Marten wrote on Apr 6^th, 2013 at 2:06pm:

I have had a day to ponder this new approach and it looks like an attractive alternative. This would simplify the whole process as each party would be scheduling and running their own trips. At this point I am looking at making it up there this summer using Big Hook. Solo or with others is undecided. I am waiting for more info on those canoes. It may be time to purchase a Pak Boat like DD's. If I was outfitted for four weeks with a Pak Boat I would probably use all of the 100 pound over weight charge. If I used their tandem and had a change of partner after two weeks we would probably fit easily with the allowed baggage rate of 100 pounds each. Thoughts?

I'd be interested in the "reality" of $500 for the flight from Red Lake to Central Lake.  I'm doing a fly-in/fly-out in WCPP this season and the per person costs for that exceed what you've been quoted.  None-the-less, it does look like an attractive option.

I'd definitely take my pakcanoe if this alternative holds up.  With 100 pounds of gear included in their flight price, I'm sure I'd be well into the second 100 pounds to include everything I'd need for a multi-week trip.

I'm also curious as to how the transfer happens at Sandy Lake.  The air strip isn't exactly adjacent to the float plane base.

dd