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Date/Time: 04/29/2024 05:22PM
Adventure to Jordan...Cattyman?

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TechnoScout 02/03/2023 08:16AM
Did Snowbank to Jordan last May. That little jump from Adventure to Jordan looks good on a map but is will not work.
Jackfish 02/02/2023 10:08PM
HowardSprague: "Jackfish: "It’s a nice route, Speck. When my wife and I did it, Snowbank was near glass so we were able to paddle up to Boot. Paddled and portaged through all those little lakes into Ima. I think you’ll enjoy it."
JF, I take it that was an early start on Snowbank...about what time did you start?"

Howie, we didn’t hit the water until mid-morning. Just got lucky with near glass paddling. Plan B was to go through Disappointment, but we didn’t have to. The later start did bite us a little when we were looking for a campsite. Missed out on several, but finally found one that was open.
HowardSprague 02/02/2023 08:50PM
Jackfish: "It’s a nice route, Speck. When my wife and I did it, Snowbank was near glass so we were able to paddle up to Boot. Paddled and portaged through all those little lakes into Ima. I think you’ll enjoy it."
JF, I take it that was an early start on Snowbank...about what time did you start?
Speckled 02/01/2023 08:53AM
JLand: "Jackfish: "It’s a nice route, Speck. When my wife and I did it, Snowbank was near glass so we were able to paddle up to Boot. Paddled and portaged through all those little lakes into Ima. I think you’ll enjoy it."
That portage between Boot and Abinodji will test a marriage. Lol"

Ha - one of the first BW trips I brought my wife on we did the Sea Gull to JAP portage. Not my brightest moment for sure.
JLand 02/01/2023 05:35AM
Jackfish: "It’s a nice route, Speck. When my wife and I did it, Snowbank was near glass so we were able to paddle up to Boot. Paddled and portaged through all those little lakes into Ima. I think you’ll enjoy it."


That portage between Boot and Abinodji will test a marriage. Lol
Z4K 01/31/2023 11:33PM
Lightfoot: "Interesting picture of the falls. Here's what it looked like when we were there in September of 2020. "


Always interesting to see side-by-side pictures at different water levels. My picture was from June 2 2017.
Jackfish 01/31/2023 08:30PM
It’s a nice route, Speck. When my wife and I did it, Snowbank was near glass so we were able to paddle up to Boot. Paddled and portaged through all those little lakes into Ima. I think you’ll enjoy it.
Speckled 01/31/2023 08:34AM
Thanks guys - didn't know about the falls, will have to check it out on our way through.
Lightfoot 01/30/2023 07:33PM
Z4K: "Because that little swampy lake has a waterfall at the NW end.
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Interesting picture of the falls. Here's what it looked like when we were there in September of 2020.


TuscaroraBorealis 01/30/2023 06:27PM
Z4K: "Because that little swampy lake has a waterfall at the NW end.
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^This...and, I don't believe you'd save much, if any, time or sweat equity anyways as the Cattyman~Jordan portage is almost a highway (excepting the landing on Jordan. It's been a couple of years but, I believe the existing portages are, and would still be, the path of least resistance - even if there was a trail directly into Jordan from Adventure.
Z4K 01/30/2023 05:12PM
Because that little swampy lake has a waterfall at the NW end.
Speckled 01/30/2023 03:18PM
Anyone been through or know why there isn't a portage between Adventure and Jordan. Google earth shows terrain on the south side that looks conducive to a portage, but all the maps show the trip up to cattyman and then back down. Why the detour to a little swampy lake?