Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Trip Reports :: Trip Report - LIS Solo
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SevenofNine |
Loved your comments and enjoyed the time stamp notes. Thanks for posting. |
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nctry |
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Bannock |
Trip Name: LIS Solo. Entry Point: 14 Click Here to View Trip Report |
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Winemaker |
Hey, how was the Argosy versus the classic Sawyer? I just had mine refurbished, its a 1985 and has seen alot of miles on the river. Now its ready for some more miles, although I will still use the newer Wilderness for low water trips. humm? |
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ducks |
What was Lynn doing up so early? I thought she stayed up all night on the internet and made John do all of the work in the morning :) |
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Bannock |
quote ducks: "What was Lynn doing up so early? I thought she stayed up all night on the internet and made John do all of the work in the morning :)" Her 6:00 am is like our 5:00 pm. I'm sure I caught her at the end of her work day. Then again, during the season she's probably working 20 hour days. |
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Bannock |
quote Winemaker: " For the conditions I was in, I'd take the Sawyer hands down. But I did enjoy the Argosy. It was lighter than the Sawyer. It carried the load just fine. It has a good glide, but it is not fast. I didn't like it in the wind, though I never felt in danger. The Argosy has a fixed seat while the Sawyer has the sliding seat. The sliding seat helps so much in windy conditions. |
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Noslen |
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Amok |
I'll try to remember this from now on, it will help me in the future :) Oh, and great trip report! |
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Boppa |
Enjoyable read, I liked your style of writing, sort of a stream of conscientiousness. Remember to have the thyroid checked, mine gave me issues some years ago, it raised a lot of energy issues and when diagnosed, it was easily taken care of. Any pictures to be added? Thanks, Boppa |
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Koda |
quote nctry: "quote Koda: I went east all right, but not before going around the horn via Lac La Croix. |
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Koda |
quote nctry: "quote Koda: "I went east all right, but not before going around the horn via Lac La Croix. " Thanks. Try the map below for site numbers. These are the numbers painted on the "thrones." Green and red flags indicate good and bad campsites. Asterisks (*) indicate sites that I have some info for in my GPS. Most data for these sites came from this BWCA.com page. |
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Koda |
I went in at EP14 a week after you did and never encountered a black fly. Maybe you got those bites east of the LIS River? I'm surprised you like the Argosy. I test paddled one recently and found it squirrely. Does it settle down when loaded? |
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nctry |
Koda Great report also, the snow bay portage would have saved me some paddling on my adventure. I used to do the Moose River North to LIS via the Pocket to Eugene chain a lot when I canoed years ago. I got to going other places in the BW over the years. I think you went in the better direction just because of the Devils Cascade portage. That was a steep climb from the Loon Lake side. Is there a map somewhere that shows the campsite numbers? |
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talusman |
That's a hard lake to paddle into. I had to back up a few times and a lot of sharp angles to get through those logs. I took one of my favorite pictures there. |
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Bannock |
quote Badgerboy: "The maps here on the site do not have a campsite listed for Agawato, where is the site located? Sounds like a fun trip and I really like this area." It's 2/3s of the way down the lake on the eastern shore. It looks like there may be a spur trail off the Sioux Hustler Trail leading to the site though I never saw it. |
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kanoes |
thanks for posting ken. |
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Bannock |
quote Noslen: "Thanks Bannock--the time to travel between points was helpful as we plan similar route for later this summer." Remember I was double portaging and paddling slowly, so keep that in mind. You'll probably travel faster than me. |
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Bannock |
quote kanoes: "i too was wondering how the vagabond did. Argosy. |
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Bannock |
quote topcat: "Nice report. By the way thanks for offering to carry a pack halfway on the shell to ruby portage. " Was that you on the portage? Small world!!! |