Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Winter Camping and Activities :: First Solo Winter Trip
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SevenofNine |
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Kiporby |
I don't plan to fish for the first trip. Maybe next time. This is just a learning experience. For exploring, I figure I could hike over to Honker Lake and/or follow the Kek Trail further west a ways. I've paddled the Chub River from Seahorse to Faye before, so that might be cool to see in winter. The link shows a slideshow of the pulk sled I made. Pulk Sled Photos |
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Kiporby |
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Kiporby |
But here is a bunch of videos from my trip if you are interested. Bingshick Camp Video |
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TuscaroraBorealis |
Enjoy the experience. |
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Jaywalker |
It sounds like you are already set on the Kek Trail, which I do not know. I did go in and stay on Brandt several days last year and liked it. Even in some burn areas, you can find a sheltered area behind some black spruce that didn't get torched. I enjoyed day tripping to Bat to fish, and tried bushwhacking to Blue Snow but only got about half way - should have started earlier. Still want to redo that trip. |
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Kiporby |
My idea is to pull in the Kek Trail from the Gunfint trail head 3 miles to Bingshick Lake. Any thoughts on this route? My other option I'm thinking is Brandt or Tuscarora Lake, by staring on Round, but I'm leaning to the Kek Trail idea. |
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Mocha |
i vote Kek. |
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TuscaroraBorealis |
BTW Not sure of your schedule... but, we're gonna be up there this upcoming weekend. Entering Saturday - exiting Tuesday. We might stop in at Trail Center for breakfast, and almost certainly will for lunch on Tuesday. Anyways, have a great trip whatever you decide. |
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Kiporby |
I see you have camped on Bingshick before. Is that campsite there flat enough and the tent pack big enough for a 9 x 11.5 hot tent? I have the snowtrekker basecamp 3 man. Yea, a bit big for a solo, but it is what I got! Thanks for the opinions. I've hiked the Kek twice now in the winter to the Centennial Junction, so I'm familiar with the 1st 1/3 of the trail. It looks like it continues to be a relatively flat hike the rest of the way to Bingshick. |
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pcieluchj |
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Kiporby |
Nah, more just to keep the food (like crackers) from getting crushed. |
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KT |
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TuscaroraBorealis |
This photo was taken in the spring of 2015. Obviously it lacks mature trees but, it's a pretty decent site. The best tent pad is straight back from the fire grate (in this photo) & it should work nicely for your needs. There are a couple other decent spots - just to the right and right in the foreground but, both a quite close to the firegrate. Being so close might not be as big of an issue in the winter???? If you're fishing? It drops off pretty good right from shore, & I've had success between this site and the rock knob seen in the left of this photo. I've heard stories that at one time there were the remains of an old cabin somewhere near the creek/portage to Flying Lake. I've never been able to locate it. Fire might've finished off what was left??? I digress.....probably doesn't make a lot of sense to look for it in the winter. Do you plan on visiting any of the other nearby lakes? |