Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Quetico Forum :: Cross-Quetico Route Planning
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MooseBones |
Since I am in mourning now that my quetico trip for 2020 has been cancelled, I am trying to plan a one way trip across Quetico. 1. Would cache bay to beaverhouse lake be doable logistically? 2. Would crane lake to nym lake be feasible as well? 5 people total, could spend up to 2 weeks camping. Can either fly into inl, or dlh or thunder bay. Would need to rent canoes, and need transportation We are all very experienced Quetico travellers, but unsure how to set up a one way trip. Expense not really a concern, I'm getting older and looking for one last grand adventure with my boys. Thank you! |
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Mocha1 |
Since it seems you will have time for planning you could contact Canadian outfitters to see if they would pick up their canoes at a different location . Sounds like a great trip! |
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billconner |
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stevedug |
with 2 full weeks in the park, you can head southeast on jean/sturgeon and spend a lot of time wandering around in the interior and southern edge of the park before you head north to pickeral and out at french. |
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AmarilloJim |
stevedug: "Moosebones, the easiest thing would be to start at beaverhouse and end at french. we've done that before no problem with outfitters up there shuttling us. This was my thought as well |
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Jackfish |
That was ten years ago and, to my knowledge, we were the only shuttle they ever did. Someone in I-Falls who is trustworthy and reliable could do more of this. |
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AdamXChicago |
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Moose Bones |
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jbarth |
Moose Bones: "Is it also feasible to travel the Waiwag river from west to east, or is the current too strong, making the trip east to west mandatory?" I would Fly into Clay and come down the Wawiag into Kawa Bay and work your way back to Beaverhouse or Stanton Bay. Many options... OR go up the Wawiag and find the Belair Totem and portage into Belair and then into McKenzie. My ever best trip. I am working on trip number 57 if the border ever opens. Jim Barth |
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dentondoc |
Our only minor issue with current going in this direction was a minor inconvenience going up the channel between Sturgeon and Russell. We had to line the last 20 yards or so. The flow was relatively substantial in May. We obviously didn't take the portage. dd p.s. I've also done a one way that started in Cache Bay and exited at Prairie Portage via McKenzie Lake. This one involved a friend who was also doing Prairie Portage to Sag. We timed it so that when she finished we arrived. So, she shuttled our vehicle back to Moose Lake. We ran from Cache Bay up the Falls Chain to McKenzie then re-tracing our steps back to McEwen and then heading down the chain of lakes to Louisa and out via Agnes to Prairie Portage. |