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Millhouse Inukshuk Offline Posts: 13 Joined: May 1^st, 2012	Preaching to the Choir! and a Question. Sep 16^th, 2012 at 5:23pm	Quote Print Post
	My first trip into Quetico exceeded all my expectations. It is probably the beginning of an enduring ritual. I can't wait to come back and plan to return the same time next year with my wife or other fishing buddy. My route was Nym-Batch-Pickerel-Maria-Jesse-Walter-Lonely-Draper and back (skipping Lonely on the return route). The fishing was fantastic and diverse in the different lakes. When I left the park driving toward the outfitter I found I was driving at 30 km/h (19 mi/h). It took a few minutes to adjust to the speed of life on the "outside"! I was back working in my ambulance the following day at 11am. Quite the turn around but I the experience has left me revitalized and fresh despite the physical exertion of a solo trip. Question: On the portage into Draper L, There was a downed tree across the path 3/4 of the way in that i was able to carry under at my lowest "duck walk" position, i think anyone taller would have a hard time and would have to drag their canoe. Should this be reported to anyone? Park staff?


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DentonDoc Moderator Inukshuk Offline Posts: 3468 Location: Central Texas Joined: Dec 27^th, 2003	Re: Preaching to the Choir! and a Question. Reply #1 - Sep 16^th, 2012 at 6:56pm	Quote Print Post
	Millhouse wrote on Sep 16^th, 2012 at 5:23pm: Question: On the portage into Draper L, There was a downed tree across the path 3/4 of the way in that i was able to carry under at my lowest "duck walk" position, i think anyone taller would have a hard time and would have to drag their canoe. Should this be reported to anyone? Park staff? It is what it is ... and will get cleared when they get around to it. And ... if that is all you ran into, I'd consider myself lucky. Climbing over, crawling under, etc. is not necessarily unusual, especially for early season trips, when the park has yet to get crews in to clear portages. I just don't like it when I have to take packs off or "unhoist" my canoe several times on a carry to get around obstructions. (But, its all good exercise. ) dd


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Millhouse Inukshuk Offline Posts: 13 Joined: May 1^st, 2012	Re: Preaching to the Choir! and a Question. Reply #2 - Sep 16^th, 2012 at 7:43pm	Quote Print Post
	DentonDoc wrote on Sep 16^th, 2012 at 6:56pm: It is what it is ... and will get cleared when they get around to it. Just wanted to make sure i was doing my part for the next group/guy.


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db Web-lackey Inukshuk Voyageur Offline Posts: 5461 Location: Just off the beaten path. Joined: Sep 14^th, 2002	Re: Preaching to the Choir! and a Question. Reply #3 - Sep 17^th, 2012 at 5:42am	Quote Print Post
	At 6'-1" I didn't expect it to be an issue at all until that sucker sort of bumped me uphill. I was literally on my hands and knees at one point. I appreciated the big yoke pads as they were on my back by that point. Coming out I was a little wiser and barely had to duck. That's a pretty lake isn't it. Glad you enjoyed your trip! When I get out to the highway I usually crank some pre-chosen tune, floor it up to about 80 or 90 and go wow. I remember going to bed after my first trip and being awed when my bed bounced as I rolled over.


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Mad_Mat Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1549 Joined: Apr 21^st, 2003	Re: Preaching to the Choir! and a Question. Reply #4 - Sep 17^th, 2012 at 12:24pm	Quote Print Post
	if your timing is right so that the office is open, the park people do appreciate a heads up on portage conditions I've stopped a couple of times and let them know about this or that portage, but that was only a couple of times - usually, I'm not going to take the extra time or go out of my way. The blowdowns will get cleared when they get around to it, but that's why I always carry a small saw - trimming the sharp branches from the logs can make life easier, and if it comes to it, can help clear a path around.


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Mk631 Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1128 Location: Ohio Joined: Sep 30^th, 2004	Re: Preaching to the Choir! and a Question. Reply #5 - Sep 17^th, 2012 at 8:28pm	Quote Print Post
	This one was not on your route, and it's not a good picture either, (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) but here's the interesting thing about it: It fell when I was about 50 meters past this spot! So if you did Dore-to-Twin before ~4:15 pm CDT June 28, 2012, it wasn't there -- then BOOM it was! I've worried about trees falling on my tent...but never thought about this in the middle of the day. No storm, but it was windy! -Tom


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Westwood Inukshuk Offline Posts: 669 Location: Was Minnesota Now Iowa Joined: Mar 4^th, 2005	Re: Preaching to the Choir! and a Question. Reply #6 - Sep 17^th, 2012 at 10:27pm	Quote Print Post
	We all know that trees fall, but rarely do we see the tree when it falls. My son and I were at our camp on Quetico Lake watching a storm and high winds approach. There was another campsite about 100 yards away. As we were watching the storm, a jack pine at the other campsite, broke off and came crashing down. We had used that tree the previous year.


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Millhouse Inukshuk Offline Posts: 13 Joined: May 1^st, 2012	Re: Preaching to the Choir! and a Question. Reply #7 - Sep 19^th, 2012 at 2:19am	Quote Print Post
	Draper was a beautiful spot. There is a small space between the two main islands where I fished a bit. It was so quiet and the water was glass... The fish were also quiet but that's okay. Jumping of the rock at the main campsite was good too it'd been 5 days since my last intentional bath.


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mastertangler Inukshuk Offline Posts: 3111 Location: florida Joined: Feb 1^st, 2010	Re: Preaching to the Choir! and a Question. Reply #8 - Sep 19^th, 2012 at 11:14am	Quote Print Post
	Millhouse, these sorts of obstructions are all to common place. If I can't leap over them I use the following strategies....... The most advanced is what I call the "toss and roll". Get a bit of a running start, say 5 or 10 yards and then toss the canoe over the offending obstacle while immediately thereafter performing a diving somersault under the obstruction. The key is in the reengagement of your canoe. It may take some practice. Less advanced methods include an appropriately placed karate chop or in very tedious cases a 1/2 stick of dynamite can work wonders. BTW......glad to hear you had a good trip. Be careful, it can be addicting.


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Millhouse Inukshuk Offline Posts: 13 Joined: May 1^st, 2012	Re: Preaching to the Choir! and a Question. Reply #9 - Sep 20^th, 2012 at 1:54pm	Quote Print Post
	Haha! Yeah I think I saw the toss and roll in a Chuck Norris film once! I've started training a team of beavers to swim behind my canoe and eat through obstructions on trail, but they keep swimming ahead and creating lift overs! Good work ethic though.


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