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rick00001967 |
btw.....i made a mistake with the dates and put june 16. it was actually july 16 when i went in. |
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Tbay paddler |
And yes, the portages are evidently not well-travelled. We were surprised to see that big trees had apparently been recently cleared by the portage crew though. That portage with the beaver dam is tricky. We tandem carried the canoe on the way in along the length of the dam, but we were wiser on the way back and lined it across the pond from the dam. I camped on Baptism Lake on my first solo trip and I agree, it doesn't seem like there are any other sites on the lake and the site that is there is adequate but not great. I find Trousers Lake to be a more scenic lake than Baptism. I have only ever caught pike in both lakes. Like you experienced, the area is really good for encountering wildlife. I saw a cow moose and calf in the bay near the portage to Trousers in my first trip and we saw a bear and two cubs on the island near the same bay on this latest trip. It is a different flavour of trip than most Quetico trips: river travel with numerous portages; underwhelming fishing; very few red and white pines. But I would recommend it to people looking to avoid the big water of the north side lakes and who want to pack some isolation and adventure into an easily accessible, short-duration trip. |
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rick00001967 |
Trip Name: Baptism Lake Entry Point: 71 Click Here to View Trip Report |