I've done a solo kayak to Boundary Waters out of Ely. What worked for me was to base camp and then do day trips. That way you don't have to deal with all the gear on every portage. There are very few trips of any length on the US side on Boundary Waters where you don't portage several times a day. With two people empty kayaks can be moved rapidly over most of the portages. I have been to Boundary Waters Several times in canoes and canoes outnumber kayaks at least 20 to 1. There are very few lakes in BWCA where a canoe is uncomfortable, except when storms move through or the afternoon winds are quite a bit higher than normal. I haven't paddled Voyageurs, but understand it offers the potential of fewer portages. It is also reportedly much less crowded. You may also want to consider the Apostle Islands a few hours east in Lake Superior off the Wisconsin coast. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- When logic and proportion Have fallen softly dead, Remember what the dormouse said: "Feed your head. Feed your head. Feed your head" -WhiteRabbit *************************************************************************** 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 - 12:59:06 PDT
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