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Kawishiwi Lake to Polly & back
by Breszy

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 08/11/2006
Entry & Exit Point: Kawishiwi Lake (EP 37)
Number of Days: 4
Group Size: 4
Day 4 of 4
Monday, August 14, 2006


After a day of rain, we had another beautiful morning. We packed up our wet gear and headed home. We ran into many groups on their way out getting ready to enjoy a beautiful sunny day in the BWCA. Once again we were lucky and had the wind at our backs making the paddling portion very easy. The creek from Square to Kawishiwi was a little more challenging, but very manageable. On the drive home, we saw another moose a few miles down the road from Kawishiwi.

Overall we had an excellent trip. Everyone caught fish and we saw some pretty cool wildlife. Polly was very busy and at times seemed like we had to weave our way around boats as we were fishing. Koma and Malberg were much less busy. I think there was only 1 group camping on Koma and they had just arrived as we left late in the day. There were a couple groups on Malberg, but most of the campsites were open. If you are looking for solitude, I suggest going to Koma or Malberg. If you don't mind seeing people come and go all day, Polly works great as long as you claim your campsite early in the day.