June 10, 2009 to June 22, 2009Ten days on the water (06-12-09 to 06-21-09).
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
-Drive day- from Champlin to Grand Rapids
Thursday, June 11, 2009
-Drive Day- Grand Rapids to Red Lake, Ontario
-Meet-up with Claire Quewezence, Assistant Park Superintendent , & go over their office maps
-Meet-up with Harlan Schwartz, http://www.solotripping.com/ . Harlan is on a ten day solo trip starting today, 05-30-09 and he’ll be back on June 8th. I will be staying at Harlan’s the night before I head to Leano Lake.
Day 1: Friday, June 12, 2009
-Drive from Red Lake to Leano Lake put-in (2.5 hours)
60 m port
Leano Lake
400 m port
Leano Creek
100 m port
Leano Creek
Kilburn Lake
150 m port
Middle Kilburn Lake
Total Distance: 14 miles
Port Distance: 710 meters
Day 2: Saturday, June 13, 2009
Middle Kilburn Lake
325 m port
unnamed
600 m port
Dragon Lake
375 m port
Approximately 9 pullovers
Boomerang Lake
125 m port
Talon Lake
Total Distance: 10.75 miles
Ports: 1425 m
Day 3: Sunday, June 14, 2009
Talon Lake
160 m port
unnamed
375 m port
South Aegean Lake
80 m port
Aegean Lake
150 m port
unnamed
550 m port
unnamed
100 m port
Welkin Lake / Beamish Creek
Total Distance: 13 miles
Ports: 1415 m
Day 4: Monday, June 15, 2009
(Two options)
Option 1:
Welkin Lake
20 m port
Beamish Lake
100 m port
unnamed
90 m port
unnamed
40 m port
Creek
50 m port
unnamed
100 m port
creek / unnamed
225 m port
Haggart Lake
Total Distance: 9.5 miles
Ports: 625 m
Option 2: (I’ll most likely take this option)
Welkin Lake
20 m port
Beamish Lake
150 m port
unnamed / Haggart River ?
825 m port
Irregular Lake
Total Distance: 9.5 miles
Ports: 995 m
Day 5: Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Irregular Lake
150 m port
unnamed
40 m port
Mather Lake
20 m port
Mather Lake
475 m port
unnamed
300 m port
Haggart River
pullover
Haggart Lake
Total Distance: 13.0 miles
Ports: 985 m
Day 6: Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Haggart Lake
Chute
Haggart Lake
Chute
Bulging Lake
200 m port
unnamed
150 m port
unnamed
300 m port
unnamed
100 m port
unnamed
20 m port
Adventure Lake
Total Distance: 12.0 miles
Ports: 770 m
Another option for Day 6: If I take this option, then I will need to adjust the remainder of my route. By the time I get this far I will have an idea what conditions the portages are in i.e. dead falls, my rate of travel, etc.
Haggart Lake
300 m port
River
Broken Arm Lake
Pullover
150 m port
river
375 m steep port
river
325 m port
Haggart River
200 m port
Haggart River
100 m port
Bulging Lake
Total Distance: 20.5
Ports: 1450 m
Day 7: Thursday , June 18, 2009
Adventure Lake
325 m port
unnamed
Dam pullover
Unnamed
375 m port
Haven Lake
300 m port
Gulch Lake
525 m port
Jigsaw Lake
850 m
Wrist Lake
Total Distance: 9.0 miles
Ports: 2373 m
Day 8: Friday, June 19, 2009
Wrist Lake
100 m port
Aegean Creek
70 m port
Aegean Creek
600 m port
Creek
Dam pullover
Mexican Hat Lake
Mexican Hat Lake
325 m port
unnamed
80 m port
unnamed
40 m port
unnamed
140 m port
unnamed
60 m port
unnamed
100 m port
Jake Lake
Total Distance: 10.0 miles
Ports: 1515 m
Day 9: Saturday, June 20, 2009
Jake Lake
40 m port
unnamed
200 m port
Lunch Lake
150 m port
East Lunch Lake
Pullover
East Lunch Lake
70 m port
unnamed
80 m port
unnamed
150 m port
unnamed
15 m port
Bunny Lake
Total Distance: 7.5 miles
Ports: 705 m
Day 10: Sunday, June 21, 2009
Bunny Lake
300 m port
Leano Lake
60 m port
Parking Area/ Suburban
Total Distance: 4.5 miles
Ports: 360 m
Grand Total Distance: 103+ miles
Grand Total Ports Distance: 10562 meters
Number of Ports: 50
Average Distance Ports: 211 meters/ portage
My route is subject to change based upon unknown factors once I start my trip. There are several options to lengthen or shorten the trip. I plan to check out where some additional campsites are located off the Woodland Caribou Office map so that I can adjust my travel days based upon how I’m feeling.
Chuck Ryan
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My new 21" Corona Pruning saw and scabbard arrived from Forestry Suppliers yesterday. I need to oil the scabbard before I go.
I've been getting my gear ready to go on this trip. I put up the new MSR Hubba Hubba and added some guy lines and plastic inside floor liner. I've repaired the Prism. I needed to epoxy some fiberglass to the underside of the tractor seat. I also put on another layer of epoxy to the entire bottom.
Today I put together the route that I think I'll take and made the itinerary. Checked the Peak One stove.
I think the only thing I'm waiting on is a Granite Gear portage pack liner from Piragis. I ordered two. I have a Ostrom pack liner from last year. I thought I see what they were like.
I know I've been doing other stuff to get ready for the trip the last couple days but I can't think of any thing too important at least to mention.
I know I haven't written about paddling lately, but I still have been getting out. I'm up around 90 hours. Today, I went for 2 hours and 35 minutes and yesterday was 3 hours.
Chuck
