Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Group Forum: Canoeing with kids :: EP and Trip recommendations with kids
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mskrad |
I am interested in EP and route recommendations. Five day trip, likely from ELY (unless someone thinks other options are better, after flying into Twin Cities). I was thinking that avoiding big lakes (wind) and any river with a current would be good. No strong feelings about a loop vs. base camp, but want to maximize the priorities above. Those of you with kids may have better ideas about what reasonable portage is for kids; we have plenty of hiking experience, but the kids have no real packing experience. We will be doing preliminary canoe trips this spring, but only over-nighters. Adults have varied canoe experience, kids have no prior canoe experience. Recommendations so far have included Lake One, base camping with day trips vs. short loop. Someone recommended Fall Lake to Mudro, but I am a little concerned about rivers and portages. Moose Lake entry and some route that included Ensign? Let me know if any of these are not good. Any recommendations appreciated. |
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BWPaddler |
All will get you in to BWCA on relatively small water, with some optional day trips once settled. If you consider Snowbank, it can whip up fierce winds quickly - don't opt for shortcuts, take the most protected route (says she who rode 3' whitecaps once without intending to and had to act calm in front of two kiddos). Snowbank gets over 100' deep in spots. Agree the lakes beyond there are suitable for kids, but seem heavily traveled. |
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mc2mens |
I brought my 8 yo son to the BWCA for his first trip last summer. We went in Fall Lake and base camped on the top of Pipestone Bay. It was an easy trip in, great fishing and the kids liked it, but it's not isolated and there are motor boats allowed to about the point where Pipestone and Jackfish Bays come together. This summer (June), we'll likely go into Lake One and see how far he can go. |
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whiteh20 |
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