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Post by intrepidcamper on Jul 13, 2005 8:40:18 GMT -5
Thanks for the info HoHo, I do hate long portages....about 60 rods is the longest I care for, altho one has to occasionally take longer ones. Puddle jumping isn't too bad solo, but does take forever with more in the group, and definitely does slow one down. Glad to hear it is possible tho, do you think even if the water is lower in September? IC
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Post by TimA on Jul 13, 2005 8:51:28 GMT -5
Intrepidcamper,
I concur with HoHo--I think I posted a similiar response on Quiet journey web site. With the beaver work over the last few years and the higher water levels I don't think it would be much of a problem to break this portage up into more mini portages---even in September (barring a massive drought) if one is so inclined.
Tim
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Post by HoHo on Jul 13, 2005 8:54:52 GMT -5
Thanks for the info HoHo, I do hate long portages....about 60 rods is the longest I care for, altho one has to occasionally take longer ones. Puddle jumping isn't too bad solo, but does take forever with more in the group, and definitely does slow one down. Glad to hear it is possible tho, do you think even if the water is lower in September? IC I think it should be possible even with lower water levels to puddle jump. Some of the pools are pretty small -- I think there are five altogether -- so you may want to pick and choose which ones to paddle. But some are sizeable and blocked by beaver dams or falls or the like, which should keep the water level up. I didn't examine each pond, and some may be harder to enter or exit, but there are at least a few that you could paddle to shorten the portage any time of year, I think.
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Post by paddymeboy on Jul 23, 2005 20:18:03 GMT -5
We just got back from Quetico. We didn't take the Darkey River. We went from Darkey to William. It was a nice route with 4 smallish portages, and lots of winding lily pad rivers. The fishing was great in William! Eyes & Northerns. fishguts
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