AUGUST 2005
CANOE TRIP TO WOODLAND CARIBOU PARK
Participants |
The Route The Leano Adventure Loop. Distance
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Canadian Canoe Routes lists this trip as a 7 day trip. Somehow we just decided we would do it in 5 days, which we managed to do with just a bit of difficulty. |
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Date | Activity | |
Saturday August 6 |
Flew from Elmira to Philadelphia to Minneapolis to International Falls. Despite cancelled and missed flights we only arrived 1.5 hours later than planned. Drove 5 hour north to Goldseekers in Red Lake, got there around 10. Stayed in their cabin. | |
Sunday August 7 |
Left Red Lake in Goldseekers truck for a 2 hour drive to the Leano Lake Put in. Got on the water around 11 and paddled until 5. Camped on Paull Lake. | Click for Pictures |
Monday August 8 |
Traveled west and north through South Aegean and Aegean Lakes. Camped on Aegean Lake | Click for Pictures |
Tuesday August 9 |
Traveled mostly north through Adventure Lake to Welkin Lake. Hard day as we faced headwinds all day long. Getting across Adventure Lake in the wind was an adventure. Camped on Haven Lake. | Click for Pictures |
Wednesday August 10 |
Traveled east and south through Jigsaw and Wrist Lakes to Mexican Hat. Unable to find a campsite on Mexican Hat so we portaged along the water fall to the next lake which is unnamed | Click for Pictures |
Thursday August 11 |
Took the narrows to Jake Lake through Lunch Lake to Leano Lake. Camped across from the put it | Click for Pictures |
Friday August 12 |
Paddled to the put it to wait for Goldseekers to pick us up. Drove to Red Lake then back to International Falls. Stayed at the Holiday Inn and enjoyed a fine dinner. | |
Saturday August 13 |
Flew back to Elmira via Minneapolis and Detroit. Got back around 6:30. |