Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Group Forum: Quetico Afficionados :: 2015 trip
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Goby |
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cowdoc |
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sterngirl |
I've never stayed on Cache Bay before. This trip we stayed at site 1ZZ for two days. It was beautiful. The campsite on Jasper was great! However, the portage from Jasper to Ottertrack was challenging. The first 20 rods (of a 90 rod portage) were flat and a little muddy. Then, the entire path was flooded and we had to wade, waist deep, for about 60 rods. I was disappointed by the state of many campsites. (perhaps due to the fact that we were on a heavily traveled route) We packed out so much foil that was left in fire pits. We stayed at a site on Saganagons. The fire pit was loaded with used tp, foil, fishing lures, fishing line, and a scrubby. In the end, we packed out more garbage from sites than the garbage we personally created. I'm sad to be home and out of the wilderness. Can't wait for my next trip! |
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PineKnot |
The first time I traveled through Saganagons a few years ago, I also was not impressed with the campsites. In addition to the garbage left by previous visitors, most of the sites I stopped at were overrated and/or overused...this year on a couple loops from Beaverhouse, I'd say more than half the campsites within 10 miles of the entry point had debris left on the campsite or in the firepit...pretty sad....but at least when I found a "clean" campsite, it felt heavenly...more so when a little stack of split wood was also next to the firepit... |
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joewildlife |
All we can do it leave the place cleaner than we found it and hope the next site is better. I did the Falls Chain and Man Chain last fall, it was a great trip. Heading up to Russel and Sturgeon in a couple weeks! Joe |