AUGUST 2005
CANOE TRIP TO WOODLAND CARIBOU PARK

Participants
Jim Bailey  
Mike Reilly  
Bill Yacovissi
Bob Alspaugh
Hans Krohn
Tom Kaminski

The Route
The Leano Adventure Loop.

Distance
58.5 Miles Water Travel and 6.9 Miles Portaging

 

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.