We started our Journey from Duluth around 4 AM so we could make it to Anderson's outfitters by 630. We took the boat ride in with Anderson's that drops you off at Paddle portage. The boat ride itself is worth the trip, and Mark is a great guy to take the journey with. It was about 2 hours, beautiful scenery, and a fun fast ride. We then unloaded everything and started our first portage. The first portage into Iron is not bad, but the mud made it a little tricky. There were spots that you sink up to your knees in if you are not careful. But it was nothing terrible. We then paddled through Iron and portage into crooked (a bit longer portage, but relatively easy). The curtain falls were amazing (see pic), but we stayed away due to the recent tragedy that occurred there. We found a spectacular site on crooked, with a great view and even a sand beach next to it! We fished a little, caught a TON of bass (a few with some size to them, like 18-19" even). One smaller walleye did find itself into the boat but we let it go. We cooked some steaks over the fire, and enjoyed some great campfire discussions.