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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Trip Planning Forum Adventure to Jordan...Cattyman? |
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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?
"Fool me once, shame on...shame on you. Fool me, can't get fooled again" - W
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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.
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.
"Keep close to Nature's heart, yourself; and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean." ~ John Muir
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.
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
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.
"Fool me once, shame on...shame on you. Fool me, can't get fooled again" - W
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?
"Enjoy every sandwich"
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.
"Keep close to Nature's heart, yourself; and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean." ~ John Muir
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