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BWCA 101, Part 4: Take a Good Tent

Posted in Camping, Canoeing, Outdoors, tagged , , , , , , , on June 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Chris Walden continues his quest to help others plan and prepare trips to the majestic waters and rugged lands of Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area. If the canoe is not the most important piece of gear on a BWCA trip, your tent is. Anyone who has sat inside a tent during a rainy night understands [...]

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BWCA 101, Part 3: Choosing the Right Canoe

Posted in Canoeing, Outdoors, tagged , , , , on June 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

By Chris Walden (Shown left to right) Aluminum, ABS and Kevlar canoes. Continually renting from an outfitter is like golfing with rental clubs. It’s OK the first few times, but you end up needing your own custom gear selected for your own needs. The first – and arguably most important – piece of equipment is [...]

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Exploring the BWCA with U.S. Congressman Erik Paulsen

Posted in Camping, Canoeing, Canoeing Videos, Outdoors, tagged , , , , , on June 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

On this trip — Avid outdoorsman, Erik Paulsen and I, along with our two daughters, planned a three-day weekend on Lake Four within the BWCA. We enjoyed all kinds of weather from 50-mph squalls to sunny 60° blue skies. In the BWCA you have to plan for just about everything. The week before it snowed!

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BWCA 101, Part 2: Choosing Your Entry Point and Route

Posted in Camping, Canoeing, Outdoors, tagged , , on June 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The first thing to do when planning a trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area is to plan your entry point and route as soon as possible. This should be done several months in advance allowing you to reserve the desired entry permit. Some points only allow one access per day, so the earlier you [...]

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BWCA 101, Part 1: How to Plan a Canoe/Camping Trip

Posted in Camping, Canoeing, Outdoors, tagged , , , , on June 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »

By Chris Walden A few summers ago a friend invited me on on a trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area for a six night trip. I had not been camping in twenty years, and never in a wilderness setting like BWCA. Reluctantly, I agreed. Fortunately, I loved it! I’ve been there a few times [...]

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The BWCA Finds Lunker Northerns and Big Smiles

Posted in Camping, Canoeing, Fishing, tagged , , , , , , on June 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Two Northerns On One Line? I felt a bite – or so I thought? I was reeling, when the line pulled tight. I jerked on the line, “I’m snagged,” I called out. As we prepared to backup the canoe, I felt a tug. “Wait! —No? It’s two fish and boy is he big! Get the [...]

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