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Trip Name Trip Type Days Entry Point Member Name Publish Date Action
How many portages? Cherokee Lake 2023 Paddling Canoe 4 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake Speckled 01/13/24 View
The Long Way Around-First Solo on the Louse River Paddling Canoe 7 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake YardstickAngler 11/30/23 View
Wandering to Wonder daytrip Paddling Canoe 0 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake QuietSolo 11/10/23 View
Louse River Paddling Canoe 9 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake joeandali 08/17/23 View
Alton with the kids Paddling Canoe 3 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake stok0099 07/23/23 View
Nightmare on Beth, but alls well. Paddling Canoe 4 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake scotttimm 07/09/23 View
Kelso Mountain Paddling Canoe 4 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake x2jmorris 06/22/23 View
Spring Thaw Cherokee Loop Paddling Canoe 5 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake Makwa90 02/21/23 View
A Week In January - Annual Winter Trip Snowshoeing 6 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake TreeBear 02/09/23 View
Journey into Sunlow Paddling Canoe 5 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake x2jmorris 10/17/22 View
Sawbill to Phoebe Lake and back Paddling Canoe 3 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake tipboat 08/06/22 View
Sawbill to Smoke 6/3/22-6/4/22 Paddling Canoe 1 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake cmolvera 06/13/22 View
Sawbill Mini-Loop (Daytrip) Paddling Canoe 1 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake MN_Lindsey 02/12/22 View
How low? Solo Paddling Canoe 7 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake Ioway 10/20/21 View
All Loused Up: solo loop out of Sawbill Paddling Canoe 7 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake straighthairedcurly 07/14/21 View
Turtle Tales Paddling Canoe 4 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake straighthairedcurly 07/11/21 View
9 Day Loop out of Sawbill Paddling Canoe 9 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake danbogey 05/21/21 View
Memorial Day Get-Outta-Dodge Trip Paddling Canoe 4 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake CoffeeInTheWoods 12/14/20 View
Lady Chain, Beaver/Smite/Boulder/Ledge/Makwa loop, Louse River, Frost River Paddling Canoe 10 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake LarryNC 09/26/20 View
Cherokee Loop-First solo Paddling Canoe 6 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake Moosetrax 09/25/20 View
Sawbill Paddleboard Day Trip Paddling Kayak 1 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake mcward1989 09/15/20 View
50 Years Later Paddling Canoe 5 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake RPHSPMN 09/11/20 View
Sawbill, Easy-Breezy Paddling Canoe 5 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake bottomtothetap 09/09/20 View
Sawbill, Cherokee, Frost-2 teenagers and lame parents Paddling Canoe 7 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake Savagegirl 07/23/20 View
Sawbill/Cherokee, Covid-19, Bucket List, Solo Loop Paddling Canoe 8 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake fishonfishoff 06/13/20 View
Sawbill Loop Solo Adventure Paddling Canoe 5 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake Portage99 06/07/20 View
Frost River Loop Paddling Canoe 5 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake dgmyrs 06/01/20 View
Sawbill Loop to Cherokee Paddling Canoe 6 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake altaylor4 01/07/20 View
Late September Sawbill loop Paddling Canoe 6 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake Ajoutdoors 10/05/19 View
August 2019 Grandkids first Trip - Sawbill Paddling Canoe 4 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake ghamer 08/18/19 View
Two Day Trips - Kelso Lake Loop and Clearwater Lake Paddling Canoe 1 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake Mo 06/14/19 View
Smoke's Sawbill Solo Paddling Canoe 3 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake 30Smoke 05/30/19 View
Sawbill Lake Loop -- The Real World? Paddling Canoe 5 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake BigOarDeal 02/14/19 View
3 Night Cherokee-Temperance Loop Paddling Canoe 4 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake tashit 02/01/19 View
GHOST Shoe Paddling Canoe 4 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake GHOST7 09/11/18 View
Sawbill 7 day loop Paddling Canoe 7 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake BigBooter 08/08/18 View
Sawbill to Lake One, Across the Center of the BWCA Paddling Canoe 7 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake TominMpls 07/18/18 View
Sawbill to Smoke Paddling Canoe 4 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake frlu0501 06/14/18 View
6 day solo Frost River Loop Paddling Canoe 6 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake Ajoutdoors 05/29/18 View
Little Sag East Loop from Sawbill Paddling Canoe 5 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake hooky 12/28/17 View
Fall Inaugural Paddling Canoe 7 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake Bulldogge62 10/28/17 View
Mom & 2 young sons Paddling Canoe 5 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake CharChar 08/26/17 View
Our Sawbill Sojourn Paddling Canoe 4 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake cmarie 08/21/17 View
Sawbill - Cherokee loop. Beavers and rain! Paddling Canoe 7 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake BigTim 08/21/17 View
Magic the Paddling: Sawbill, Phoebe, Malberg, Fishdance, Kawishiwi Paddling Canoe 8 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake Jazzywine 04/04/17 View
SAWBILL + LOUSE LOOP SOLO TRIP / FEMALE PADDLER Paddling Canoe 7 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake paddlefamily 09/26/16 View
Faith Men's BWCAW 2016 Trip Paddling Canoe 4 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake on2paddle 09/22/16 View
First Solo: Sawbill loop up to Cherokee and back down through Temperance. September 2016. Paddling Canoe 5 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake movington 09/11/16 View
Sawbill to Crooked and Gillis and back via Frost River loop (in reverse) Paddling Canoe 5 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake 1bogfrog 09/05/16 View
Lady Chain Solo with Dog: Report and Video Paddling Canoe 7 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake Jaywalker 08/07/16 View
Two Dads, Two Kids Sawbill Paddling Canoe 5 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake Cricket67 09/04/15 View
Sawbill to Tuscarora Lake and back again Paddling Canoe 6 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake birchwalker 08/23/15 View
Burnt Lake Weekend Paddling Canoe 3 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake NotLight 08/10/15 View
Sawbill to Phoebe Paddling Canoe 5 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake Ajoutdoors 08/02/15 View
Alton base camp Paddling Canoe 5 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake SteveF 08/01/15 View
Sawbill to Sawbill, Rain, Snow, Sun and Fun Paddling Canoe 14 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake housty9 06/06/15 View
Late September Phoebe Lake Paddling Canoe 4 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake cooke350 09/24/14 View
A Bucket List Trip to Cherokee Lake Paddling Canoe 6 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake alpine525 09/08/14 View
A Bucket List Trip to Cherokee Lake Paddling Canoe 6 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake alpine525 09/08/14 View
Sawbill EP38 to Phoebe (the lazy route) - August 2014 Paddling Canoe 5 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake tnthekids 08/24/14 View
Lady Chain Louse River Loop Paddling Canoe 5 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake mkematt 07/27/14 View
Sawbill/Cherokee/Brule/Temperance/Fire Loop -- Solo Paddling Canoe 4 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake Ottertailvoyageur 07/24/14 View
Cha-Row-Kee (Cherokee) Loop through Davis Lake Paddling Canoe 6 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake OffMyRocker 06/15/14 View
Sawbill to Phoebe and back with a bad back and broken tongue Paddling Canoe 7 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake bapabear 06/15/14 View
40 years of dreaming of this trip: Mission: Sawbill to Cherokee Lake Paddling Canoe 5 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake paddelingruth 09/10/13 View
Sawbill to Cherokee Lake and back Paddling Canoe 3 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake landoftheskytintedwater 09/09/13 View
Surrogate Granpa - taking an 8 and 11 yr old for their first BW trip. Paddling Canoe 3 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake OneMatch 07/21/13 View
Eighteen Hours on Cherokee Paddling Canoe -1 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake RainGearRight 05/21/13 View
Pictorial Trip Report - Spartans and Helots Paddling Canoe 7 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake Ho Ho 04/18/13 View
Two guys and a dog to Sprig Lake Paddling Canoe 10 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake rtallent 10/19/12 View
Return to Cherokee (with a bonus) Paddling Canoe 7 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake Spartan2 09/20/12 View
Labor Day at Alton with the Kids - Wolves and perfect Weather! Paddling Canoe 3 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake caribouluvr 09/06/12 View
Sawbill to Cherokee Washout Paddling Canoe 2 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake rharjes 07/01/12 View
2010 trip Paddling Canoe 5 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake Ronin 06/16/12 View
sawbill solo Paddling Canoe 8 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake bwcasolo 05/28/12 View
“Something is dreadfully wrong!” Mesaba, Dent, Wine loop from Sawbill Paddling Canoe 6 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake OneMatch 07/30/11 View
Sawbill to Phoebe Paddling Canoe 3 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake JGull 06/12/11 View
Blackflies, firewood, loons & diamond rings. Paddling Canoe 3 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake CanoeSue 06/09/11 View
Savoring Time on Wine Paddling Canoe 4 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake ripple 05/22/11 View
Sawbill to Cherokee, October 2010 Paddling Canoe 7 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake paddlefasterpastor 01/24/11 View
Love at first site Paddling Canoe 6 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake jonoester 01/06/11 View
Saw bill Oct 2010 Paddling Canoe 7 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake satchmoa 01/03/11 View
Where it all began--my first trip into the BWCA Paddling Canoe 4 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake BearBrown 12/30/10 View
BWCA Frost River Solo Trip, June 1996 Paddling Canoe 6 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake OldGreyGoose 12/20/10 View
North Temperance Paddling Canoe 9 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake bear bait 09/06/10 View
Sawbill Lake to Burnt Lake Paddling Canoe 4 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake 3LW 09/04/10 View
Smoke Lake 2010 Paddling Canoe 4 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake ejsiljen 07/14/10 View
Group of 9 Basecamping at Burnt Paddling Canoe 5 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake shoreviewswede 06/28/10 View
Isaac's first trip to BWCA for his 8th Birthday Paddling Canoe 3 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake campnscrap 06/27/10 View
Fine Wine north of Sawbill Paddling Canoe 5 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake TuscaroraBorealis 05/25/10 View
Frost Lake Paddling Canoe 6 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake bear bait 02/06/10 View
Memories of BWCA Paddling Canoe 7 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake bradcrc 11/01/09 View
Water World Paddling Canoe 6 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake bradcrc 10/07/09 View
First kayak first solo Paddling Kayak 3 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake bradcrc 10/04/09 View
The Celebration Trip Paddling Canoe 6 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake Spartan2 09/29/09 View
Because I CAN! Paddling Canoe 4 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake campnscrap 09/20/09 View
Fun & Adventure - Re-Bonding in the BWCA Paddling Canoe 5 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake SunCatcher 09/03/09 View
Smoke Lake - July 2009 Paddling Canoe 5 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake spankatolla 08/23/09 View
Sawbill - Ada - Skoop - Cherokee and back Paddling Canoe 4 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake bjsmith 07/13/09 View
FIRST BWCA TRIP Paddling Canoe 4 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake 31INCHEYE 07/07/09 View
The Bear Facts Paddling Canoe 8 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake sheeres 06/18/09 View
A Solo Snowshoe Trip From Sawbill Snowshoeing 2 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake Packfan4 04/13/09 View
Solo Rejuvenation Paddling Canoe 8 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake bumabu 03/27/09 View
sawbill-temperance-burnt loop-who let the dogs out Paddling Canoe 6 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake wkdoit 01/16/09 View
Girls Trip Paddling Canoe 4 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake Mystical 09/28/08 View
North End of Sawbill Paddling Canoe 4 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake shoreviewswede 08/25/08 View
Exhaustion 101: My Frost River solo. Paddling Canoe 4 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake kanoes 05/19/08 View
Sawbill to Cherokee 2007 Paddling Canoe 6 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake Mongo65 01/27/08 View
Smoke for the weekend Paddling Canoe 3 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake BrianEarth 10/08/07 View
Bannock Sawbill to Cherokee July 07 Paddling Canoe 5 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake Bannock 08/21/07 View
Sawbill Temperance loop Paddling Canoe 4 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake klimbingking 07/21/07 View
From A Father to A Son Paddling Canoe 4 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake Buck47 04/05/07 View
bushwacker practice Paddling Canoe 8 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake hexnymph 01/04/07 View
The Four Solos - 2006 Paddling Canoe 4 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake Bannock 10/23/06 View
Journey to Manhood Paddling Canoe 4 Days 38 - Sawbill Lake preacher 05/31/06 View

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