Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Trip Reports :: Trip Report - Solo Trip to Raven Lake (Mugwump PMA 8) 2018
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TomT |
Solos sure are different than with a group. Seeing all the people like you did had me fleeing to Canada for my trips. I got tired of all the crowded landings and portages. Do you have any plans for more soloing? I've found I really like a hybrid trip of sorts where I prearrange a meetup on a designated lake with other solos for a few days. It breaks up the trip real nice that way. |
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muddyfeet |
I have struggled to try and figure out the Inreach weather forecasts. I think the most reliable information is the wind direction. The rain percentages are baffling, though. For the most part, 0% means it will be dry; and anything 1-100% means it will be pouring rain. |
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timatkn |
Ausable: "Timatkn, if those pictures are of the portage into Raven 10 years ago, the trail is considerably easier today!" That almost makes me sad...unless I head back there :) T |
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Paddle4Hike |
I am anxiously anticipating my 3rd solo trip in as many years, and I realized reading your report; that it isn't just the information I appreciate gleaning from a trip report, but that I get to live not just my trips but other's amazing adventures vicariously. It helps fill the void while waiting for my time to arrive. I have travelled much of the ground you described and enjoyed re-visiting it through your eyes. This year's trip I planned to enter at Snowbank, go through Sagus, continuing East and South to the Kawishiwi before coming North back into Thomas and out to Snowbank. After reading your report, I am considering a revision that includes a side trip into Raven. Thanks for sharing and the additional inspiration! |
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timatkn |
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anthonyp007 |
Thanks for sharing, Tony |
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Ausable |
I'm glad to learn that the report provides encouragement to visit Sagus and Raven. You can get some real solitude in that section of the BWCA. My initial plan was to go further than Roe through the series of small lakes to the east, but I had to get realistic with my time and energy. One note of caution about PMA's and Raven Lake in particular (because it is so easy to get to Raven) is that we need to be really scrupulous about LNT. If we leave a fire ring, or don't bury our human waste well away from the lake, or don't pack-out or burn toilet paper, the rather pristine nature of Raven could rapidly deteriorate. I could see that the landing on Raven would easily show the effects of a campfire, but to this point people have been careful to leave no trace. I think it would be good to be prepared with a collapsible bow saw in case you need to use the northeast campsite on Sagus or clear a newly-felled tree on the Raven portage. Muddyfeet, you have an an amazing amount of strength and speed. You cover more ground in one day than I care to do in 3 (I read your Namakan River trip report). I agree that the inReach weather predictions are confusing. It was the first year for me to use the device, so there was a learning curve. Generally, when the prediction for rain was about 20%, I learned to assume that the actual probability was well above 50%. However, that general rule was broken my last night on Jordan when the storm went well north of me. TomT, because I enjoyed this solo trip, I do hope to do more. Thanks for sharing your take on hybrid trips; that would be something I'd probably have to coordinate with members of this board. I can't really justify more than one trip per year to the BWCA, however, and I'd like to get some new people interested in canoeing trips, but soloing does seems to fill a need for me. Last year was only the 2nd year for me in the BWCA, most of my trips being into Canada, so the number of people I saw provided a clearly different experience. I prefer less-crowded trips. |
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Trip Name: Solo Trip to Raven Lake (Mugwump PMA 8) 2018. Entry Point: 27 Click Here to View Trip Report |
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PaddleAway |
It's been years since we've slogged into a PMA. I miss it. |