Summer is here!! Our first trip of the summer places us at Moose Lake on the Fernberg Rd. The sun is shinning and boy oh boy is the wind blowing. Our initial plan is to paddle up moose and take the Prairie Portage into Basswood, but with 20 to 30 mile an hour winds we change our minds a bit. Instead we take a 175 rod portage from Moose into Wind Lake and on to Wind bay on Basswood. We continue our westerly path through Indiana Lake and into Hoist Bay on Basswood. We are fighting the wind the entire day. This being our first canoe trip of the year it sure took a lot out of us. We enjoy setting up camp and cooking up a small mouth bass that Jesse catches. Glenn shows us how to start a fire with flint and steel, while I talk about the advantages of renting a satellite phone from Voyageur North Outfitters in Ely. We hope you enjoy the first in this series of shows.
Into the Wind – Moose to Basswood from Bill Bryson III on Vimeo.
Photos
Check out the gallery for photos from this trip. Jesse Glass was the photographer.
Music
From: http://music.podshow.com
Artist: Dave Lambert Band
Website: http://davelambertband.com
Song: “Berwick Road”
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Hey, Glen is a star!! Loved the fire building segment.
Your shows keep getting better and better. Looks like you guys had a great workout. Was that a turtle that poked his head up? Can’t wait for our trip!
I went over both portages on Wind Lake this past May (2010) and I did not have to walk in the water on the west end as shown in this video. There has been a lot of work on both portages by scouts from the Sommers canoe base. They have built a stepping stone system over the river. I am curious, when was this video shot? As always I really enjoy your videos!
@Dave Naprstek: We took that trip on May 31 2009. Good to hear the portages have been revamped. I know it was a little sketchy going through there before. Thanks for watching!!
Bill