Today's is one of my favorite entry morning paddles yet. LIS North very early in the morning and a bit of fog. The one portage around the rapids is very scenic too.

Then for the nit as fun part...Later that day we contended with boats on Loon, did Beatty portage and then watched a kid hurt himself cliff jumping on LLC by the portage and we found a great site in Snow Bay.

cyclones30 wrote on Feb 23^rd, 2020 at 1:17pm:


I did the long loop north from LIS on a solo in 2012.  It was the last time in the BW for me as I ran into crowded portages and camps that were overused. I heard and saw boats on Loon too.  The area up around Gun and Finger Lakes is wonderful but I resolved to go north on future trips after that experience. 

TomT wrote on Feb 23^rd, 2020 at 2:35pm:


Our first trip was six days from Crane Lake to LLC (no tow, no use of mechanical portage), and then the Namakan River Loop in Canada.  1971.  I took a little Kodak camera and ONE ROLL of 24 frames.  As you said, it was weeks before I saw them, as the days of "one-hour" processing were far in the future.  I made a little scrapbook with narrative and my few photos, a map, etc., and even fleshed it out with some post cards from the Namakan Narrows.

I think on my last trip in 2013 (which was only three days as we decided to bail due to poor health and really cold weather) I probably took 400-500 shots.  One loon encounter on Brule Lake took up at least 60-70 shots, most of which were later deleted.  Instead of a photo album or scrapbook format, I made a nice book on Snapfish.

Canoe-tripping was what piqued my interest in nature photography, and I have enjoyed some success in a variety of settings with my camera.  But still, those first shots on that 1971 trip are very precious.  Photography is keeping the memories alive.  It doesn't matter if it is skillful, artistic, crisp examples, or just a quick snap of something interesting or fun.

I love the POD's and it is one of the very first things I check each morning on my computer.  I love today's shot!!  It reminds me somewhat of the Kelso River.

I rate a good tarp as being in the Top 3 things gear-wise that I would never go without.

  For me its the first thing up, the last thing down.

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I don’t know how they did it, but it’s easy to tie the rope to a piece of wood and throw it up and over a limb, then pull the whole thing tight.