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Reply #10 - Mar 18th, 2020 at 8:25pm
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I had a walking vacation scheduled for Scotland early June. My fallback, if that didn't pan out due to travel restrictions, was to do a spur of the moment Quetico trip. Now they've closed the US-Canada border  Undecided Cry

I still have a hankering for Hoare Lake. I passed by several years ago but was too worn out to attempt. Then my trip the last half of September 2019 ended up being shortened by cold, rain, wind, etc and we opted not to attempt Hoare. Finally, a trip last summer with my 17 year old son didn't work out either--he was definitely not feeling the urge to bushwhack into Hoare.

Maybe for 2020 I will do my first trip to the Boundary Waters instead...I may be asking for advice as I've only paddled Quetico for the last 20 years.
  
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Reply #11 - Mar 19th, 2020 at 1:47am
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My group has been exploring Atikaki in Manitoba for about five years. Each trip building onto the route done the year before. Last year we basecamped on Black Lake but added a lot of portages to my list of open portages. This year was to be another base Camp to the north of last years. With one partner out with severe disc pain and another needing a new knee desperately than plan will be postponed. Those still walking will attempt flying into Brad Lake, paddling north to the Leyond and take that to the Bloodvein. Paddle up the Bloodvein and take the Sassiginnigak back north. This route can't be done in the drier years. In that case we will explore waters SE of Brad. Any portage monkeys off work in August?
  
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Reply #12 - Mar 19th, 2020 at 11:39am
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If the Quetico is off limits to Americans in late August I will most likely get a permit off the Gunflint Tail.  My first choice would be to get on Big Sag but if that's booked I have no problem taking another entry.  Ive never gone east of the Gunflint either.
  
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Reply #13 - Mar 19th, 2020 at 3:16pm
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As expected, Ontario Parks have issued a closure order.  The current closure notice extends until April 30.

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Reply #14 - Mar 20th, 2020 at 3:09am
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I guess you could always get into Quetico from the south, couldn't you?

Atikaki would be enticing for August.
  
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Reply #15 - Mar 20th, 2020 at 4:48am
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What are you going to do when they confiscate your canoe for illegal entry?

Might be a chilly swim back to BWCA....

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Reply #16 - Mar 20th, 2020 at 2:26pm
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No canoe trips for me this year Cry   Going to take a bike ride instead Smiley
  
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Reply #17 - Mar 20th, 2020 at 3:22pm
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How will you catch walleyes from a bicycle???
  
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Reply #18 - Mar 20th, 2020 at 8:37pm
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MossBack wrote on Mar 20th, 2020 at 3:22pm:
How will you catch walleyes from a bicycle???

Mpeebles has all the walleye trained.  They will come a flipping when he calls.
  
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Reply #19 - Mar 21st, 2020 at 2:06am
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MossBack wrote on Mar 20th, 2020 at 3:22pm:
How will you catch walleyes from a bicycle???


Trolling. 

  
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