Into the Wind – Moose Lake to Basswood Lake – The Show

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.

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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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About Bill

I grew up in Alaska spending as much time outdoors as possible. Camping, hunting, and flying consumed much of my free time. Upon moving to Minnesota I found the BWCAW to be a place that allowed me to escape to the wilderness. I love being able to share this amazing place with all of you. I hope you enjoy the shows.
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4 Responses to “Into the Wind – Moose Lake to Basswood Lake – The Show”

  1. Bob June 17, 2009 at 2:43 pm #

    Hey, Glen is a star!! Loved the fire building segment.

  2. barb bryson June 19, 2009 at 1:06 pm #

    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!

  3. Dave Naprstek June 27, 2010 at 1:55 pm #

    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!

  4. Bill June 27, 2010 at 2:26 pm #

    @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

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