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GraniteCliffs
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After a 40 some year break since my last solo I did a 3 night solo in the BW last year and loved it. I now have a one week solo planned for the first week in September. I have been considering my entry point and route, likely entering at Beaverhouse. Still trying to figure out a good loop.
Last night I talked with a very close friend in Colorado. He has a cabin on Lake Vermilion near Tower, just down the lake from where I grew up. In passing he mentions he is flying into the Twin Cities on the last Friday in August, the night I figured to drive up to start my trip. In fact I was planning on staying overnight at his cabin since he has given me a key to it and I use it several times a year before trips. He has a car at the cabin but no way to get there other than a rental.
So I get to pick him up at the airport in the early evening, drive up to the lake and shoot the breeze. Have a few bumps at the cabin. A fun time all in all.
BUT, then he volunteered to drop my vehicle on the Echo Trail somewhere and drive me to Beaverhouse to drop me off. No more loop! I get to spend a week winding my way through the Quetico and making my way back to the vehicle on the Echo Trail or Moose Lake. Awesome!
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jb in the wild
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You have to love it when something finally goes your way. I've been waiting for over 50 yrs.
JB
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boonie
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Take full advantage of this opportunity and enjoy your trip. I'd like to do a long point-to-point trip, but the logistics are awkward.
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HansSolo
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Great arrangement! That's something I've looked into doing as well instead of a loop trip. But flying into Beaverhouse Lake, or getting a shuttle from an Ely Outfitter to the Beaverhouse landing is costly.
Nice to have a friend that can make this happen for you.
Hans Solo
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bhouse46
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The grass is not the only thing turning green down here. Enjoy and congrats. Good karma.
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IBFLY
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Very nice! Have fun.
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Banksiana
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Excellent circumstances. The long one-way trip is a rare and wonderful thing.
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sunnybear09
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Good day to buy lottery tickets! We should all have such good fortune like this, say once a year!
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