Boundary Waters, Trip Reports, BWCA, Stories

Frost River
by CanoeingWithKids

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 07/21/2024
Entry Point: Cross Bay Lake (EP 50)
Exit Point: Brant Lake (EP 52)  
Number of Days: 7
Group Size: 4
Trip Introduction:
We plan at least 1 BWCA trip every year. This year the plan was enter at Cross Bay Lake, travel to Rib/Long Island to camp. Day 2, travel to Frost. Day 3, travel to Boligna. Day 4, travel to Afton. Day 5, travel to Crooked. Day 6, travel to Tuscarora. Day 7, travel to Missing Link or Snipe, depending on if kids wanted to attempt the 430 rod portage. Day 8, paddle out. Turns out, we changed our plans due to site availability and kids moods.
Day 1 of 7
Sunday, July 21, 2024 We drove up Saturday and stayed in the bunkhouse at Rockwood Lodge. We left Tuscarora Sunday morning and paddled to Rib. We considered staying there or heading to Long Island, but the site was taken and the decision was made for us. We made it to Long Island and most sites were empty. We headed for the island site, but it was full of mosquitoes, so we took the one on the east side of the bay. It was a nice site with enough exposure to blow the mosquitoes away. As we were eating dinner, the kids kept asking who was using sunspray because we kept smelling it. Eventually, I told them to check the pack and it turns out Noone clicked the top to lock it closed, and something in the pack pressed the button until the whole bottle was empty. At least it was cloudy. But not for long.