Boundary Waters Canoe Area Video Podcast

On a beautiful early April day with the ice freshly melted from the lakes Erin and I head into the BWCAW. Our destination for this trip is the easily accessible Little Bass Lake just one portage away from North Hegman Lake. The Sun shining through the trees made for a serene portage through the woods.

After a beautiful night camped out on Steep Lake we awake to sunny skies and a light breeze.  Continuing our loop out of the Little Indian Sioux River we head North East working our way through Little Bear Track Lake, Bear Track Lake, and into Thumb Lake.  Along the way we bump into a snake, [...]

For those of you new to camping and maybe even for you veterans out there, we have put together this little howto video showing the basic principles behind setting up a tent.  Now there are a wide variety of tents out there and each have their own specific way to be set up.  Many tents [...]

The temps are in the upper 20s and the sun is shining.  With a three day weekend we head into Ramshead Lake.  We catch some nice fish and spend the weekend enjoying the great weather.  There were fresh wolf tracks around the island we were sleeping each morning.  Jesse and I did a little skiing [...]

The temps are in the upper 20s and the sun is shining.  With a three day weekend we head into Ramshead Lake.  We catch some nice fish and spend the weekend enjoying the great weather.  There were fresh wolf tracks around the island we were sleeping each morning.  Jesse and I did a little skiing [...]

We’ve teamed up with BlackRiverSleds.com to bring you our next HOWTO video.  In this episode we’ll take you through step by step in assembling a SnowWalker Toboggan.  We are using a prepped blank sled bottom, but prepare the wooden cross pieces ourselves.  If you are building one of these sled kits feel free to send [...]

We’ve teamed up with BlackRiverSleds.com to bring you our next HOWTO video.  In this episode we’ll take you through step by step in assembling a SnowWalker Toboggan.  We are using a prepped blank sled bottom, but prepare the wooden cross pieces ourselves.  If you are building one of these sled kits feel free to send [...]

Our final day of winter camping we awake to sunny skies and a warm breeze.  Its amazing how warm it can get even though you’re surrounded by snow and ice.  We packed up camp and headed out off Good Lake back through Hula, and Wood to end our trip. We talk about the sleds we [...]

Our final day of winter camping we awake to sunny skies and a warm breeze.  Its amazing how warm it can get even though you’re surrounded by snow and ice.  We packed up camp and headed out off Good Lake back through Hula, and Wood to end our trip.

We woke on our second day of winter camping to sunny skies and warm weather.  It was a great day to be out exploring around Hoist Bay on Basswood Lake.  We set off in search of firewood and a little exercise.  Along the way we encountered dog teams out on a run and talk about [...]