ Really? I about friggin' died. |
| Blatz |
03/01/2019 08:43AMtwistertail: "Thanks for the clarification guys. Snowbank is a motorboat lake correct? Is there tow service available to the Disappointment portage? Looks like its only a few miles but i paddled once through the Moose lake chain and didnt like dealing with the motor boats. "I didn't find the motor boats to be a problem. I did however find the wind to be a bit of an issue on my return trip which was later in the afternoon. I do want to comment on the use of a dock at the put in at Snowbank. It sucks for a canoe especially if your in a solo. |
| walllee |
03/01/2019 08:21AM Spirit of the Wilderness offers tows across Snowbank, and I’m sure there are other outfitters as well. |
| twistertail |
03/01/2019 07:23AM Thanks for the clarification guys. Snowbank is a motorboat lake correct? Is there tow service available to the Disappointment portage? Looks like its only a few miles but i paddled once through the Moose lake chain and didnt like dealing with the motor boats. |
| nctry |
02/28/2019 09:03PM A parent lee... haha. Unless you need some extra paddling time I’d go directly to disappointment. But sometimes the crossing on Snowbank is better going to Parent. I’ve stayed off Snowbank for good reason since 2012... had kind of a tough crossing. To practice for crossing that lake in any wind, practice paddling in your washing machine. Haha. |
| Jackfish |
02/28/2019 04:11PM ^^^ What Blatz and Sylvester said. ^^^ Snowbank to Disappointment is 140 rods and is virtually flat (and easy). |
| sylvesterii |
02/28/2019 03:15PM I think that is an error on the map on the site. The Snowbank to Disappointment and Parent to Disappointment portages meet at the same spot on Disappointment. The Snowbank to Disappointment is 144 i think, and then Parent to Disappointment is 87. That is awfully close to the 233 it is showing. |
| Blatz |
02/28/2019 03:10PM Going from Snowbank to Disappointment is a 140r portage. it's a nice portage. What you might be seeing is at the Disappointment end of the portage this is where the 85r portage to Parent begins. |
| twistertail |
02/28/2019 02:20PM I'm a little confused on the portage from Snowbank to Disappointment lake. Looking at the maps on here it looks like there is one portage that goes from Snowbank to Disappointment and Parent lake, is that right? If I click on the portage for info its called Parent Lake and says 233 rods, is that the total length of portage if you go from Snowbank all the way down to Parent? |
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