Boundary Waters, Trip Reports, BWCA, Stories

Kekekabic Trail/ Canoe Trip Hybrid
by GopherAdventure

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 05/18/2020
Entry Point: Snowbank Lake (EP 27)
Exit Point: Snowbank Lake (EP 27)  
Number of Days: 5
Group Size: 2
Day 4 of 5
Thursday, May 21, 2020 We woke early again and after a hot breakfast of oatmeal and a bagel to carbo load, we were on the water by 7:15 and headed for the southwest corner of Little Sag. We had another tough day ahead of us with another 12 or so portages, three of them over 140 rods. Today's route would take us from Little Sag all the way to Ima via Makwa, Hoe, Fee, Vee, Ledge, Cap, Roe, Sagus, Frasier, Thomas, Jordan, etc... It was a hard day, but we found a nice rythm and were able to single portage most of it. My wife carried two packs on many of the portages which was amazing especially considering her feet were all torn up from the hike, she always finds a way to blow my mind on these trips. Anyway, we made it to the island site on Ima around 3:30 and set up camp. This site was massive, and it was lots of fun to explore. The site had a massive cliff face and the water must have been 10-12 feet deep right off the site. It was cool. I fished a little before dinner and joined my wife soaking our feet in the ice cold water. They were numb in minutes. After another awesome dinner with the twig stove, we had a candy bar for dessert and called it a night around 9 pm. The loons were a chorus all night long and sleep was easy as a gentle breeze came through our vestibules to cool us off.