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Entry Point 43 - Bower Trout lake

Bower Trout Lake entry point allows overnight paddle only. This entry point is supported by Gunflint Ranger Station near the city of Grand Marais, MN. The distance from ranger station to entry point is 25 miles. Access is a 72-rod portage from small parking area into Bower Trout. This area was affected by blowdown in 1999.

Number of Permits per Day: 1
Elevation: 1650 feet
Latitude: 47.9469
Longitude: -90.4442
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IBFLY
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11/06/2012 09:50PM
 
New Trip Report posted by IBFLY

Trip Name: Magic Trip - A Short One.

Entry Point: 43

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This trip was a 5 day - 52 mile loop from Bower Trout to Ram.

You say that like it's a bad thing.
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iwegean
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11/07/2012 07:51AM
 
Thanks for sharing.
I like your writing style with the Irish twist.
The two "fishermen" you encountered on S Temperance may well be 'Welsh'. Fleming is their name and tripping is their game, not
basecamping, like the rest of our group. For a couple of last minute
additions to our group, they fit in well. Anything for an excuse to
visit the b-dub.
eagle93
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11/07/2012 08:57AM
 
Very enjoyable read. I have also felt that the ravens were watching me.
IBFLY
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11/07/2012 09:20AM
 
Iwegan -
I just had to include them in the report - any chance to add a bit of humor at someone else's expense!

You say that like it's a bad thing.
alpine525
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11/07/2012 02:01PM
 
Beautifully written trip report and photos. Thanks for sharing!

Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace. Dalai Lama
lars54
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11/07/2012 04:59PM
 
very nice report
TuscaroraBorealis
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11/07/2012 06:33PM
 
Nice "short" report! ;)


Thanks for taking the time to share your story & photos.
boonie
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11/07/2012 07:34PM
 
Enjoyed reading about your trip. Great weather. I also liked the small narrow lakes - Kiskadinna, Ogema, Henson, Pillsberry, Allen, Horseshoe - and the Cross Bay area too. I'd still like to see Gaskin and Winchell though and I'd still like to go the northern route too, through Rush and Banadad. And there's still Vista and Misquah too.


I paddled around the northern bay on Ogema twice but did not see any obvious sign of the portage to Phalanx either. I"m still waiting for sunnybear to post a trip report detailing his exit from Horseshoe by way of the Brule River. It should be interesting and entertaining ;).


I wish my trip could have been longer too, but I couldn't ask for better weather for a week in late Sept.
Spartan2
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11/07/2012 08:03PM
 
I enjoyed your report very much. But I am puzzled by "Ogema", which is "Omega" on my maps and was "Omega" when we were there years ago. Did the name really change? And, if so, does anyone know when? Or has it always been different on different maps?


Anyway, it is a very interesting report and some great photos. Thanks for taking us along on your solo.
DanCooke
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11/07/2012 08:08PM
 
Enjoyed your report. I relived many a moment along the way. The take out at ram in the fall is awesome. Thanks again.

Dan Cooke
IBFLY
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11/07/2012 08:57PM
 
quote Spartan2: "I enjoyed your report very much. But I am puzzled by "Ogema", which is "Omega" on my maps and was "Omega" when we were there years ago. Did the name really change? And, if so, does anyone know when? Or has it always been different on different maps?


Anyway, it is a very interesting report and some great photos. Thanks for taking us along on your solo."



Spartan 2- It shows as Ogema on my McKenzie map 4 - and shows as Omega on the Google maps version here, so, I've no idea. I just went with the version printed on my map. Thought it might be a derivation on an Ojibwe name rather than the greek letter.

You say that like it's a bad thing.
mocha
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11/08/2012 03:56PM
 
what a fun trip!! felt drawn to paddle and portage with you. enjoyed your observations and reflections. thanks for sharing.
canucanu2
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11/08/2012 08:26PM
 
Great report! Captured the feeling of the bwca.
wetcanoedog
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11/08/2012 11:22PM
 
great photos and the Gift Of Gab make for a wonderful trip report!

it's just a level trail thru the woods.
SunCatcher
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11/11/2012 05:42AM
 
What a great trip. It is nice to see what everyone enjoys,
like some folks like hammocks and some don't, some like double portageing and some dont, etc. I always learn from the trip reports, and yours was no exception. Thanks for the great stroyline and the wonderful photos...nothing like a solo, good for the soul and mind.
SunCatcher

"WWJD"
paddlefamily
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11/12/2012 01:22AM
 
Love your writting style-really wonderful to read!
dicecupmaker
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11/12/2012 03:15AM
 
Great trip report! You write well. Very enjoyable.

Joy is a great teacher, but so is dispair. Wonder is a great teacher, but so is confusion. Hope is a great teacher, but so is disillusionment. And life is a great teacher, but so is death. To deny yourself any of those in any aspect is not experiencing life totally.
IBFLY
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11/13/2012 11:05AM
 
Thank you for the kind comments one and all.
It's a pleasure to read through everyone's reports and live vicariously through someone else's journey.

You say that like it's a bad thing.
TomT
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11/15/2012 07:03AM
 
Very nice report. I would venture to guess that you write for a living. What you described is what a solo trip is really like. Thoughts to yourself. It's a very personal thing but you brought it to life wonderfully. The trouble is, after reading this I just ache to be back up there even more. Thanks for posting.




"Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." --- George Bernard Shaw
Beemer01
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12/04/2012 07:59AM
 
Excellent report - bravo!

"You're not serious about wearing sandals on this portage.... are you?"
strom2127
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12/04/2012 06:36PM
 
An absolute treat. I loved both your insights, and your meandering writing style. Sounds like just about everything fell into place.

"Once more unto the breach dear friends, once more."
OldGreyGoose
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01/08/2013 02:42PM
 
Interesting. The paragraph: "I remember when I was 15 and my father had given me an errand to run before school . . . A raven had flown at me that morning as I stepped around the back of a garden. Sometimes it's the smallest things that bring you back." Sounds very familiar, as if I had read it somewhere before. --Goose

Soloing is sweet, but a good partner is "priceless."
IBFLY
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01/08/2013 09:48PM
 
OGG - I wonder why it sounds familiar to you? I know I haven't written it before!

You say that like it's a bad thing.
IBFLY
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01/08/2013 09:55PM
 
quote TuscaroraBorealis: "Nice "short" report! ;)
Thanks for taking the time to share your story & photos."


I meant it was a short trip! I'll try to write less next time :)Though, being more of a talker/storyteller - I just turn the tap on and see what comes out. I'd not know what to do if I were faced with the task of editing the thing!

You say that like it's a bad thing.
IBFLY
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02/19/2013 10:27PM
 
quote TomT: "Very nice report. I would venture to guess that you write for a living. What you described is what a solo trip is really like. Thoughts to yourself. It's a very personal thing but you brought it to life wonderfully. The trouble is, after reading this I just ache to be back up there even more. Thanks for posting.
"

Thank you. Though I'm no writer, at least, not in a professional way. However, I do think that the more personal one makes a piece of writing, the more universal it becomes. A real writer told me that once and I believed her.
It's that time of year when we all ache for the sound and the silence of the lakes.

You say that like it's a bad thing.
TuscaroraBorealis
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02/22/2013 10:04AM
 
quote IBFLY: "quote TuscaroraBorealis: "Nice "short" report! ;)
Thanks for taking the time to share your story & photos."



I meant it was a short trip! I'll try to write less next time :)Though, being more of a talker/storyteller - I just turn the tap on and see what comes out. I'd not know what to do if I were faced with the task of editing the thing!"



The length was fine. The comment was just a feeble attempt, on my part, to be witty.
HangLoose
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03/22/2015 03:11PM
 
Great report. I'm planning my first solo after 25 years of tripping with others. It will be my first Gunflint side of the BWCAW also. Thanks for the insight.
callofthewild
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03/24/2015 12:45PM
 
Nice report. I am planning on doing a solo one day and this is an area that I would like to see. I have been on Long Island and Gordon, but no further South or East. I am glad that someone recently commented on your trip. It was written before I became a member at BWCA. A great read and the pictures were excellent too.


Happy paddling!!!
Elydog
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03/25/2015 12:29PM
 
Thanks for sharing!
johno
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03/25/2015 05:15PM
 
I liked your photos, and especially liked your description of paddling into mist
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