{"id":9447,"date":"2022-09-22T08:42:17","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T13:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/?p=9447"},"modified":"2022-09-22T08:42:17","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T13:42:17","slug":"bwca-canoe-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/2022\/bwca-canoe-trip","title":{"rendered":"BWCA Canoe Trip 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was a return to a familiar area with lots of options. <strong>Gaskin<\/strong> and <strong>Winchell<\/strong> are particularly nice lakes accessible from the <em>Gunflint Trail<\/em>. This area has also been <em>burned<\/em> more than once in recent times. [<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/travel\/bwca22\/\" target=\"_blank\">Full Gallery<\/a>] [<a href=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/2019\/boundary-waters-canoe-trip-2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2019 Trip<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-1-map-lg.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"351\" src=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-1-map.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-1-map.jpg 600w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-1-map-400x234.jpg 400w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-1-map-150x88.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Click to Enlarge (source:google)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-2-group.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9451\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-2-group.jpg 600w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-2-group-333x250.jpg 333w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-2-group-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption><em>Our Group Overlooking Grand Marais<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After driving most of the day we pulled up to the Bunkhouse at <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rockwoodbwca.com\" target=\"_blank\">Rockwood Lodge<\/a><\/em> on <strong>Poplar Lake<\/strong>. In addition to an economical place to stay we left our vehicle there while we were in the backcountry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-3-bunkhouse.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-3-bunkhouse.jpg 600w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-3-bunkhouse-333x250.jpg 333w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-3-bunkhouse-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BWCA Canoe Trip, September 2022\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PIz7AG11Gqw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><em>Short Video with Loon Calls, Snake Hunting, and Slo-Mo Waterfall!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We got a reasonably early start the next day, entering via the portage to skinny little <strong>Lizz Lake<\/strong>. We proceeded to portage thru <strong>Caribou and Horseshoe Lakes <\/strong>before snagging the primo campsite on <strong>Gaskin<\/strong> (located on an island with 180\u00ba views down the lake).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-4-hammock-view.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-4-hammock-view.jpg 600w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-4-hammock-view-333x250.jpg 333w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-4-hammock-view-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption><em>Gaskin Campsite View<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-4-waterfront.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-4-waterfront.jpg 600w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-4-waterfront-333x250.jpg 333w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-4-waterfront-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption><em>Gaskin Campsite Landing<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-5-cooking-dinner.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-5-cooking-dinner.jpg 600w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-5-cooking-dinner-333x250.jpg 333w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-5-cooking-dinner-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption><em> Gaskin Kitchen Area (Ross Cooking Veggie Burgers)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We then proceeded to take day trips all around the area lakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-6-pano-lg.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"229\" src=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-6-pano.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-6-pano.jpg 600w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-6-pano-400x153.jpg 400w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-6-pano-150x57.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Lake Henson (Click to Enlarge)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-7-snake.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-7-snake.jpg 600w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-7-snake-333x250.jpg 333w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-7-snake-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption><em>Snake vs Toad<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-7a-spider.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-7a-spider.jpg 600w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-7a-spider-333x250.jpg 333w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-7a-spider-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption><em>Large Spider in Its &#8220;Tent&#8221;<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-8-winchell.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-8-winchell.jpg 600w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-8-winchell-333x250.jpg 333w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-8-winchell-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption><em>R\u00fcckenfigur on Lake Winchell<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-9-waterfall-pano-lg.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"203\" src=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-9-waterfall-pano.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-9-waterfall-pano.jpg 600w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-9-waterfall-pano-400x135.jpg 400w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-9-waterfall-pano-150x51.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Waterfall on Winchell (Click to Enlarge)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-10-gaskin-mono.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9460\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-10-gaskin-mono.jpg 600w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-10-gaskin-mono-333x250.jpg 333w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-10-gaskin-mono-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption><em>Lake Gaskin at the End of the Day<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each evening a group of large flat rocks provided a commodious spot for our <em>happy hour<\/em> before we sat down to <em>delicious vegetarian meals<\/em> prepared by Ross. (Did I mention our food pack weighed over <em>sixty pounds<\/em>?!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-11-happy-hour.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-11-happy-hour.jpg 600w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-11-happy-hour-333x250.jpg 333w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-11-happy-hour-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption><em>Happy Hour<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our sojourn had an unfortunate coda however. Terese slipped on rocks and <em>twisted her ankle<\/em> on the last afternoon. After resting it for twelve hours she bravely walked the four portages back to civilization using the spare paddle as a crutch. Xrays later revealed a <em>non-displaced fracture<\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-12-broken-ankle.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-12-broken-ankle.jpg 600w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-12-broken-ankle-333x250.jpg 333w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bwca-2022-12-broken-ankle-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption><em>Broken Ankle<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We had excellent weather throughout our stay, but it got windy on the day we left and thunderstorms rolled in that night, perfect timing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Environmental Notes: Many of the small <em>Fir<\/em> and <em>Spruce<\/em> trees on our site were either dead or dying from disease. The <em>White Pines<\/em> in the area looked very healthy. The <em>Burned Areas<\/em> appeared to be recovering slowly. The <em>Loons<\/em> remained active and we saw at least one <em>Bald Eagle<\/em>. The &#8220;<em>Tent Spider<\/em>&#8221; was something new. We saw two of them on different lakes, so probably not an anomaly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This was a return to a familiar area with lots of options. Gaskin and Winchell are particularly nice lakes accessible from the Gunflint Trail. This area has also been burned more than once in recent times. [Full Gallery] [2019 Trip] After driving most of the day we pulled up to the Bunkhouse at Rockwood Lodge &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/2022\/bwca-canoe-trip\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;BWCA Canoe Trip 2022&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,31,268,27,14,10,30],"tags":[414,504,267,461,363,505],"class_list":["post-9447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-birds","category-bwca","category-camping","category-critters","category-photography","category-travel","category-video","tag-bald-eagle","tag-canoe","tag-hammock","tag-loons","tag-panoramas","tag-spider"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9447"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9447\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9844,"href":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9447\/revisions\/9844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}