Yum Yum Lake

[WoodsWalker]

Yum Yum Lake.

It was a welcome site to be on the lake after the toughest portage I have seen to date. The Yum Yum portage coming from the Kashshahpiwi direction is more than 2/3's the way up hill, with a little bit of everything in between. I would do it again.... but hopfully from the other direction.

[qp]

Nice photo WW

Toughest to date huh?

Well you should try that portage from Keats Lake to McDougall Lake.
Thanks for the beautiful photo.
qp

[Stonehollow]

- or the Death March Portages in a thunderstorm (totally disgusted and pushing hypothermia).



Nice the following day though (I think this is Fred, if I remember right).



We're headed for the Yum Yum portage 2nd week in September (now I'm really looking forward to it).

[WoodsWalker]

Stonehollow,

What direction will you be heading across the Yum Yum?

If you are heading into Kahshahpiwi from Yum Yum Lake I wouldn't sweat it too much as it will be more down hill in that direction.... after the climb in the 1st 40 to 50 rods.

Is that a Redwood canoe in your photo? If so, did you build it & how much does it weigh?

Woods Walker

[Stonehollow]

I think we'll be going from Yum Yum to Kahshawpiwi, unless we change our minds (again!!).

The redwood canoe was built from the March, 1967 issue of Popular Science (in 1978). It was actually the second one I built. The 1st one was built in college (1973) and stayed in California in 1977. I don't recall what they cost, but I didn't have much money then.

They weighed about 80 lbs. For some reason, we built a pair of 42 lb Kevlar canoes after the 2002 trip, and sold the redwood canoe. There's a thread on it in the Builders Corner. The project can be viewed at www.myrabo.com/k-canoe/index.htm.

I love my new Kevlar canoe. I can portage a 40 lb pack and the canoe no problem (NO DOUBLE PORTAGES). My partner has the heavy pack. It works out extremely well.