Paddling Pageant and the Sioux Hustler portage
by Benutzer
Trip Type:
Paddling Kayak
Entry Date:
08/22/2006
Entry Point:
Moose/Portage River (north) (EP 16)
Exit Point:
Little Indian Sioux River (north) (EP 14)
Number of Days:
10
Group Size:
2
Part 2 of 14
Day -1 Sunday August 20, 2006 79 high/45 low
Didn't take us long to get to Cook, MN and stop at the Ranger station but we found out that we couldn't pick up the permit more than 1 day early. Thankfully, the ranger was able to call the PMA info over to Ely so that we could pick up the permit and the PMA designation there. Evidently the Weeny Lake PMA we were going to was VERY little used, because we were the only people even thinking of being there around that time according to his book. The page was mostly blank except for us.
Headed for Ely and arrived at VNO around 11:30 and checked in to get our room in the bunkhouse. Chatted a bit with John about trying to get our car moved from EP16 to EP14, but decided to leave it at EP16 as the logistics weren't working out, and the distance wasn't too great.
Steve had helped us tremendously with advice on places to go and things to see, not only in the BW but also on the way up, and by a happy coincidence he was coming out of the wilderness with his son Kevin that afternoon, so we hoped to meet up with them for lunch. Jeremy and I went poking through the shops in Ely for a while we waited to hear from them. Within a couple of hours, we were all seated at Sir G's chatting about their trip to Snowbank and beyond. Evidently it was a bit crowded, so they'd had to go further than expected to find a site. Steve made the suggestion that if we were pretty much all set to go, we could always issue ourselves a day permit and get in a day of paddling the next day, which was something I hadn't even considered. He said the bugs hadn't been bad for them, but that the mini bears and bees were pretty thick.
After lunch, we parted ways and headed off to pick up our fishing licenses and a few odds and ends at VNO, and then took a drive to see Fenske and Shagawa Lake. We tried a few casts just to say we did and stretch out the line a bit. Saw a sailboat and a float plane while we were there which was pretty neat. We never see any float planes near home. As the sun started heading lower, we headed back to town. Walked from VNO to DQ for dinner and then off to bed.
Didn't take us long to get to Cook, MN and stop at the Ranger station but we found out that we couldn't pick up the permit more than 1 day early. Thankfully, the ranger was able to call the PMA info over to Ely so that we could pick up the permit and the PMA designation there. Evidently the Weeny Lake PMA we were going to was VERY little used, because we were the only people even thinking of being there around that time according to his book. The page was mostly blank except for us.
Headed for Ely and arrived at VNO around 11:30 and checked in to get our room in the bunkhouse. Chatted a bit with John about trying to get our car moved from EP16 to EP14, but decided to leave it at EP16 as the logistics weren't working out, and the distance wasn't too great.
Steve had helped us tremendously with advice on places to go and things to see, not only in the BW but also on the way up, and by a happy coincidence he was coming out of the wilderness with his son Kevin that afternoon, so we hoped to meet up with them for lunch. Jeremy and I went poking through the shops in Ely for a while we waited to hear from them. Within a couple of hours, we were all seated at Sir G's chatting about their trip to Snowbank and beyond. Evidently it was a bit crowded, so they'd had to go further than expected to find a site. Steve made the suggestion that if we were pretty much all set to go, we could always issue ourselves a day permit and get in a day of paddling the next day, which was something I hadn't even considered. He said the bugs hadn't been bad for them, but that the mini bears and bees were pretty thick.
After lunch, we parted ways and headed off to pick up our fishing licenses and a few odds and ends at VNO, and then took a drive to see Fenske and Shagawa Lake. We tried a few casts just to say we did and stretch out the line a bit. Saw a sailboat and a float plane while we were there which was pretty neat. We never see any float planes near home. As the sun started heading lower, we headed back to town. Walked from VNO to DQ for dinner and then off to bed.
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