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Entry Point 29 - North Kawishiwi River

North Kawishiwi River entry point allows overnight paddle only. This entry point is supported by Kawishiwi Ranger Station near the city of Ely, MN. The distance from ranger station to entry point is 15 miles. Access the North Kawishiwi River through Ojibway Lake and Triangle Lake using two portages.

Number of Permits per Day: 1
Elevation: 1249 feet
Latitude: 47.9543
Longitude: -91.5641
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Ho Ho
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08/25/2009 07:12AM
 
New Trip Report posted by Ho Ho

Trip Name: Kawishiwi Triangle.

Entry Point: 29

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Ho Ho
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08/25/2009 07:14AM
 
Picture links are fixed.
Woodbender
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08/25/2009 07:34AM
 
Yes - Please do. I'm looking forward to it as always!

Be an example worth following.
MatthewA
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08/25/2009 02:06PM
 
Myself and two friends did the same trip last year. It was awesome. However, the fishing was horrible. Nobody we talked to was catching anything. But it was still a great trip.

The portage is right around this bend.... I think....
UncleMoose
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08/26/2009 06:33PM
 
Top notch report as usual, Ho Ho (caught the pictures from another site). I think Heidi and I stayed at a nice point campsite right across from the island where you ate lunch on day 2. Beautiful area, as I recall.
Ho Ho
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08/27/2009 09:28AM
 
I've managed to fix the pictures and have posted Days 1-3. The fourth and final day will be posted tomorrow.
Ho Ho
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08/28/2009 08:54AM
 
The trip report is complete, with pictures.
bojibob
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08/28/2009 08:58AM
 
Another great report by the Team! Good Luck on your Man Chain trip!

"One inch on the map ~ is not one inch on the ground"
dogwoodgirl
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08/28/2009 05:52PM
 
Very nice report, wonderful pictures too. Thanks for sharing!

~On to Fort Chipewyan before the snow flies!
bdavid1157
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08/28/2009 07:54PM
 
Nice job. I always enjoy your reports.
Ho Ho
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08/28/2009 08:13PM
 
Thanks, you's all. And thanks for your reports too!
TomT
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09/06/2009 06:40AM
 
Awesome as usual. Love the map feature you use. This route looks good for a solo. (small water). Some really nice pics. Thanks for posting!

"Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." --- George Bernard Shaw
SunCatcher
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09/06/2009 08:55PM
 
Your pics are A #1 in Quality and detail. Almost like your there.
Enjoyed the report and detail. Thank You.
SunCatcher

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gbusk
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09/07/2009 08:38AM
 
Great report, loved the high volume of photos.
520eek
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09/08/2009 03:56PM
 
OK...what kind of camera are you using? Those are some very nice pics! I enjoyed the report and now need to know what you used!

I couldn't wait for success, so I went ahead without it!
Ho Ho
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09/14/2009 09:53PM
 
Glad you all liked the report! The camera is - or was - a Canon PowerShot G3. I believe they are now up to the G11, so you can tell it's old. The secret to the photography is taking lots of shots, picking the good - or at least okay - ones, and doing a little editing. With the G3 I found that increasing the contrast during processing was usually a good thing to do to make the pictures mores vivid.

Anyway, that's all history because on the Man Chain trip we just took along a Canon PowerShot SX20 IS. I'm just starting to look at the 1200 photos taken, and they are not all a success, but I'm liking a lot of them. Pictorial trip report coming to a bulletin board near you this winter!

Thanks to Uncle Moose and Heidi for advice on the new camera. You can take better pictures with a DSLR, but this high end point and shoot is easy for idiots like me to use!
UncleMoose
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09/15/2009 09:01AM
 
Really looking forward to those pics and report. I hope the camera worked well because we just got the SX1 IS a few days ago to finally replace our previous PowerShot that's now submerged somewhere below Cedar Falls in the Flambeau River. I realized a few weeks ago during a short day trip into South Kawishiwi that I really wasn't going to lug around the DSLR on every little day trip.
bumabu
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09/23/2009 05:43AM
 
Great pictures!

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Koda
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10/22/2009 10:19PM
 
Great trip report! I'm planning my next trip - May 2010 - to go from EP35 (Isabella Lake) to EP32 (S Kawishiwi River), including a loop through the Kawish Triangle. Your report is very informative and it helps me get over my concern about two long back-to-back portages (210 and 170 rods). Normally I'd plan to triple-carry such long ones, but they look pretty easy. Your report also cues me to check out the southern end of Clear Lake carefully in case there's an easier portage than the rock jumble in your photo.

Any other suggestions or helpful hints that weren't in your report?

Thanks,

Koda
lars54
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10/23/2009 01:19PM
 
Nice report,nice pictures

that area is very good in sept.very few people

and the fishing is allways good enough for a meal

or two.
SunCatcher
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11/11/2009 06:02AM
 
HoHo
That was a super trip report, Lots of pics and lots of info. really enjoyed it.
Everytime I read these I relize just how vast and big the BWCA is and just how little we have all encountered.
Good Job and congratulations on a nice trip
SunCatcher

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jdevries
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12/22/2009 10:18AM
 
Ho Ho,

Great report. It's amazing how many of your pictures are similar to ones I have from a few trips in that area. For example, the "Haystack" rocks.



JD
PINETREE
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12/30/2009 06:34AM
 
What lake is the haystack rocks ?
danhawk
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12/31/2009 12:41PM
 
Nice photography! I also enjoyed your detailed report. This is an area I am considering to explore - thanks.

Lets Roll!
jdevries
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02/11/2010 09:41AM
 
Pinetree,


The Haystack Rocks are on the North Kawishiwi River, very close to the portage into Clear Lake.


JD
bapabear
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02/11/2010 11:30AM
 
Thanks for sharing. I covered part of your trip last year and enjoy seeing someone else's views on where I've been. When we left Clear Lake we were using my Voyageur map and had some trouble finding the portage too. Your description of the portage out of Clear is perfect. I always wear shoes with good ankle support and that portage is a good reason why with the rocky footing.


Great pictures.

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