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      Trip Report - First time in the BWCA- 71 mile solo trip - Frost River, Little Sag, Kawishiwi, Alice, Kek, and more
 
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Entry Point 50 - Cross Bay Lake


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Cross Bay 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 45 miles. Access is thru the Cross River with two portages to Ham Lake and a 24-rod portage to Cross Bay Lake. This area was affected by blowdown in 1999.

Number of Permits per Day: 3
Elevation: 1670 feet
Latitude: 48.0760
Longitude: -90.8222
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nlong
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01/10/2015 11:58AM
  
New Trip Report posted by nlong

Trip Name: First time in the BWCA- 71 mile solo trip - Frost River, Little Sag, Kawishiwi, Alice, Kek, and more.

Entry Point: 50

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“There is no greater fan of fly fishing then the worm.” -Patrick F. McManus
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bwcasolo
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01/10/2015 01:17PM
  
that was very well done with great photo's.
OldFingers57
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01/10/2015 01:53PM
  
Enjoyed your trip report and the photos were great.

"Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there someday.” ~A.A. Milne
ducks
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01/10/2015 05:30PM
  
great report and photos! thanks for sharing

Ride EZ
boonie
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01/10/2015 10:20PM
  
Thanks for the report - heck of a trip. I wondered how it went for you. I've done several parts of it on my last three trips, but there's also parts I've never done. They are on the list though.
nlong
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01/10/2015 10:54PM
  
quote boonie: "Thanks for the report - heck of a trip. I wondered how it went for you. I've done several parts of it on my last three trips, but there's also parts I've never done. They are on the list though."


Thanks Boonie! I meant to get the trip report entered sooner, but had a very busy summer and was hard to find the time. If you have any questions, let me know. I tried to be thorough in the report. I also have a couple more videos to add as well that I just found from my trip, just have to get them uploaded.

“There is no greater fan of fly fishing then the worm.” -Patrick F. McManus
builditbetter22
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01/11/2015 10:43AM
  
Thanks for the report, sounds like you had a great trip

One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning
nlong
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01/11/2015 05:24PM
  
Thanks for the great comments. I added a few videos to the report that I got uploaded to youtube. Enjoy!

“There is no greater fan of fly fishing then the worm.” -Patrick F. McManus
CrookedPaddler1
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01/12/2015 09:39AM
  
excellent trip report! loved the mix of maps, photos, and video's! nicely done
CrookedPaddler1
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01/12/2015 09:39AM
  
excellent trip report! loved the mix of maps, photos, and video's! nicely done
SaganagaJoe
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01/14/2015 09:26PM
  
Fantastic! What can you tell me about your photo equipment? The pics are simply incredible!

aka HermitThrush "Such sights as this are reserved for those who will suffer to behold them." -Eric Sevareid
TomT
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01/14/2015 10:59PM
  
Nice loop for your first trip. The photo quality is spectacular. I'm also interested in the gear you brought along for this. The pic on Jasper Lake taken of the tent with the stars behind it is amazing. Several outstanding close up shots of loons too.


I'm curious if your fiancee is into canoe camping? Good luck on future trips. Thanks for the report.




"Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." --- George Bernard Shaw
nlong
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01/15/2015 06:53AM
  
Thanks! Equipment as follows. I tried to include everything from what I remember and from my gear list.


QCC 600x kevlar sea kayak, 16 foot 8 inches in lenght, 46lbs


carbon mid-wing paddle and also had a greenland paddle as a spare


Custom Kayak portage yoke


Kelty Grand Mesa 2 man tent with footprint


Tarp and stakes


Thermarest LuxuryLite cot


30 degree sleeping bag and Thermarest pillow


Dry bags for all the gear and food

Kayak Academy XL Mesh Rucksack for portaging the drybags. I added gel shoulder pads for extra comfort.


Kelty Redtail backpack for a daypack


Alcohol stove and fuel


camp chair


Titanium pots and spork


Camp trowel/shovel


Collapsable cup


bunch of 550 paracord


Life straw filter


Sawyer mini squeeze filter and extra bags


alcohol stove and stand and fuel and wind screen


Lighters, matches, and duct tape


gloves


Camp shower


Camp wash cloth, towel, soap, dobie for dish cleaning.


first aid kit including emergency blanket


Camp wipes and toilet paper


Ontario RTAK II knife
Leatherman Sidekick
pocket chain saw


long and short sleeve shirts, Shorts and pants, underwear and socks


Waterproof jacket


Tilly hat




Camera gear:


Canon T2i with 70-300mm IS L lens, 50mm prime lens, and 18-55mm IS lens, and 2 extra batteries but didn't even go through one battery.


Canon S100 point and shoot with CHDK mod for shooting longer exposure than stock firmware allows and in RAW format.


GoPro Hero 2 and 2 extra batteries - Never ended up using it during the trip.


510 lumen zoom-able beam flashlight with extra battery.


Nomad 7 watt solar charger and Goal Zero Guide 10 battery pack and Revive Twin Port usb pack


USB charger for the Canon S100 battery


Pedco UltraPod II Lightweight Camera Tripod


Tascam audio recorder


Headlamp with spare battery - uses the same 18650 li-ion cells as the flashlight I brought.





“There is no greater fan of fly fishing then the worm.” -Patrick F. McManus
nlong
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01/15/2015 08:40AM
  
My fiance likes to kayak and camp, but she's only done campground camping and never been in the BWCA. We are going hiking this year in the Porcupine Mountains in the UP this summer. I may go back up to the BWCA at the end of summer with my dad as he'd like to go. I may also do a solo trip this spring again, but haven't decided on any route yet.

“There is no greater fan of fly fishing then the worm.” -Patrick F. McManus
boonie
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01/15/2015 09:49AM
  
How many ounces of fuel did you pack for your alcohol stove and how many did you use on the trip?
nlong
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01/15/2015 10:06AM
  
I took 16oz. Only used a quarter if that. I estimated poorly on how much to bring. lol

“There is no greater fan of fly fishing then the worm.” -Patrick F. McManus
boonie
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01/15/2015 12:17PM
  
quote nlong: "I took 16oz. Only used a quarter if that. I estimated poorly on how much to bring. lol"


:) Been there, done that. But, hey, you didn't run out ;). And you were planning for possibly several more days.


Did you cook breakfast and dinner each day? Make coffee or other hot drink?


I love the speed and efficiency of my JetBoil, and it's also fairly lightweight and compact. On the other hand, I like the fact there's nothing to go wrong with an alcohol stove - other than spilling all the fuel ;) - and that they are also light and compact.


I'm just trying to figure out if I'll have to carry so much fuel for a longer trip (maybe 12 days) that it'll negate any weight saving. It seems that experiences with fuel usage of alcohol burners varies quite a bit and may also be affected more by temperature and wind. Maybe a combination alcohol/fuel tab/twig burner is the way to go.
nlong
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01/15/2015 12:46PM
  
On the other hand, I like the fact there's nothing to go wrong with an alcohol stove - other than spilling all the fuel ;) - and that they are also light and compact.


Yeah, I liked the fact that the alcohol stove is so simple and compact. I just put the denatured alcohol in a water bottle. I may build a new alcohol stove with a different design that will support the pot so I don't need a separate stand. My stand was just a bent up coat hanger into a makeshift three point triangular platform. Didn't have time to refine it before the trip, but it did the trick.


I only used the alcohol stove to make supper. My breakfast was normally instant oatmeal that I just added cold water to and didn't bother heating and some dried fruit. Lunch items were things that didn't need heating as I wanted to keep it simple as I planned on traveling during the day till supper time.

“There is no greater fan of fly fishing then the worm.” -Patrick F. McManus
SaganagaJoe
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01/16/2015 02:03AM
  
OK so a Canon....That's why....


How did you get all that stuff in a kayak?

aka HermitThrush "Such sights as this are reserved for those who will suffer to behold them." -Eric Sevareid
nlong
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01/16/2015 07:01AM
  
I had about 5 separate dry bags, all packed in the front and rear hatches, and my day pack I strapped to the deck behind me.


Camera gear, flashlights and batteries were in a small dry bag. 1 dry bag for food, 1 for clothing, 1 for tent, tarp, cot, pillow and sleeping bag, and 1 for cooking stuff, knives, rope, and other misc stuff. I'd pull out the food bag, clothing bag, and cooking/misc stuff bags and put them in the large mesh bag along with my day pack at the portage. I'd carry these and my paddles to the end of the portage, then come back and portage the kayak with the remaining couple drybags inside. The system worked well.

“There is no greater fan of fly fishing then the worm.” -Patrick F. McManus
boonie
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01/16/2015 07:36AM
  
I'd have to heat water for 2 cups of coffee each day and boil water to rehydrate dinner and the occasional hot cereal for breakfast. I usually have cold cereal (muesli) for breakfast and just a ProBar/nuts for lunch. Did you use it to "cook" supper or just boil water to rehydrate in a cozy?


Mine doesn't have a stand - the pot just sits on the stove. That's not the most stable, although the grates in the BW would greatly simplify that. It does have a windscreen. Did you use a windscreen?


I have usually just put my fuel in a water/pop bottle too.


I think something like one of the caldera cone systems by Trail designs would be nice.


But I can do a whole 7-day trip on one small (110 gram) canister with my JetBoil, so I'll have to do some experimenting with the alcohol stove to see how much fuel I'd need for the same.
nlong
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01/16/2015 07:53AM
  
quote boonie: "I'd have to heat water for 2 cups of coffee each day and boil water to rehydrate dinner and the occasional hot cereal for breakfast. I usually have cold cereal (muesli) for breakfast and just a ProBar/nuts for lunch. Did you use it to "cook" supper or just boil water to rehydrate in a cozy?



Mine doesn't have a stand - the pot just sits on the stove. That's not the most stable, although the grates in the BW would greatly simplify that. It does have a windscreen. Did you use a windscreen?



I have usually just put my fuel in a water/pop bottle too.



I think something like one of the caldera cone systems by Trail designs would be nice.



But I can do a whole 7-day trip on one small (110 gram) canister with my JetBoil, so I'll have to do some experimenting with the alcohol stove to see how much fuel I'd need for the same."


I put the dehydrated supper in the pot with water and got it to boiling, then put the pot in a pot cozy. My windscreen was some thicker aluminum foil cut from one of those disposable baking pans. I could fold it up flat for more compact storage. My pot stand looked like the one in this photo.


A windscreen like this would be nice as it comes apart in 3 pieces and packs flat.

“There is no greater fan of fly fishing then the worm.” -Patrick F. McManus
alpine525
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01/16/2015 01:05PM
  
I really enjoyed your trip report and beautiful photos. I've been to many of the areas you traveled through - but never in one long trip. Congratulations on this solo - what an accomplishment! You'll have great stories to tell for a long time.

Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace. Dalai Lama
callofthewild
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02/26/2015 02:41PM
  
A very nice trip report. Thank you for sharing. It was an interesting read on a cold February day. It gets one thinking of open waters.


Happy paddling!!!
nlong
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02/26/2015 02:56PM
  
quote callofthewild: "A very nice trip report. Thank you for sharing. It was an interesting read on a cold February day. It gets one thinking of open waters.



Happy paddling!!!"


You're welcome. I can't wait to get back there. I might get a couple trips in this year.

“There is no greater fan of fly fishing then the worm.” -Patrick F. McManus
Exo
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03/16/2015 11:12PM
  
Great report, nice photos. The next week was some terrible weather. First hand experience kind of thing. Glad you had such great weather for your first solo.


Thanks for the report.
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mudro to crooked to sunday bay to gun to fourtown.. I WISH..
Mudro to Basswood
October Adventures in Paradise
You Don't Catch, You Don't Eat
A trip of many firsts.
Tour of the Crooked Lake Area via Mudro Lake
Fourteen Hours, Four Guys, Toyota Corrolla. and one wrecked Kevlar Canoe
Mudro to Crooked Big Fun One One
Pictorial Trip Report - My First Solo
Through the Eyes of Gabe
Boy Scout
Long Strange Trip
Tippy Canoe & Broken Soles (EP 23)
Five nights on Boot Lake
Mudro to Gun
One New Fisherman
Mudro to Crooked- Cultivating the love
BWCAW 2011 - Summer to late fall in 7 days
Easter Week Border Water Walleyes
Horse Shake
Mudro to boot, fairy, gun, moose camp, fourtown. 9 People 6 days
Turtle Watch !
Mudro to Crooked (Smallmouth Bonanza)
First but not last
2012 Fourtown
Mudro to Beartrap with the Family
Mudro Lake on Labor Day- First Time in BWCA
Mudro to Moosecamp
Crooked Loop
Horse/Friday Bay/Fourtown Loop
Late Fall EP23: Mudro-Horse-Fourtown
Wojack in the wild (Crooked Lake loop)
Mudro to Friday Bay and Back Again
Crooked Lake Falls and Fish
Mudro - Jackfish Bay - Basswood River - Crooked - Gun - Mudro
Mudro EP to Fairy to Fourtown to Horse
My first trip to the BWCA
Crooked Loop
Crooked Lake 4th July 2015
Horse Lake
Mudro to Just Past Wednesday Bay on Crooked Lake
#23 Mudro: “Time travel in a magic canoe” (first solo 2015)
Mudro to Horse
Horse Lake 2016 - Major Storm and No Fish
Lessons Learned From the Boundary Waters
A Sweet Video From Our Trip
A Windy Mudro Loop
Plans meet reality, 4 southerners visit the BWCA
bunggee lake bushwack
First trip
MUDRO-BASSWOOD FALLS-JACKFISH BAY TRIP - FALL 2017
October 2017- 3 Generations of Family
Mudro to Beartrap Loop
First BWCA Trip #23 Loop
Boot Lake fall basecamp with GSP
May Mudro Loop
College Camping Trip
Crooked Lake Loop
Mudro-Crooked Lk with some first timers !
Kids canoe
Solo trip Mudro to Fall Lake
My First Real Trip - Mudro Loop
Crooked Lake Loop for BWCA First Timers
SO's first trip to the BW
3/4 1st timers
Mudro EP to Lower Basswood Falls Video Trip Report
Not exactly a trip report, but a Wall Street Journal story about escaping to the BWCA
Paddling with Padres - A spiritual Exodus adventure
Mudro 2020 Fishing/Relaxing
Hot Summer Nights on Crooked Lake
Crooked Lake - Found A Necklace
Turning 40 in the Boundary Waters
Return of the Cousins Camping
YouTube Slideshow - Oct. Trip Mudro to Lower Basswood Falls
Fourtown Weekend Trip
Long way to Wednesday Bay

EP 24 - Fall Lake