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• SD - Backpacking - Boundary Waters Canoe Area (MN)

  • Start
    Sun, September 08, 2024
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    2:00 PM
  • End
    Fri, September 13, 2024
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    3:00 PM
  • Location
    Boundary Waters Canoe Area (MN), Entry Point #55 Saganaga Lake
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  Boundary Waters Canoe Area:

  The Crown Jewel of Minnesota

  Sunday Sept 8 - Friday Sept 13, 2024

  
  

  Trip Description: Join us for this once in a lifetime opportunity to visit the crown jewel of Minnesota nature, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. Located in northern Minnesota on the Canadian border, this area is famous for its pristine lakes, singing loons and great fishing. This trip will be a backpacking canoe trip, meaning every participant will work in community with others on the trip to share responsibilities like cooking, building fires, switching off paddling, and securing food supplies overnight. Trips to the BWCA are considered a right of passage in Minnesota culture, and I am excited to share this experience with you! 

  Note: Flights to/from MSP Airport are not included. Our backpacking trip will start at the entry point the night before Sept 8th, including staying in the bunkhouse, and departing on Sept 9th until exiting the BWCA on Sept 13th. Plan an extra day on both ends for air travel to/from MSP Airport.

  
  

  Route Overview: Starting on Saganaga Lake we will travel north and after two days or so of paddling, around the time you start to miss portaging we will turn around to return to Saganaga Lake. Red line indicates 30-mile route. We will have one base camp day at the halfway points of the trip, averaging 7-8mi/day traveling to and from. 

  Distance: ~30miles

  
  

  Route Type: Loop

  
  

  Schedule:

  Sunday, Sept 8th

  Arrive to MSP, drive to Seagull Outfitters (5hrs). Overnight stay in the bunkhouse included with registration costs. Equipment check.

  Monday, Sept 9th

  Depart from entry location, Point #55 Saganaga Lake. Paddle for day, no portages.

  Tuesday, Sept 10th

  Continue along route through 6 portages until stay at Amoeber Lake to find camp.

  Wednesday, Sept 11th

  Day trip to islands and lakes. Enjoy camp or fishing.

  Thursday, Sept 12th

  Canoe/portage to campsite #3, including 10 portages.

  Friday, Sept 20th

  Depart for Exit #55 Saganaga Lake, no portaging. 5-hour drive back to Minneapolis-Saint Paul.

  The below map depicts our route and campsites available for use (colored dots). We will camp at the nearest available campsite in relation to our resting locations (numbered below).

  
  

  Cost: See per person registration type. This includes canoe rentals, permits, and Bunk House accommodations the night before, if available. Flights not included. Food and Travel (car ride north) coordination is recommended with the Trip Leader.

  Cancellation/Refund: Refunds are available until Aug 1st, 2024. Unless an alternate attendee is confirmed, a refund will not be provided after 8/1/2024.

  Travel: Coordination with the Trip Leader is encouraged. Flights are not included, but an early arrival Tuesday is recommended for the drive up to BWCA. You are responsible for your travel to Seagull Outfitters, but Trip Leader assistance is available. Direct flights from San Diego to MSP are available through Sun Country and Delta Airlines. It is a 5hour drive from the airport to the BWCA, so early arrival is critical.

  Experience: This trip does not require previous canoe/portage experience, and is considered an intermediate route due to the number of portages and one (1) base camp day included in the schedule. If you have never portaged or paddled, please let the Trip Leader know and they will be more than happy to explain skill requirements. We will be teaching these skills day 1 and on as well! 

  
  

  Weather: These mid-summer temperatures are high 50s to high 70s. Of course, mid-August is warmer than early July, and you can expect a bump in humidity as the summer progresses. August averages about 8 days of rain, so bring rain gear. This is the end of the mosquito season, meaning mosquitos will be waning but this is always location dependent in the BWCA.

  Bring: 10 Essentials (no kidding, every person needs a personal first aid kit); water filtration; food for each meal plus extra snacks; water bottle and filter system; sleeping bag and pad; tent; appropriate footwear (land and water); layered clothing; jacket; rain gear; wide hat; compass; toilet paper & trowel; jet boil/compact camping stove; fire starter; headlamp; sunglasses; sunscreen; insect repellant; camera and entertainment (book, card game, etc). 

  Note: Some communal equipment will be utilized, like jet boils/stove and Duluth packs to reduce duplicative equipment being carried.

  Other Considerations: As with any backcountry experience, this one is "Leave no Trace" - our trash comes out with us. Active bear area - mandatory use of either bear cannisters or hanging food sacks.

  Trip Leader: Tyler Roosden (651.497.1611) or at redde022@umn.edu 

  
  

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• OCLB - Mt Hood Timberline Trail Backpack

  • Start
    Sat, September 14, 2024
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    8:00 AM
  • End
    Tue, September 17, 2024
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    4:00 PM
  • Location
    Timberline Lodge, Mount Hood, Oregon
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  Great Outdoors Orange County/Long Beach presents

  Mt Hood Timberline Trail Backpack

  Sept 14 – 17, 2024

  Contact Trip Leader: Larry Purtle: E-Mail: lvpurtle@hotmail.com Mobile: 562-485-7149

  Timberline Trail, USFS Trail #600

  The Timberline Trail is a National Historic Trail in the Mount Hood Wilderness that was constructed primarily by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s at the same time as the Timberline Lodge. It follows near the tree line and circumnavigates Mt. Hood with vistas, waterfalls, alpine meadows and west side Cascade forests.

  
  

  Our plan is to start and end the 4-day, 3-night hike at the historic Timberline Lodge on the south flank. Each day covers about 10 miles. It is rated as difficult but reviews indicate various skill levels complete it with no problems. There are detours required for blown down trees, mostly on day 2 before Bald Mountain. There are multiple glacial river crossings. Seasonal conditions should be fairly dry but conditions are variable.

  
  

  Day 1 will start at 8am from Timberline Lodge and follow west along the PCT to Ramona Falls near the Sandy River ravine on the western flank of Mt Hood. This day will require crossing the Zigzag and the Sandy rivers.

  
  

  Day 2 From Ramona Falls we will continue west on the Ramona Falls Trail and then North on the PCT as a bypass of the original route along Yokum Ridge to Muddy Fork made difficult by blown down trees (2020 Labor Day storm). We’ll leave the PCT at Bald Mountain to rejoin the original Timberline Trail and head NE. We will cross the Muddy Fork, McGee, Glisan and Ladd Creeks. The day ends on the north flank at either Wyeast Basin Meadow or Elk Grove Camp.

  
  

  Day 3 reaches the highest point, 7330 ft on the Copper Spur, on the eastern flank. The day starts with a crossing of the Coe Branch creek, and later crossing the Compass Branch, Elliot and Newton creeks. The route continues past the Cloud Cap ski area turning South to Gnarl Ridge, and we’ll spend the third night after crossing Newton creek.

  Day 4 takes us back to Timberline Lodge, passing through the Mount Hood Meadows ski area, and climbing through the White River Glacier ravine. The main river crossings are Clark Creek and the White river.

  • Each participant is responsible for their own transportation to and accommodations at the trailhead.

  • Each participant is responsible for their own food and gear.

  • Each participant will need to bring the ten essentials as listed on GO website.

  • Sorry, no pets are allowed on this trip.

  Please contact the trip leader for an application.

  
  

  	Day End	Altitude	Mileage	Latitude / Longitude
  0	Timberline Lodge (Start/End)	5971	0	45.331309, -121.711307
  1	Ramona Falls or adjacent camps (#1)	3420	10	45.37863, -121.78341 45.37863, -121.78341
  2	Wyeast Basin Meadow or Elk Grove Camp (#2)	5656 5458	19.2 21.6	45.35327, -121.648 45.40992, -121.6983
  3	Camp site past Gnarl Ridge and Newton Creek (#3)	5403	33.6	45.35327, -121.648
  4	Timberline Lodge	5971	41.3	45.331309, -121.711307

  
  

  Additional Information:

  Click here for USFS.

  Click here for Oregon Hikers.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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