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There really aren't any long river/stream systems in the BWCA and most of them have more portages than a carefully planned lake route.

As a frequent visitor to the BWCA I think it's too bad this was needed but it was, too many sloppy careless campers resulted in many habituated bears which is as bad for the bears as for the humans. There was a lot of complaining but compliance was pretty simple - either get or rent certified...

The Isabella river flows from Isabella into Bald Eagle but the current isn't too strong. My guess is the Snake River and Little Isabella river are very low this fall.

Nice place for a short trip, I'm planning on one the first weekend in Nov. Hope the weather holds.

In MN an inflatable is only legal if you wear it 100% of the time. I would go and try a bunch of different ones on and buy the one you will actually wear.

Robin - so good to see you getting out there - thanks for another great video and report.

I find it very accurate for distance, campsites, portages,etc. but not so much on time. You can change how fast you paddle and whether you single or double portage but I think it still assumes you never stop paddling.

They were fishing above them in the early spring, the water was high and cold and one canoe got sucked in and the other followed to help, no one was wearing a PFD. Sad and tragic.

It is the story from this spring, 2 got rescued and 2 were recovered after an extended search and rescue effort.

I can't see them either.

Depends on type of canoe - hull layup and gunnels material, etc.

After ruining a few phones I bought a waterproof Olympus Tough TG6 waterproof camera, nothing fancy but it is waterproof and has probably saved me a phone or 2.

The next one.........................................

I subscribe to paddle planner and they track cancelled permits, there were many days of 50 cancelled BWCA this year. I was able to change a permit to my preferred location right around the 4th of July. Once you get past Sept 15th there are a lot more openings and as said previously October is...

I spray gelcoat but your canoe doesn't look like it has any gelcoat, just a skin coat of resin which is probably vinylester.

I like spraying it. Why do you want to add gelcoat and the weight to that canoe?

Just went in and out of Canada with my passport card no issues. Had my dog with and nobody asked to see any vaccine documentation on him at all.

My favorite way to canoe trip these days is with 2 or 3 other folks doing "solo" together.

The only new gear I bought this year was some Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee certified food storage barrels and bags to comply with the new rules in the BWCA.

Option #1 Option #2 depends on what it is but I usually bury it which is no worse than the Forest Service in the BWCA telling you to bury your fish remains. Option #3 is pack it out Honestly though, I don't usually get past option #1!