Dear Pine Knot

I'd have to disagree with Denton Doc - the photo he showed is not typical at all. I rarely see such colourful towels in the backcountry of WCPP.  Usually they are quite plain andmuch dirtier. Must be at the beginning of his trip!!!
I do agree with your discription tho as you go further north. You will lose the large red and whites - but then life would be boring if we were all the same.  The towel photo is a prime example!!!
The forest is different as it is derived from a different set of conditions.  We do have reds but they are fewer and farther between bscause of the fire regime.  We tend to celebrate those occurances more excitedly as they are at the northern extent of thier range.  Same goes for the Bur Oak that appears here and there.

I saw some of what MagicPaddler showed in his picture as well as what DD had in his... minus the "towel". Although my son used his bright pink sleeping bag for his dog for me to find him on Paull Lake like that. My point is you'll see it all and quite often it'll be the tangled mess you found in MP's picture. On better established routes you'll find better campsites and portages for obvious reasons. But I'm guessing like on Jimbo's past trip they had to improvise a lot off the beaten path. I'm looking forward to that myself this year. I'm going to upgrade my saw, but still not going to the power saw or the bear.  And hopefully make some nice places to pitch a tent. It seemed to me Marten actually often times pitched his tent right out on the rock near the lake. I better be ready to do that and have a good mattress. Nothing "boring" about the WCPP. I'm excited to see what other areas have to offer. Thanks Doug!