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detail re: paddling to Farm Lake EP ?

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Date/Time: 05/05/2024 06:39PM

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detail re: paddling to Farm Lake EP ?

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jdevries	03/15/2023 03:24PM Howard, If you have even one person staying back, could they drop you off at a Farm Lake boat launch? Save you a mile or so paddling down Silver Rapids and around the horn plus however far up White Iron you're staying. JD
HowardSprague	02/17/2023 11:05AM That's what I was thinking, there seem to be some decent options. I was even thinking an out & back down to Gabbro.
andym	02/14/2023 10:42PM Great plan! You can do the Kawishiwi triangle while others stay at the cabin. Or do a point to point trip and have them either drop you off or pick you up at the other end.
HowardSprague	02/14/2023 08:13PM Thank you! Working on getting a group of guys I've known for 30 years to do a trip in '24. Camping canoe trip a hard sell for a couple, so it'd be a hybrid trip -- rent a cabin for a week, some of us leave on a BW trip for 3-4 days while others stay at cabin, fish, etc..
prettypaddle	02/13/2023 03:24PM Agreed. I've been through in both a kayak and a canoe and don't remember having any difficulty at all. I suppose I might wait if there was motor boat coming through but no worries otherwise. My hubby has started/ended a Farm entry trip from White Iron a few times and had no issues. Enjoy your trip!
andym	02/13/2023 02:09PM I've paddled through there a few times and didn't find it tricky. I'd just look at the current and most likely stay toward the center. Of course, the current flow through there depends on releases at the dam and so can vary a lot.
HowardSprague	02/13/2023 01:23PM Question - suppose I was going in at Farm Lake EP, but staying on White Iron Lake. Paddle White Iron to Farm..... The section at Silver Rapids before the channel - I've been there many times, but always in a resort motor boat. There is a current and a lot of randomish swirling water. I haven't paddled through there. Is it tricky/tippy, or is it somewhat routine in a canoe?