Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Trip Planning Forum :: Moose River north
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BMBJungle |
EP16 - Oyster -> Ge-be-on-e-quet -> Lac la croix -> Lake Agnes -> EP16 I am open to any suggestions and ideas as this is my first time as the planner and not just following someone elses plan. I wanted to ask here before I speak to the outfitters as we still have some time and I want to come as prepared as possible. Does this loop look manageable in 7 days with room for fishing and sight seeing for a semi experienced pair of paddlers each in a solo canoe? We are both a little green as far as these length of portages but not nervous of the idea or number of them we have in this route. Camping where we find spots but aiming for Oyster night one - and then on to Ge-be-on-e-quet for 2 or 3 nights. One night on Lac La croix when we get tired of exploring- and then finish the trip off on Agnes before the final trek back to EP16. I'm waiting for my maps to show up in the mail but whipped this up in the meantime to wrap my head around the idea. Hard for me to tell if this is too ambitious or not. I also wanted to ask if there are any notable pictographs etc or where I can find locations of them more clearly to make sure we see as many on this route or even off the route but nearby that we can. I also wanted to ask what outfitters meals/cook kits are like and if people suggest bringing anything of our own to be more efficient? We have already talked about bringing a small collapsible cooler for brats or something for night 1 but I'm more talking about like a pocket stove or something you found was less than desirable in the general cook kits from outfitters. We will be renting just the canoes, meal packs, and barrels from the outfitters and bringing our own sleeping/camp materials. |
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boonie |
I've always done my own food. I'm sure their meals and cook kits are more elaborate than mine. I've heard there portions are large. I'd talk to the specific outfitter you plan to use about the menu and kit - I believe you have some choices. Being more efficient would probably be a matter of replacing some items and leaving others. The main keys to efficient portaging are to have manageable loads and be organized with few loose items to fiddle around with at the portages. It's a nice loop, hope the trip goes well. |
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iwegean |
Enjoy your trip |
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soundguy0918 |
With only two people, you don't need a big meal kit (one pot and a couple of plastic bowls, maybe a fry pan for fish?) and you can make a lot of one pot meals. Freeze your meats and wrap them in newspaper and you can have them on Day 1 and Day 2. You can easily outfit your own meals from foil pouch chicken / summer sausage / bacon and grocery store staples like Rice-a-Roni, etc. |
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Blatz |
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BMBJungle |
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Speckled |
I'd plan on Day to Boulder Bay LLC or just outside of Boulder Bay. Day 2 layover, fishing, sightseeing. Day 3 further up LLC near Lady Boot / pocket creek Day 4 Layover Day 5 - either move to Gebe or Oyster depending on time of trip. Oyster if in May to chase lakers. Day 6 layover Day 7 paddle out. Another option would be Day 1 to Boulder Bay LLC Day 2 & 3 Layover Day 4 to Gebe Day 5 & 6 Layover Day 7 - Paddle out. |
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Blatz |
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BMBJungle |
Speckled: "Agree on Reversing the loop. When are you going and do you have a permit secured? Thank you all so much, I truly appreciate the info and tips! I had assumed the oyster river might beat the portage so truly thank you for the advice. I will reverse the loop and spend more time on LLC and Ge-be. Are there any other suggestions you have for this route? Things that you have seen and would consider must see's, or places you really enjoyed? We will be fishing but its not the focal point of our trip per say. Also would love to see as much wildlife as possible obviously. Out of curiosity, when people say the pictos/falls are clearly mapped - what maps are you referring to? I ordered the corresponding maps from McKenzie maps and waiting for them to arrive but not sure whats on them other than the areas the encompass. Hoping they will be on there but I mostly posted here to get my head on straight for the route before calling the outfitters. Permit secured and all good to go there! Going early June |
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cyclones30 |
You don't HAVE to reverse your route, but if you do go your original way take the portage from Agnes to Oyster. Either way will work as far as loop direction. The pictos have already been mentioned on Rocky and LLC. The "chairs" on Gebe are something to see. If you listen to podcasts...the Tumblehome podcast guys did this loop almost exactly I believe last spring around your timeframe. Lots of info from them while they're doing the trip. Looks like episodes 101, 102, and 103 are that trip. (they're a supporter of this site too) |
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SunrisePaddler |
Link to Trip Report (bwca.com) Direct link to YouTube video |
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ThreeRivers |
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Freeleo1 |
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