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Fall colors trip C

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Date/Time: 04/27/2024 06:51PM

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Fall colors trip C

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boonie	01/25/2021 06:07PM schweady: "boonie: "I have seen many nights below freezing in the 20's, so just be prepared. If it gets that cold, you'll need to protect your water filter from freezing too. " Yeah, I learned a lot about canoe camping in the colder months on our trip last year. Batteries, camera, gps, isopro canisters, water filters... all benefitted from being kept in pockets or in the tent or in the sun or in a sleeping bag..." Yes, a lot of other things like that. Lithium batteries are longer lasting in cold temps. And don't forget that daylight hours are short - roughly 12 hours between sunrise and sunset.
Warren Yoder	01/25/2021 02:35PM We were there the 17th through the 20th. The colors were nice and getting nicer. Several nights were likely in the mid 20 with beautiful days in the upper 50 to low 60s. The brook trout were sizzling hot!!!
schweady	01/25/2021 02:17PM boonie: "I have seen many nights below freezing in the 20's, so just be prepared. If it gets that cold, you'll need to protect your water filter from freezing too. " Yeah, I learned a lot about canoe camping in the colder months on our trip last year. Batteries, camera, gps, isopro canisters, water filters... all benefitted from being kept in pockets or in the tent or in the sun or in a sleeping bag...
boonie	01/25/2021 02:04PM I have seen many nights below freezing in the 20's, so just be prepared. If it gets that cold, you'll need to protect your water filter from freezing too.
Teddy	01/25/2021 12:38PM Thank you
boonie	01/23/2021 06:15PM Just to give you an idea the last half of Sept. record high is 88 and record low is 18.
boonie	01/23/2021 07:06AM I've been there the last couple weeks of Sept. many times. Like others said you have to prepare for the extremes. I've had days of 75 degrees, calm, and sunny. And I've had very windy days of cold with rain, freezing rain, sleet, hail, and snow, all in the same day. The average temps of 60-65 and 40-45 are nice enough and not a problem, but it's highly variable.
schweady	01/22/2021 10:09PM We were up mid-September last year and had two nights of 28 and 26 degrees. You never know. Zero bugs will always make up for any cold, however.
Jackfish	01/22/2021 10:07PM When tripping in the fall, you have to plan for every weather extreme. Could be hot. Could be cold. Could be somewhere in-between. And you might experience it all on the same trip. We did a trip the 3rd week of September. The first night, I slept on top of my sleeping bag in my underwear until 2:30am, then finally crawled in. The next night, it was raining, cold and I wore long johns and a stocking cap to bed and had my down mummy bag zipped up to my face. Pack smartly with lots of layering clothes and full rain gear.
cowdoc	01/22/2021 09:59PM We went September 20 last fall. Weather was very nice and colors were great. Went September about the same time in 2019 and weather was cooler and wetter and colors were not as good. The dry year in 2020 popped the colors better. Days are nice, nights are cool and you can usually count on wind.
Teddy	01/22/2021 08:51PM Can anyone tell me what to expect (generally) weather-wise the last week of September in the BWCA? We are planning a trip this fall and hope to see the Fall colors at or near peak.