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db Web-lackey Inukshuk Voyageur Offline Posts: 5465 Location: Just off the beaten path. Joined: Sep 14^th, 2002	POD (cont. 15) Apr 9^th, 2010 at 6:10am	Quote Print Post
	Time for a new thread to discuss and/or comment on (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links). Anyone can (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links). Thanks in advance. Past POD threads: (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) 2/9/10 - 4/9/10 (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) 10/14/09 - 2/9/10 (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) 7/09/09 - 10/14/09 (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) 6/19/09 - 7/8/09 (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) 3/20/09 - 6/18/09 (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) 1/1/09 - 3/18/09 (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)


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db Web-lackey Inukshuk Voyageur Offline Posts: 5465 Location: Just off the beaten path. Joined: Sep 14^th, 2002	Re: POD (cont. 15) Reply #1 - Apr 10^th, 2010 at 5:53am	Quote Print Post
	That's a puurdy one. Wish I was there. Well, not right now but... That, what, isthmus thththth (?) -- never use to be there. It was always a 1/4 mile annoyance. Will we make it or do we portage or paddle around? Looks like a nice place now. There's an island not too far from there that used to be a sandbar. We were having breakfast at the gravel beach one morning and watched a tent blow into the lake. We thought it was a goner but they were able to retrieve it.


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starwatcher Inukshuk Offline Posts: 687 Location: Duluth, MN Joined: Dec 21^st, 2006	Re: POD (cont. 15) Reply #2 - Apr 10^th, 2010 at 3:26pm	Quote Print Post
	So where is the isthmus? and what does looking back at 34G mean? On another isthmus note; last year trip we got caught fighting wind and waves on Moose our last day coming back. We decided to try portaging the isthmus just east of the center of Section 21 to seek shelter in the north bay and avoid heavy seas, wind and waves. We were greatly surprised to find out that there wasn't any portaging at all and we were able to canoe through. Photo from protected bay doesn't show the true nature of the wind and waves. But to see how everyone is bundled up does show the nature of an October trip. starwatcher (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)


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db Web-lackey Inukshuk Voyageur Offline Posts: 5465 Location: Just off the beaten path. Joined: Sep 14^th, 2002	Re: POD (cont. 15) Reply #3 - Apr 11^th, 2010 at 6:29am	Quote Print Post
	34G is referencing Azalea's Quetico Campsite Database. If that topo was made today there wouldn't be two unconnected points between it and the twin islands to the north. At some point they raised and later, in the late 70's I think, lowered the lake level. The sand has been collecting there for 40+ years forming the new isthmus. The Alder thicket follows in a few years and holds it all in place. Kinda cool to see such a dramatic change in a few decades actually. My first trip out of French began paddling past mud banks and drowned, ready to fall trees. It looked creepy. Really creepy. In a word, ugly. These days there's new beauty around every corner - and there's a lot of corners in that short little stretch.


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Mk631 Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1128 Location: Ohio Joined: Sep 30^th, 2004	Re: POD (cont. 15) Reply #4 - Apr 12^th, 2010 at 12:33am	Quote Print Post
	db wrote on Apr 11^th, 2010 at 6:29am: 34G is referencing Azalea's Quetico Campsite Database. If that topo was made today there wouldn't be two unconnected points between it and the twin islands to the north. At some point they raised and later, in the late 70's I think, lowered the lake level. The sand has been collecting there for 40+ years forming the new isthmus. The Alder thicket follows in a few years and holds it all in place. Kinda cool to see such a dramatic change in a few decades actually. My first trip out of French began paddling past mud banks and drowned, ready to fall trees. It looked creepy. Really creepy. In a word, ugly. These days there's new beauty around every corner - and there's a lot of corners in that short little stretch. I guess I should say "PCD site 34G" or something like that for a clue. If you click on each of these links, you can compare the topo and closer-to-reality aerial photo from 2002. The time I paddled cleanly over the isthmus was in May of 1992, very high water. We did only a slight bottom-drag in early July 2001. The POD pic was early Aug 2008. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) The story I've heard is that Pickerel was ~4 feet higher when the topos were made. It was dammed during the logging days. The dam still exists, but was put down to original lake level in the 70s. That's why all the nice sand beaches on Pickerel, I've heard, eh? -Tom


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starwatcher Inukshuk Offline Posts: 687 Location: Duluth, MN Joined: Dec 21^st, 2006	Re: POD (cont. 15) Reply #5 - Apr 12^th, 2010 at 1:13pm	Quote Print Post
	Thanks db and Tom for the information and link to the Azaleas QCDB. I know I've seen it before but I searched QJ and couldn't find it. Now I have it saved as a favorite. starwatcher


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PhantomJug Voyageur Inukshuk Offline Posts: 2859 Location: 1/2 way there Joined: Feb 12^th, 2003	Re: POD (cont. 15) Reply #6 - Apr 13^th, 2010 at 4:30pm	Quote Print Post
	Enjoying the latest run of photos Tom.
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Mk631 Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1128 Location: Ohio Joined: Sep 30^th, 2004	Re: POD (cont. 15) Reply #7 - Apr 13^th, 2010 at 7:32pm	Quote Print Post
	Thanks - I'm glad they're being enjoyed! One of those fishing spots you pointed out is off to the right, a few hundred meters to the south. Got evening walleye there . And it was just a beautiful, calm evening too! -Tom


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Drewfus Inukshuk Offline Posts: 291 Location: Illinois Joined: Mar 11^th, 2008	Re: POD (cont. 15) Reply #8 - Apr 14^th, 2010 at 6:04am	Quote Print Post
	Now THATS a portage. I show these things to people at work and tell them how fun it is...they look at me while trying to remember the number to the nuthouse.


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Mk631 Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1128 Location: Ohio Joined: Sep 30^th, 2004	Re: POD (cont. 15) Reply #9 - Apr 14^th, 2010 at 1:06pm	Quote Print Post
	Drewfus wrote on Apr 14^th, 2010 at 6:04am: Now THATS a portage.... My thought exactly! I admire your presence of mind to bother to take the shot in conditions like that. Nice shot. -Tom


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