Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Trip Planning Forum :: EP 52 (Brandt Lake) The Kekekabic Beaver Loop
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krole |
Any feedback on this loop? I asked earlier about the Cap Lake - Boulder Lake Portage and got great info on that. This is referred to as 52-2 The Kekekabic Beaver Loop in the book from Roberty Beymer and Loius Dzierzak. They have it as 7 days but we have 10-12 days to complete it if needed. Any suggestions on how to use those extra days? where to stop earlier in the day, maybe an extra stop or two? Edit: entry date is Sept 8 and total of 12 days if needed. |
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boonie |
Couple questions: How many of you and are any hammockers? Do you single or double portage? Some campsites on the route were burned and could limit the available sites for hammocks. Some places along the route sites may be small. If the extra days aren't determined by weather, Little Sag is worth an extra day. I haven't been there, but Ogish/Kek probably qualifies. You probably won't want to camp on Cap. Boulder/Adams/Beaver another possibility. You don't want to camp on Trapline. |
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krole |
boonie: " 2 people, 1 canoe. No hammocks. Single portage. boonie: " You probably won't want to camp on Cap. Boulder/Adams/Beaver another possibility. You don't want to camp on Trapline. Just curious, why is that? So far I think we will add a night on Tuscarora Lake for sure, save up for that mile long portage. I think we will add a day to spend near Kekekabic Trail and Mueller Falls area. I think we actually have 12 days total to spare if needed. I will add Little Sag to the list. If there is bad weather we can easily adjust as we go. Thanks for your time. |
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Jaywalker |
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krole |
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boonie |
I also tend to just keep traveling if the weather is good. You never know when it'll get bad and you'll be windbound. Tusc is a nice enough lake, I've stayed there several nights. There are several decent sites. Little Sag has lots of sites and usually few people. It's a nice island-studded lake. |
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Jaywalker |
krole: "Reversing the loop is a good idea and will consider. It will be either reverse or spend the last night on Tuscarora and hopefully rest up for it then." Yeah, that Tusc portage could go either way. On the one hand, it’s nice to get out of the way. On the other, it’s nice to camp on Tusc and tell yourself there’s just one (almost) big last portage between you and a cold beer. |
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straighthairedcurly |
We arrived at Ogish on a Monday afternoon around 1pm and every single site was taken...maybe pressure from people not wanting to deal with the bear issues on Jasper/Alpine/Seagull...I don't know. But we frantically paddled like maniacs around the lake with a nasty storm bearing down and found everything occupied. As the storm hit we had to shelter at a closed site. We wished we had stayed on Agamok which was empty when we passed through. We spent 2 days hanging out at Little Sag. Beautiful Lake and one that we saw the least people on. |
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ponddigger |
Agamok has a decent site near the portage to Gabi, and I caught a nice pike on a portage rest at Mueller Falls. Kekekabic was my favorite lake, with some beautiful bluffs on the North side and clear water. |