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TuscaroraBorealis	02/08/2015 12:35PM   quote WhiteWolf: "not only great trip reports--- but likely the best wood piles on a canoe trip I have ever seen.... " Thanks Jeff. I do like a nice pile of wood!
YardstickAngler	04/17/2022 12:07PM   Magnificent trip report as always! I was reading a book today (Canoe Country Flora by Mark Stensaas) and I think I know why that tree looked so bizarre with the round “ball of branches!” From what I’m reading it was an occurrence of Eastern Dwarf Mistletoe, which “attacks Black Spruce and is rarely seen. What is seen is a “witches broom,” an unusually dense round mass of branches that can attain diameters of 3 to 10 feet.” (Stensaas 120) I have attached a photo from the book below too. Thank you for sharing your photo, I’m really enjoying learning the flora of the area and this is helpful!
fadersup	04/17/2022 01:59PM   Enjoyed reading this report again, TB never disappoints. Those pictos on Hegman look very different from every other I've seen posted, here are a a few more observations.
WhiteWolf	01/27/2015 07:06PM   not only great trip reports--- but likely the best wood piles on a canoe trip I have ever seen....
TuscaroraBorealis	01/24/2015 08:03PM   Here's a photo of several of the stumps (from trees that were clearly alive when cut) at the Gull Lake camp.
jwettelrin89	06/01/2022 04:56PM   Great report! Not only was it great hearing about your adventure, but I learned a lot about the history of the route! Thanks!
TuscaroraBorealis	02/11/2019 05:19PM   30Smoke: "I looked up your trip reports after CanoeViking asked about lake Paulson. What a great way to spend a blizzard day in the house by the woodstove - staying warm and dreaming about places to see in the BWCA! Thank you TuscaroraBorealis for the great trip reports. You should consider compiling these for a book! Has anyone posted more than 27 reports? Looking forward to the next one." Thank you for the kind words! Perhaps one day, when I'm feeling a little more ambitious, I will compile them for Aurora.
Driftless	02/08/2019 12:15PM   Awesome report!
rertel	12/01/2014 07:17PM   Thanks for the report. Something good to read on a cold December night. Maybe you'll get back to see the newly found pictograph some day.
TuscaroraBorealis	04/13/2022 06:25PM   A picture from this trip report was recently published as the cover photo for the 2022 Rainy/Lake of the Woods state of the basin report. Link to report Also, a more recent trip that visited many of the same areas: Paddling with Padres - A spiritual Exodus adventure
ducks	12/01/2014 08:45PM   Another great report TB. Thanks for sharing. I entered at South Kawishiwi River for my first solo on Sept. 27 and was at VNO getting my canoe bright and early that morning. Only a block away from running into you. Sat was a beautiful day and so was Sunday until that rain moved in late in the afternoon. I was happy to have just finished making an early supper and to be at camp under the tarp eating when it started cooling off and pouring.
TuscaroraBorealis	12/01/2014 04:05PM   New Trip Report posted by TuscaroraBorealis Trip Name: The historic pictograph route. Entry Point: 77 Click Here to View Trip Report
DrBobDg	02/15/2015 07:42AM   I've heard about rocks with water/moisture n them exploding....now I know that is not myth.... lucky that didn't ruin your trip. That 'cabin' you mentioned is a boat house.... the actual cabin site was on top the hill. burned down accidently by campers. Was used by volunteer rangers in the summer....name of the book about it escapes me right now. He has authored several books and wrote about spending a summer there with his wife.... drbob
TuscaroraBorealis	02/15/2015 09:30AM   I've read and enjoyed several of his other books, i'll definitely have to check that one out. Thanks for the recommendation and link. Much appreciated.
30Smoke	02/07/2019 07:16PM   I looked up your trip reports after CanoeViking asked about lake Paulson. What a great way to spend a blizzard day in the house by the woodstove - staying warm and dreaming about places to see in the BWCA! Thank you TuscaroraBorealis for the great trip reports. You should consider compiling these for a book! Has anyone posted more than 27 reports? Looking forward to the next one.
DrBobDg	02/15/2015 07:53AM   Found it..... A season for Wilderness by Michael Furtman book dr bob
TomT	02/10/2019 11:23AM   Very nice detailed report. I loved that you included all the facts and history of the logging era. Enjoyed the pics as well. Also, doing that day trip loop on day 2 amazes me. I did that loop in 2007 on a solo from Mudro. I went the same time period as you and saw two moose on Moosecamp. A rutting male calling the cow I had seen earlier in the day was a highlight. The fall foliage is spectacular. I had much better temps than you did though. Thanks for posting.
paddlefamily	06/02/2022 01:52PM   So happy this popped up in the feed again. I too enjoy learning the history along routes and your rich recounting of history didn't disappoint. I've paddled most of this route, though it was over a decade ago, and so it was nice to reminisce. Thank you for sharing it again.
vickieh69	02/01/2015 12:47PM   The photo of the wood pile at the Friday bay campsite was taken just a few minutes before the "explosion". (Notice the rock and tin foil on the fire grate.)
TuscaroraBorealis	06/02/2022 07:38PM   YardstickAngler: "Magnificent trip report as always! I was reading a book today (Canoe Country Flora by Mark Stensaas) and I think I know why that tree looked so bizarre with the round “ball of branches!” From what I’m reading it was an occurrence of Eastern Dwarf Mistletoe, which “attacks Black Spruce and is rarely seen. What is seen is a “witches broom,” an unusually dense round mass of branches that can attain diameters of 3 to 10 feet.” (Stensaas 120) I have attached a photo from the book below too. Thank you for sharing your photo, I’m really enjoying learning the flora of the area and this is helpful! " Thanks for posting this helpful information! I ran into another one of those trees on Poplar Lake on a trip this past weekend to Meeds Lake EP #48.