i agree with snow dog on the making sure you have a rod holder for everyone because that does help with making paddling more desirable for the kids. catching that nice random fish really helps morale. it also helps the adults to remember to paddle a bit slower so the kids dont get worn out so fast.

as for how long it would take, we always go in from nym and leave right away in the morning. we usually get to our spot in jesse by 2pm. we troll the narrows in batch and sometimes dawdle a bit by the rapids. we got to oriana at 4pm(via hamburg) but that was with a headwind, experienced paddlers/portagers and we really pushed it.



what is this talk about having papers ready so we dont have to stop at the ranger station? we always have to stop at the station once it opens 8:30am-ish. paper work usually burns about a half hour to 45 minutes even with the quetico card thing. is there a way to have that all done prior to getting up there so we can just go in when we get there?