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2009 Woodland Caribou Solo Canoe Trip (Read 6466 times)

CIIcanoe Lucky Member Offline Posts: 11 Location: Minneapolis, MN Joined: Apr 17^th, 2009	2009 Woodland Caribou Solo Canoe Trip Jul 13^th, 2009 at 1:14am	Quote Print Post
	I've posted my trip report along with several photographs. I posted it on its own blog. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) 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 #1 - Jul 13^th, 2009 at 4:18pm	Quote Print Post
	CII- Thanks for the post and report. My group just returned (I arrived home yesterday about noon) from a trip over much of the same ground. Consider yourself lucky that you didn't head up to Adventure lake and try to make it via Haven/Gulch/Jigsaw to Wrist Lake. The Jigsaw portages, over which a portion of our group traversed, was burned out and mostly resembled "pick-up-sticks" over the portage trail. The portage time from Gulch to Wrist ran in excess of 6 hours of pulling canoes and packs over a "thatch" of logs. We did run into a portage clearing crew on our way out and alerted them to the need to "re-open" the route. I assume they will schedule clearing that area in the reasonably near future. 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 #2 - Jul 13^th, 2009 at 11:09pm	Quote Print Post
	I was planning on traveling those longer portages from Adventure to Wrist on day 6 of my trip. Since you read my report you know I was concerned about my right ankle and not knowing if the ankle was going to get worst so I made the decision to cut three days off my trip. I also had some concerns about those upcoming portages through the burn since I already experienced two of them. I knew if my ankle got worst I would really have had a hard time crossing them. I made the decision to cut those days off and it was tough to do so, but when traveling solo I needed to be realistic and look at the overall picture of the trip. With the information you posted about those portages confirms I probably did the right thing or at least I made a wise decision. The 850 m portage was going to be my last portage of the day, so I would have been camping some where in the burn between Jigsaw and Wrist. I'm glad you took the time to read the trip report. Chuck (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 #3 - Jul 14^th, 2009 at 12:02am	Quote Print Post
	Dirty Harry in Magnum Force " A man's got to know his limitations." As a solo paddler, you definitely made the right decision. Having to pay for emergency pick-up IF you couldn't get out on your own would of been very expensive. Have you figured out why NRS boots bothered your ankle? Seems funny it was only the one side? I like your Saw, what brand/name is it? Seemed to make short work of the downed timber. I like that you don't have to assemble, just pull from sheath. Excellent pictures as well.


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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 #4 - Jul 14^th, 2009 at 12:50am	Quote Print Post
	The saw is a Corona 21” pruning saw with a 26” Weaver scabbard. It does the job and you don’t have to put anything together. This is the saw you want to carry when you expect there will be blow downs and most likely many of them. This is the saw to carry while traveling in the boreal forest. Dave Phillips turned me onto this saw. If you go to my blog, (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) (this link will take you to take post), there is a closer photo of both under the post for May 30, 2009. It’s toward the bottom of that post. As for the ankle I’ve had some prior injury to it and I think when I sprained it in Wabakimi last year I re-aggravated it. I posted some more info on my blog posted on June 29,2009 ( (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)) I’m wearing an ankle support and some slight modifications to my inserts to keep me from stressing the peroneal tendon. Most of the problem seems to be once the tendon gets sore the pressure from these boots causes the constant pain. When I wore my Danner boots at night I didn’t have any problem. I have ordered a pair of the OTB Odfin boots to see how they feel. I will be wearing this ankle support on a three week canoe trip to Crown land, Misehkow River, Albany River and Wabakimi in one month with Dave. I don't know which boots I will be wearing until I try out the OTB boots later this week. Chuck (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) Edit: If you click on any photo in my blog it will enlarge the photo!


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jdrocks Full Member Offline Posts: 146 Joined: May 15^th, 2006	Re: 2009 Woodland Caribou Solo Canoe Trip Reply #5 - Jul 14^th, 2009 at 3:26am	Quote Print Post
	just got my pair of OTB boots in the mail today. storms are still out of production. i ordered a pair of NRS work boots, but they are nothing like the storms and i sent them back. after returning two pairs of storms, maybe it's time for something different. those coronas are commercial grade arborist saws and the weaver scabbard is well made and an excellent value. the saw carries really well under the pack compression straps as shown in chuck's photo. now, as for axes....


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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 #6 - Jul 14^th, 2009 at 4:22am	Quote Print Post
	When I called NRS about a week ago to inquire about the NRS Storm boot the guy had no idea when they would be back on the market. He asked me if I wanted the work boot but after giving it a quick thought I told him I would have to call back it I did. Last Friday I called NRS again after doing some research on boots and came up with the OTB Odhin boot. He said he thought it was a little higher than the other similar boot by OTB. I should get the boots later this week. Let me know what boot you got and your initial thoughts on them. This was a different sales person and he thought the Storm boot would be back on the market at the end of the year. I really don’t know if it’s true or not. He was probably guessing. Chuck (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)


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Ranger Voyageur Inukshuk Offline Posts: 848 Location: West MI Joined: Oct 16^th, 2002	Re: 2009 Woodland Caribou Solo Canoe Trip Reply #7 - Jul 14^th, 2009 at 5:01am	Quote Print Post
	CIIcanoe wrote on Jul 14^th, 2009 at 4:22am: This was a different sales person and he thought the Storm boot would be back on the market at the end of the year. I was told at 'copia that the NRS Storm boot had ended production, but a new & improved (similar) model was coming out around year-end. The impression was that it may be under a different model name though, FWIW. Great trip report! The tough portage conditions reminded me of my '06 Wabakimi trip in the Ogoki River burn area. If you travel through a burn area, you definitely take your chances on blowdowns.


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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 #8 - Jul 14^th, 2009 at 5:25pm	Quote Print Post
	Thanks for saw info, I can tell that's the ticket for clearing early season blow downs


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jdrocks Full Member Offline Posts: 146 Joined: May 15^th, 2006	Re: 2009 Woodland Caribou Solo Canoe Trip Reply #9 - Jul 14^th, 2009 at 7:30pm	Quote Print Post
	[quote author=Ranger Great trip report! The tough portage conditions reminded me of my '06 Wabakimi trip in the Ogoki River burn area. If you travel through a burn area, you definitely take your chances on blowdowns. [/quote] i like the corona saw better than the breakdown saw phil cotton uses, but phil has so many people using his saws that his focus is more on durability than function and speed. i was wishing for my corona and razor sharp 3/4 axe when i was in there with him last season. that said, our crew cleared more portages and more meters of portage trail than any crew in the history of the program (according to phil). we had a 100# woman along and she set the pace. cleaned house, so to speak. revised my perception about what women can do out there.


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