Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Trip Planning Forum :: Daddy-Daughter trip to EP 26 - Wood Lake
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YetiJedi |
I would appreciate suggestions on the following: 1) What other activities can we do to prepare? 2) Any suggestions to make the trip more enjoyable for her? 3) Any kid-friendly fishing tips for the Wood Lake area? Thanks! |
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CoffeeInTheWoods |
Activities: 1. Make a checker board - a saw will cut up some nice discs. Find different types of woods for black and white. 2. Research different fire starting techniques. Work on starting with just a fire steel. 3. Bring colored pencils and a sketchbook. Draw with her. Set an alarm for 3 minutes and take turns on the same picture. 4. Read a book TO her. 5. Hammock, hammock, hammock. My kids love the hammocks. 6. Hide some treats and bring them out after a couple days. Little things like a pack of starburst end up like Christmas morning. 7. Make sure she has a camera and commission her as camp photographer. 8. Build a fort in the woods. (Practice no trace still, but if you're at the same campsite, build a special place with her and let her decorate. 9. Another dad and I had three girls between 8 and 11 last year. I did an impromptu scavenger hunt while I was drinking coffee by the lake. Go find pine needles / birch bark, stone the size of ___ / cedar bough / etc. Once they gathered all the material, I had them make an image of a person out of the materials. This lasted for a solid hour. 10. On a calm day/morning, let her paddle from the back of the canoe. 11. Be creative, adventurous, and she'll join in. You don't need to bring a lot of extra gear if you have a bit of fascination and wonder. |
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soundguy0918 |
Practice orienteering with a map and compass. Since your lake footprint is fairly small you could create a worksheet based on Wood and Good lakes and have her identify/memorize landmarks. Assuming the flies will be hatching - I’m a big believer in Ultrathon. Insects could make all the difference for her first trip. Enjoy the planning! |
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YetiJedi |
Coffee - nice list! We'll try out several. Snake - if warm enough I know she'll enjoy searching for crawdads. Gopher - Hoist Bay engine would be an excellent excursion, especially if we camp a night or two on Good. Heavy - thanks for the silver spoon pike tip. Hoping she can catch a few! SoundGuy - I'll include her in the menu planning and I like the math idea of adding up pounds and ounces...and see how much she figures we should each carry! Yes, we anticipate a bug infestation and will do our best to be prepared. Probably take a no-skin-showing approach along with the usual arsenal of chemical weaponry. Might rent a Nemo bug out and see if that is worth it too - another thread makes it sound like I shouldn't go without one. Again, many thanks to each of you for your feedback. It makes a difference! |
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heavylunch |
Her favorite thing to do is explore small islands and pretend. She likes making things out of rocks and sticks. I will say May 25th around wood lake could be interesting with the bugs. Black flies (Simulium) and mosquitoes could be brutal. I guess have plan for that. For campsite fun, our 7 year old loves uno, slap jack, and "war" card games. "Cat Crimes" is a fun logic game that could kill a few hours. There is also another one called Rush Hour traffic game that is pretty small, but somehow that seems wrong for the BWCA. Maybe if it was canoes or beaver dam building or something instead of cars. Wood lake is fairly easy to catch northern pike just trolling around a silver hammered spoon (maybe 3.4 inches). |
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GopherAdventure |
Tony |