Greetings, all.
I leave on the 24th of July for my 33rd annual 2 week Q trip.
We are down to myself, my wife, my bro and my 15 year old.
3 kids getting married in 11 months... let me out of here....
Most of the trip is stuff I have done before, but...
We are finally going to McKenzie and doing the Cache, Trousers portages. This is the last section of the park that I have not done.
Looking forward to hitting some new water.
I have done my homework and looked over the portage database, the campsite database, the BWJ articles and other misc. info.
A few questions...
1 - where is the grave site on McKenzie - just curious - and what is the history behind it?
2 - Do any of the smaller Is in the main part of the Mckenzie have any campsites on them?
3 - I know the fishing is good on McKenzie - not looking for any secret holes - but is the upper or lower lake better, near the Islands or mainland????
4 - Anyone ever do a day trip into Ferguson Lake - how long does it take to paddle the creek?
Finally - the portages - for the sake of comparison - I have done all the other nasty portages in the park multiple times - just give me the straight scoop. Are they hard to follow is one of my concerns. How bad are the swamps? What is the average time to get across each of the portages?
Sorry for so many questions, however, I may consider letting slip a few favorite fishing holes in exchange for some GOOD info.
Thanks so much in advance.
GeneM

PS.... KF I hope my wife isn't as happy as yours was in the picture that you have shared in the past, by the time we get to Trousers Lake.