I have a permit to enter at Sawbill on 6/24. It will be my 15 yo daughter and I. Our trip partners are no longer able to go.

If you anyone would be interested in joining us, we'd be open to it if the fit was right.

We haven't finalized a destination yet. Considering going east or west. We will probably basecamp rather than travel. Our focus will be on R&R, with fishing the primary activity. Planning to exit on 7/1. This will be our second trip.

Email me at joelwondra@gmail.com if you'd like to discuss.

Why not just have a parent/daughter trip?

There is nothing better than 1 on 1 bonding time in the wilderness with your kid. I started doing that with each of my daughters when they were each 5 and they are now 18 and 16. One goes with me and one does something special with mom. Each year that it is their turn for the 1 on 1 trip they get so excited. We have a 4 year old boy who gets to do his first father/son trip next year. Last year and this year we are practicing by doing our father/son trip at a campground at an EP.

We do family outings up there every year as well, but the 1 on 1 trips into the BWCA are something special.

I’ve done a couple of fall basecamps on the northern end of Sawbill and really liked it. I also stayed on Smoke for a few nights with my younger daughter when she was 9. I really liked that lake. I haven’t been to Alton and the Lady Chain. Alton has a reputation for big waves when it’s windy so I’ve stayed away from it since I have a kid as my bow paddler.