Pictures from my trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area June 19-28, 1998
Outfitted by Tuscarora Canoe
BWCA information page

Dropped off at Seagull Lake

Getting in for the first time

View during our first portage

John & Sara

Dad

Ahhhh

Engineering the rain fly ropes: 45 minutes

Bacon!

For the want of a foot of water

Camera self timer

Eating cheese sandwiches at a windy lunch rock

Me, during side trip to the Indian pictograpgs on the Quishishi River

Big spiders live in the cave near the pictographs

Lost in Adams lake

Dusk

Sunset

How to carry a canoe

Only 3000 more steps

Everyone gets to share

What you want to see at the end of a portage

Amazing

Darn - our canoes have keels

Reaction to Turkey & Wild Rice

The end. Outfitter on far side of Round Lake

List of Lakes
Seagull
Rog
Alpine
Jasper
Kingfisher
Ogishkemuncie (camp)
Annie
Jennie
Eddy
Kekekabic Ponds
Kekekebic (camp)
Strup
Wisini
Ahmakose
Gerund
Frasier
Sagus
Roe
Cap
Boulder
Adams
Beaver
Trapline
Kawishiwi River (camp 2 nights)
Amber
River Lake
Kivaniva
Anit
Pan
Panhandle
unnamed
Makawa
Elton
Little Sagana (camp)
Mora
Tarry
Crooked
Owl
Tuscarora (camp)
Missing Link
Round (end)
length in rodsDay 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5Day 6Day 7Day 8
Portage #1 20 15 85 42 15 55 45 366!
Portage #2 65 15 10 140 15 90 10 142
Portage #3 45 15 90 200 65 50
Portage #4 25 15 30 15 45 55
Portage #5 38 10 15 10 19 68
Portage #6 20 65 90 20
Portage #7 15 30 25
Portage #8 60 40
Portage #9 15
Portage #10 20
Total 193 105 295 587! 30 394 228 508
Average 39 15 49 73 15 39 46 254!

Total Portages:45 Total Distance:2340 rods = 7.31 miles
1 rod = 16.5 ft

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Last updated 2 August 1998
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