This was a very exciting trip, packing everything needed to survive out in the wilderness into a backpack and a canoe - if you aren't carrying it, you dont have it!  My brother in-law, nephew and his friend took a 5 day excusion into the wetland wilderness of northern Minnesota.  Over a million acers of forests and lakes, and more than a thousand miles of canoe routes.  Here are some pics, video and comentary from this awsome trip. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jim's vast experice in the Boundary Waters made this trip almost seem easy.  I said "almost" because we still had to paddle, and carry all of our gear, including the canoes, thru the wooded areas between lakes (aka portages) in order to reach our campsite.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jim and I at one of the "portages" we had to pass thru  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's a clip of Jim portaging one of the canoes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One of many Northern Pikes we would enjoy eating during this excursion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fishing next to our campsite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here are a few more fish pictures. This was some of the best fishing I've ever had.  We had our fill of fish every meal.

 

  

 

 

 

The evenings were really something to see

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can see the rest of the pictures from this trip in a slideshow here.  Just click the link, sit back, and enjoy the show.