Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Group Forum: Solo Tripping :: early May... Mudro, Moose River N, or LIS N?
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boonie |
Glad you had a good trip. |
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BlueSkiesWI |
quote boonie: "Come on ducks, let's get this report done! Enough of the teasers - I can't wait to hear all about it.You don't need to sleep now - you can sleep forever after you die :). +1 |
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ducks |
Most of my trips have been to the Sawbill and Gunflint areas because it's easier to get permits over there on late notice. So, I'm looking at these 3 entry points for an early May solo trip since they will be quiet then and are usually very busy. Fishing doesn't matter as it is before opener...... but I may bring my ulralight rod with if I'm going to be where bluegills or crappies can be found. Which of these 3 EPs would you use? I'm a big fan of small water especially solo, moving each day unless weather or even my mood in the moment make me change to a basecamp, and I like spending the last night within a couple hours of the EP for a morning exit on the last day. Right now my order of what I think I want to do is Mudro, LIS N, Moose River N. I had thought of doing LIS 14 to Moose River 16 but do not want to spend the money on a shuttle when I'm already renting a canoe and don't want to do the bike stash as I'll have a dog along. Some of my favorite areas that I've been to are Lizz, Baker, Kawishiwi Lake, and Kawishiwi River Triangle. |
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muddyfeet |
Otherwise, an out-n-back from Moose river up to oyster/geebee stays on mostly smaller waters through old forest. You'd have to be prepared for beaver dams on the moose and oyster rivers, though. I've only been through here in late summer/fall but I imagine the spring could hold a bunch of new beaver obstacles. Both would make a great 4-day traveling trip. |
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boonie |
it's been quite a few years, but I've done all three of those entries. MRN was my first trip, LISN was my 2nd (1st solo), and later I did Mudro. Any of them would make a nice trip for you. Although the LISN trip was one of my all-time favorites, it might be the least ideal of the entries for a 3 1/2-day trip if you wanted to do a loop. I did the loop north and east through the small lakes south of LLC, then down through Gebe and out at MRN, which leaves you a 9-mile jog back your car :). That loop would, I think, be a little longer than you might want to do, but you'd have to check the distances yourself. Your other options would be a short loop across Shell, etc. or going north and then back out LISN. You could probably figure a small lollipop loop at the top of the latter if you look at the options. MRN was my first trip and we went north through Agnes to see the pictos and Warrior Hill, then south from Pocket to Oyster and back out MRN. That was a 4 1/2-day trip, but we did not travel very hard some days, although others we covered some good distance. Mudro you could do muddyfeet's option or go through Fourtown, Boot, Fairy, Moosecamp, River (high water probably easier over the dams), and back out for a slightly shorter loop. |
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ducks |
Each of those E.P.s only has a total of 4 permits pulled over the 4 days that I'll be in. Just what I'm looking for....... quiet in a normally busy area. I think I'm going to enter at Mudro because of how busy it normally is (starting 2 days after I exit it's pretty much booked until Sept) and there are some campsites close to the e.p. (Mudro and Tin Can) if weather/wind isn't cooperating. If I enter at Mudro I think I'll do a figure 8 loop up to Horse, across Fourtown, through Boot, Fairy, Gun, to Moosecamp and down the river to Fourtown and out. I may bring my ultra light rod as it sounds like there are some places to find bluegills. |
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landoftheskytintedwater |
You'll be on relatively small water, however even the river is somewhat open so you'd still have to deal with wind to some extent. Lower or Upper Pauness fits your bill for a last night location. You could head into Heritage/Lynx/Shell/Little Shell for a few nights. I have camped on Lynx and thought all four sites were pretty nice. I didn't get to look at the southern site which is supposed to be the nicest. That one and the one on the west shore may be most exposed to wind. The site in the middle of the lake on the east shore would get a west or south wind but you can also find places to get away from it on the site. I also wasn't on it, but the site furthest east on Shell near the portage to little shell is somewhat protected in a bay and also has access to the Sioux Hustler trail so you'd have hiking options as well. |
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boonie |
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boonie |
I'm betting beaver paw . . .? |
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ducks |
I will also say that staying at that campsite on Sandpit is the first time I've had a creepy feeling in the bwca. I definitely had that "I'm being watched" feeling and Echo stayed closer than normal to me and didn't do any exploring. He even would whine a little once in a while. I looked at the site just south of the portage when I got to Moosecamp and it looked nice. I went over to the one on the east side of the lake off by itself near the start of the Moosecamp River and stayed there. It had tons of old artifacts. |
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carmike |
I try to take a solo before fishing opener each year, and depending on your goals, it can be kind of nice to travel near places where there are hiking trails. I'm very cautious in a solo canoe when the water is that cold, and a hiking trail nearby can give me something to do in camp if it's too windy for me to be safely paddling. Just a thought...I get a little squirrely when I'm stuck in camp all day, so being able to head out for a hike makes it a little easier. Just my .02. |
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carmike |
I try to take a solo before fishing opener each year, and depending on your goals, it can be kind of nice to travel near places where there are hiking trails. I'm very cautious in a solo canoe when the water is that cold, and a hiking trail nearby can give me something to do in camp if it's too windy for me to be safely paddling. Just a thought...I get a little squirrely when I'm stuck in camp all day, so being able to head out for a hike makes it a little easier. Just my .02. |
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