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Magicpaddler Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1321 Location: Chicago Burbs Joined: Jan 7^th, 2004	Re: 2009 Woodland Caribou Solo Canoe Trip Reply #10 - Jul 14^th, 2009 at 11:05pm	Quote Print Post
	CIIcanoe Your description of the portage in the fire/blow down area is near what I experienced on the portage from Jigsaw to Wrist last week. I had come to a difficult to cross pile of trees and went around them down in the marsh. When I came back up on top I could not find the trail so I turned to my GPS and could see a near by lake. When I got to the lake it was the wrong lake. I zoomed out on the GPS so I could see the whole portage and started bushwhacking to Wrist. Thanks for the report MagicPaddler


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Jimbo Voyageur Inukshuk Offline Posts: 4599 Location: Florida Joined: Oct 6^th, 2002	Re: 2009 Woodland Caribou Solo Canoe Trip Reply #11 - Jul 14^th, 2009 at 11:06pm	Quote Print Post
	Wait til you guys see the pics of the (alleged) portages that Kingfisher & his team of women worked through during our very recent WCP trip! They pushed through a nightmare of burnt-out blowdowns by the hundreds completely blocking the portage path (on either side of Jigsaw Lake). They may have looked like hell when they finished (certainly no worse than the men; Darrel's legs look like he had tangled with 3 or 4 wildcats) but they proved to me that women with the right mindset are every bit as capable of dealing with such formidable obstacles as men. Good trip report, by the way! Still working my way through it but so far it is enjoyable comparing your perspective on many of the very same lakes & portages that we just finished with. By the way, I like my NRS Boots just fine but will soon be in the market for wetfooting boots providing good ankle support and offering solid grip on slippery rock. My NRS Storms are getting pretty beat up. Jimbo


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DentonDoc Voyageur Inukshuk Offline Posts: 3468 Location: Central Texas Joined: Dec 27^th, 2003	Re: 2009 Woodland Caribou Solo Canoe Trip Reply #12 - Jul 14^th, 2009 at 11:27pm	Quote Print Post
	If you want to experience the "challenge" of the Jigsaw portages, you need to hurry. Doug Gilmore (WCPP Park Super.) in an e-mail I received yesterday, indicated that someone would be on the way to clear those portages by Wednesday. dd


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CIIcanoe Lucky Member Offline Posts: 11 Location: Minneapolis, MN Joined: Apr 17^th, 2009	Re: 2009 Woodland Caribou Solo Canoe Trip Reply #13 - Jul 15^th, 2009 at 12:34am	Quote Print Post
	Well...sure looks like I wasn't the only one out there having "fun"!!! Chuck (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)


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DentonDoc Voyageur Inukshuk Offline Posts: 3468 Location: Central Texas Joined: Dec 27^th, 2003	Re: 2009 Woodland Caribou Solo Canoe Trip Reply #14 - Jul 15^th, 2009 at 1:13am	Quote Print Post
	CIIcanoe wrote on Jul 15^th, 2009 at 12:34am: Well...sure looks like I wasn't the only one out there having "fun"!!! Chuck (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) Don't get too concerned. All (nine) of us were traveling as a loosely cohesive group ... with half leap-frogging the other half just to spread out some and minimize traffic jams on portages as much as possible. Over the 13 day trip, I think we shared the same lake for campsites only 3 times. Still, the entire flotilla consisted of 5 canoes. dd


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Jimbo Voyageur Inukshuk Offline Posts: 4599 Location: Florida Joined: Oct 6^th, 2002	Re: 2009 Woodland Caribou Solo Canoe Trip Reply #15 - Jul 15^th, 2009 at 7:02pm	Quote Print Post
	DentonDoc wrote on Jul 14^th, 2009 at 11:27pm: If you want to experience the "challenge" of the Jigsaw portages, you need to hurry. Doug Gilmore (WCPP Park Super.) in an e-mail I received yesterday, indicated that someone would be on the way to clear those portages by Wednesday. dd If he's smart, Doug (or Albert or Claire or whomever) will route Darrel & the girls NEXT year wherever they need some portages cleaned out. They got pretty good at that sort of thing, despite looking rather messy afterward. In fact, I think my future strategy will be to send Darrel & his All-Girl Squad JUST ahead of us on future forays into the Great Unknown. Jimbo


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Old Salt Inukshuk Offline Posts: 4871 Location: Crossville, TN Joined: Jun 17^th, 2004	Re: 2009 Woodland Caribou Solo Canoe Trip Reply #16 - Jul 15^th, 2009 at 7:10pm	Quote Print Post
	Sounds like a good plan for Stumpy's Chub Pond next year...


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Kingfisher Voyageur Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1814 Joined: Mar 8^th, 2004	Re: 2009 Woodland Caribou Solo Canoe Trip Reply #17 - Jul 15^th, 2009 at 10:51pm	Quote Print Post
	Stumpy's chub pond would be a minor obstacle to these two. And they can fish too! 34 inch walleye caught and released on a perch Rapala #9 Taildancer. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)


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solotripper Inukshuk Offline Posts: 8107 Location: clarkston MI Joined: Mar 14^th, 2005	Re: 2009 Woodland Caribou Solo Canoe Trip Reply #18 - Jul 15^th, 2009 at 11:05pm	Quote Print Post
	Very nice! The Waldo looks good too


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red_lake_rob Lucky Member Offline Posts: 13 Location: Red Lake, ON Joined: May 13^th, 2009	Re: 2009 Woodland Caribou Solo Canoe Trip Reply #19 - Jul 20^th, 2009 at 11:22pm	Quote Print Post
	Nice walleye! How was the fight? I prefer a fish 20 inches smaller for eating. Easier to clean too. I had a nice 8 pound pike give me a pretty good fight yesterday. After just about landing him, he let go of the 12 inch walleye that had actually been hooked. We came back later and my buddy caught him. Did you have trouble finding campsites to accommodate the whole group? My limited overnight trips out there have shown many small campsites with very few tent pads. I carry a full G-Man bow saw with a spare blade. I find those take down saws are useless and frustrating to use. What lake did you run into the power boats?


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