Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Quetico Forum :: Bonhomme, Sauvage, & Memory Lane Portages...
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TrailZen |
Minnesotian: " Thanks for the clear & concise description of the Memory Lane portages. I don't mind long portages. I don't mind steep portages. I can tolerate buggy portages and the occasional tree across the portage. But I hate boggy portages with surprise body-swallowing holes randomly scattered throughout their length. You just changed our planned route, and I feel like I owe you a beer! Thanks again... TZ |
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TrailZen |
tumblehome: "I was going to take the bonhomme and sauvage portages on my solo trip and it was just pure luck the the ranger that issued my permit starting chit chatting with me about my trip. When I told her my plans to get out of Alice Lake she mentioned that the two portages were impassible due to the fire. Boy was I glad she told me otherwise I would have been in a hell of a predicament when I arrived. Hmmm... Thanks for the heads up, and we'll certainly ask about the portages into Alice from Shelly as well as about Bonhomme & Sauvage. While the portage maintenance map I linked above shows all as having recent maintenance, we'll be certain about passability before leaving the ranger station. TZ |
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tumblehome |
So I took Sturgeon to get into Fern. When I made it to Fern I could hear them cutting in the woods. Tom |
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Minnesotian |
I haven't taken the Bonhomme nor Sauvage portages so I can't comment on them. I have taken the Memory Lane Portage and the Death March Portages. And I swear to all that is holy I will never (if I can help it) ever take the Memory Lane Portages again. Death March is just a long, even walk through the forest, easy cheesy. Memory Lane has bogs that I ended up finding the waist deep holes in while having the canoe on my head. |
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TrailZen |
Thanks, TZ |
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tumblehome |
Tom |
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TomT |
Also I remember a couple landings being rocky and a bit tricky. Stay hydrated as the unnamed lake between portages is a little beaverish. |
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TrailZen |
Anyone with comments on the difficulty of these portages as compared to something like the Death March or Trouser to Cache? Thanks, TZ |
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TrailZen |
TZ |