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Mudro Mustard
by MudroMustard

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 09/11/2025
Entry & Exit Point: Mudro Lake (EP 23)
Number of Days: 5
Group Size: 4
Day 2 of 5
Friday, September 12, 2025

We knew the weather was going to turn, so we got out early. and BOY we we right! S SW Winds and rain picked up right as we were nearing UBF Horse Portage. We were not expecting rain the whole weekend, so we kept thinking it was going to stop. NOPE! it just kept going and getting worse... This portage crushed my soul... everything was wet, the portage never stopped.... I began to reevaluate my life choices and was going to accept that this is where i was going to die.  Whatever the paddle planner tells you, add 2 hrs, I thought i would get through in 2-3 hrs, 6-7 hours later we emerged near 1548 and claimed the site next to LBF. One of you angels split logs and left a pile of wood, GOD BLESS YOU! the rain stopped and we enjoyed 2 nights on the best campsite in the BWCA, WOW the falls at night, the lookout over the river, and the Pictographs made this feel very special.