Steve, Chuck's comments reminded me - even in the last week of Sept we had trouble finding an open site on Friday night - all other days there wasn't a problem but on the weekends there are still enough fishermen around to have a bit of competition for sites. I've heard/read trip reports from the BW that suggest getting to portages early in the day so you don't have to wait in line for portaging. To me, that doesn't constitute solitude. All depends on where you go - the further in and more portages you are willing to do the more 'away' you can get. Not sure how this would be on Rainy. Also, the 'circumnavigation' of the peninsula is kind of the standard 7 or 8 day paddling trip in VNP. We did not do this - chose to simply explore the area between the Ash River Visitor's Center, the Kettle Falls Hotel and the Wolf Pack Islands (nice area). Weather kept us in camp a couple of days. Also, in VNP you'll find areas and some campsites with sand beaches - nice for kayaking. BW most landings are rock outcrops or mud. Again, routes are available within the BW that minimize portaging. If I were going to kayak in the BW I'd *really* think about my equipment list and packing plan. The little pieces and packages required for loading a kayak don't lend themselves to frequent portaging. Going in late fall you also have to take more clothes and gear too (larger sleeping bag, etc). Dumping a Duluth pack in a canoe is nothing like stuffing 15 little items in a hatch! K PS: I have an Excel spreadsheet of VNP GPS waypoints (campsites) that I got from the NPS GIS office if you want that. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu May 13 2004 - 12:01:03 PDT
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