Marten wrote on Jul 3^rd, 2010 at 6:24pm:

jimmar wrote on Jul 1st, 2010 at 11:24am: So I was wondering why it seems like a lot of old timers are now going to WCPP instead of BW/Q. Is it just for different scenery? For me the solitude was the biggest thing followed by the remoteness and little use by others. All of these have been enhanced by doing a lot of my paddling in the region between the Gammon and Bloodvein River systems.

This is probably a topic worthy of a separate thread.  

I will echo Martin's response re: more solitude & remoteness in the region between the Gammon & the Bloodvein.   Also, I would submit that "time of year" may well be a factor; even a few weeks can make a difference (ie. July vs. June).

Just coming off a 12 day trip north of where DD's travels took him (Irvine Lake/Royd Lake area), I can report that we saw NO other paddlers anywhere in the park whatsoever... right up until our finish on Lund Lake, where a troop of teenage girls had portaged in from Red Lake & set up camp on Lund.

DD, this is a marvelously colorful, candid, & enjoyable report of your adventures!  

Between KF & myself, I'm confident we'll pull together some account of our bushwhack-oriented odyssey before long.

Thanks for sharing!

Jimbo   8-)