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<p><b>Kahshahpiwi - Quetico Trip - 2006</b><br>
<font size="-1">Al Freeland</font></p>
<p>Kahshahpiwi Trip Report <br>
August 26 thru Sept 3, 2006</p>
<p>Saturday August 26th </p>
<p>After loading up the Duluth packs and tying down the canoe we left Andy's place
in St. Louis Park about 11:00 in the morning. From that point to the end of
the line our Jeep was to travel 300 miles north to Williams & Hall (W&H)
Outfitters situated on Beautiful Moose Lake at the end of the Fernberg Trail.
With Mike "Two-Pack" Hart driving we meandered our way after numerous
snack and tackle stops along the way. One of the more traditional stops we took
was at Piragis Outfitter in Ely. Another detour at the last minute took us to
Joe's Red Rock Outfitters on Jasper Lake. We bought some "hot" walleye
and lake trout lures from him and his wife. They both wished us luck on our
Maiden Quetico Voyage with the Souris River LeTigre he sold us as the Sportshow
in February. On we went to our destination at W&H by 6 pm.</p>
<p>It was fabulous arriving in the northland again but even more thrilling was
the anticipation of the week long adventure on which we were soon to embark
on. As the sun went down that first night I remembered a saying that my Norwegian
Grandfather used to tell all of us kids. The saying went, ?"der er helst
I skogluften", which is translated, "there is health in forest air".
I would bet that most whom share a love for the canoe country also share the
same realization that the pure oxygen in the forest air heals us at an accelerated
rate compared to that of a smog-filled city. Think of those cuts that seem to
be healed the next day!</p>
<p>After we arrived and stretched for a minute, Blake, one of the owners at W&H,
greeted us and told us which bunk was ours and where the towels were. We unloaded
what we needed for the night and brought the rest down to the lake so we would
be the first out in the morning. Getting the little things out of the way like
gluing in the lash-its and arranging all of our gear enabled us to focus on
more important things like dinner and that last beer. It did take some time
to get the Spring Creek lash-its secured considering the inside surface of the
Kevlar is too rough to allow a good "bite" of the pressure sensitive
adhesive on the lash-its. We bought a tube of marine, 2-part epoxy and troweled
on a layer of the epoxy where we intended the lash-its to be. It made an excellent,
clean surface for PSA — held up well throughout the trip. </p>
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