Kawishiwi Loop
by landoftheskytintedwater
Trip Type:
Paddling Canoe
Entry Date:
07/19/2006
Entry & Exit Point:
Kawishiwi Lake (EP 37)
Number of Days:
10
Group Size:
3
Day 4 of 10
Saturday, July 22, 2006
Lake Insula to Sagus Lake
The couple days previous, we had discussed our options for the remainder of our trip. We decided that we wanted to see Makwa Lake beacuse we had talked to a group on the way in that had come from Makwa and they were telling us how you could see the smoke from the fire pretty well yet they felt they were a safe distance from the fire. Another group told us there was some great swimming and fishing in Makwa as well. Our only dilema was how to get to Makwa. Since I hadn't researched that area for a our trip, I was hesitant to do the trip through Roe, Cap, and beyond to get to Makwa. Eventually, we decided that we would travel to Sagus, then go to Cap and see how things were going. Either we would go through to Makwa or cut down to Boulder and Adams and figure something else out. I had no idea how tough getting from Cap to Boulder would be, nor did I know that there was barely any water between Boulder and Adams.
That morning we headed northeast out of Insula to the 180-rod portage into Kiana Lake. The first portion of the trail was a good uphill climb that eventually leveled off on a nice trail. Kiana Lake was very pretty and we were treated to half a dozen loons congregating on the lake. After the easy portage from Kiana to Thomas, we kicked it into high gear and worked it across Thomas Lake in great time. At this point, we were loving the speed of the three-person canoe. We stopped and had our daily lunch of two granola bars in the channel between Thomas and Fraser, then we went after it again paddling across Fraser. We were pretty tired once we hit the back bay on Fraser as we headed toward the portage into Sagus. The color among the trees on Fraser was interesting, as it was unlike any of the other lakes we saw on the trip. Fraser would be a great destination in its own right. The portage from Fraser to Sagus was beautiful. There was a bog off to the north of the trail, which gradually ascended out of Fraser and dropped into Sagus. Some of the pictures on the trail I got look they were taken in the fall. After getting on the water in Sagus, we headed toward the eastern-most site and found it to be small and downfall was scattered around the site. We then settled on the southern site as there was a group at the other site. There really wasn't a landing at the site and we had to carry our gear up a hill into the site but once we got up there we realized the gorgeous view from the fire grate area. Plenty of nice space for the tents was also a plus to the site. We settled in for the afternoon, got in the water a bit, journaled, then continued our evening ritual of listening to the Twins game and eating dinner. Dinner was beef stew with rice as an added treat. It certainly hit the spot.
Lake Insula to Sagus Lake
The couple days previous, we had discussed our options for the remainder of our trip. We decided that we wanted to see Makwa Lake beacuse we had talked to a group on the way in that had come from Makwa and they were telling us how you could see the smoke from the fire pretty well yet they felt they were a safe distance from the fire. Another group told us there was some great swimming and fishing in Makwa as well. Our only dilema was how to get to Makwa. Since I hadn't researched that area for a our trip, I was hesitant to do the trip through Roe, Cap, and beyond to get to Makwa. Eventually, we decided that we would travel to Sagus, then go to Cap and see how things were going. Either we would go through to Makwa or cut down to Boulder and Adams and figure something else out. I had no idea how tough getting from Cap to Boulder would be, nor did I know that there was barely any water between Boulder and Adams.
That morning we headed northeast out of Insula to the 180-rod portage into Kiana Lake. The first portion of the trail was a good uphill climb that eventually leveled off on a nice trail. Kiana Lake was very pretty and we were treated to half a dozen loons congregating on the lake. After the easy portage from Kiana to Thomas, we kicked it into high gear and worked it across Thomas Lake in great time. At this point, we were loving the speed of the three-person canoe. We stopped and had our daily lunch of two granola bars in the channel between Thomas and Fraser, then we went after it again paddling across Fraser. We were pretty tired once we hit the back bay on Fraser as we headed toward the portage into Sagus. The color among the trees on Fraser was interesting, as it was unlike any of the other lakes we saw on the trip. Fraser would be a great destination in its own right. The portage from Fraser to Sagus was beautiful. There was a bog off to the north of the trail, which gradually ascended out of Fraser and dropped into Sagus. Some of the pictures on the trail I got look they were taken in the fall. After getting on the water in Sagus, we headed toward the eastern-most site and found it to be small and downfall was scattered around the site. We then settled on the southern site as there was a group at the other site. There really wasn't a landing at the site and we had to carry our gear up a hill into the site but once we got up there we realized the gorgeous view from the fire grate area. Plenty of nice space for the tents was also a plus to the site. We settled in for the afternoon, got in the water a bit, journaled, then continued our evening ritual of listening to the Twins game and eating dinner. Dinner was beef stew with rice as an added treat. It certainly hit the spot.
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