canoe trip

[Hoodoo]

I've been gone a few works, mostly for work. While I was gone, I found a this neat canoe, a Bell Merlin II, and took if for a paddle in northern Wisconsin. It weighs probably a little over 30 lbs and is made of Kevlar.

Here it is, loaded up with two packs, and parked on Lost Canoe Lake in northern Wisconsin.

My little solo Hubba 1 performed flawlessly and I had plenty of rain to try it out.

A very luxurious campsite!

One of several portages I made:

Two packs allowed me to balance my load in the canoe nicely. Wet on the outside but dry on the inside. Of course, I had Cabelas dry bags on the inside.

A quick lunch. Nothing slices up a snack like an opinel.

This is a view from the canoe:

Pallette lake:

Escamaba lake:

Some loons:

A juvenile eagle:

You can just see the nest at the right in the birch in this pic.

 

[TheViking]

This is a view from the canoe:

Mmmmm.... I remember the times in Sweden... Can't wait for next year, when we're canoeing again! ): ):
Looks like a nice trip. :biggthump

 

[rapidboy]

Great pic's Hoodoo.
Beautiful scenery.

I just tried a canoe recently and have to say if there is a quicker way to drown i can't think what it is.
Spent most of the time upside down ,very wet ,very cold ,great fun.): ): ):

Just finished reading "On Celtic tides" by Chris Duff but i think i need more practice

 

[Wayne]

Great photos Hoodoo.

I have always fancied paddling the lakes of Minnesota. One day.

 

[bushwacker bob]

I wondered where you'd been Hoodoo! great pics and a kevlar canoe,does that make it bullet proof? ):

 

[Tony]

It's good to have you back my friend :biggthump Looks like you had a great time, back to work now?

 

[Hoodoo]

Tone, I will be around for the rest of this week, then back to Wisconsin for two weeks of work and a week for grouse hunting and some bowhunting in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. I'm on sabbatical this semester so no classes. Gotta play when I can.

I don't know about bullet proof but it bounces off rocks pretty good.

 

[Hoodoo]

Great pic's Hoodoo.
Beautiful scenery.

I just tried a canoe recently and have to say if there is a quicker way to drown i can't think what it is.

Canoe you say? :?: We don't call those little sausages thingys with a cockpit canoes around here. :rolmao:

 

[Quill]

What part of nothern Wisconsin Hoodoo? Close to the UP? After living next to Lake Superior and having people from Madison say that Eau Claire was northern, I wonder. Does bring back the days of fishing the Brule and paddling the flowages.

 

[tomtom]

hoodoo... how much would a kevlar canoe set you back in the USofA.

the difference between a canoe and a kayak is not determined by weather it has a closed or open cockpit, but by weather you are using a paddle with just one blade on the end or a paddle with two.

 

[Quill]

I see from a google search, the Do Nothing Really list in Vilas county around Manitowish Waters. I real nice area I have not had the pleasue of exploring much. Thanks again for the pics. The bring back memories. And the loons our speacial. Their call on a foggy morning is one of the most hauntingly beatiful sounds there is. :super:

 

[Hoodoo]

Yup, this trip was in the Northern Highland State Forest, which borders the UP of Michigan.

This canoe sells for around $1700-$1900. I think it is less if you get aluminum trim instead of wood trim. Mine was marked down $300 and I got $450 out of my old canoe in trade so I ain't complaining. With a deal like that, I figured it was now or never. I bought the old canoe from the same dealer for around $500 a couple years ago so I got to use if for two years and it only cost me $50.