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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Winter Camping and Activities Are Sleds (Human or Dog Pulled) Allowed in the BWCA? |
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07/06/2012 02:30PM
If they are, what's the difference between using sleds in the winter and portage wheels in the summer?
I think the restriction of portage wheels is more than potential impact to the ground or plants. I think it's because they want the experience to be more "wilderness-like".
I understand from reading about the Lewis and Clark expeditions that they sometimes used wheels and logs to transport their heavier wooden canoes up and over rough terrain.
Can't get more 'wilderness-y' than that expedition.
I think the restriction of portage wheels is more than potential impact to the ground or plants. I think it's because they want the experience to be more "wilderness-like".
I understand from reading about the Lewis and Clark expeditions that they sometimes used wheels and logs to transport their heavier wooden canoes up and over rough terrain.
Can't get more 'wilderness-y' than that expedition.
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07/06/2012 02:48PM
Yes, they are. I believe it's a two-fold issue of both being a far more ancient mode of travel for the area than anything wheeled and the difference in erosion impact. Lewis and Clark's expedition was only 200 years ago, but dog sleds have been in use for thousands of years.
07/06/2012 05:45PM
I wouldn't use portage wheels, even if they were allowed. Most portages in the BWCA are more than manageable. I was just curious about dog sleds.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Free people are not equal. Equal people are not free.
07/06/2012 11:56PM
portage wheels would be useless on most bwca portages. rocks, mud, and windfall would quickly stop all progress. in the winter, pulling a sled over a portage is a whole different matter.
if you are a minnesotan this would be obvious. last winter did not count.
if you are a minnesotan this would be obvious. last winter did not count.
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