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yellowcanoe Member
Post Number: 57 Registered: 01-2010
| Posted on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 - 12:35 am: |
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Folks, Any opinions as to whether it's better (easier) to travel West to East (moving upstream on the Sturgeon through swifts, etc.) or moving East to West (climbing Misibi)? The route. Night 1: Dougherty Night 2: Stouffer Night 3: Mudding Night 4: Kettle Night 5: Sturgeon Night 6: Selkirk Night 7,8: Solace Night 9: Pilgrim Night 10: Bluesucker Nights 11,12: Florence Night 13: Ames Night 14: Ames through Lewbert portage to Beaver Night 15, 16: Chapin Night 17: Hortense Night 18: Wakimika Night 19: Shish-Kong Night 20: Obabika I leave this Saturday, but still can’t decide which direction is easiest. Key thing to keep in mind is that I bringing a teen and a 8 year old. I’m carrying the bulk of everything. Paul
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fireman Member
Post Number: 83 Registered: 08-2009
| Posted on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 - 1:30 am: |
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good luck, great route. Ames may be problematic but you will get through it somehow. worse case, portage down the east side if need be, it is not a long way. go west east, if only for the 1,600 onto Naismith from Chapin. You have lots of time, dougherty to stouffer is a two hour paddle at most.good luck |
brian Moderator
Post Number: 1205 Registered: 02-2004
| Posted on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 - 3:43 am: |
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The portage into Lewbert is a tough climb from Ames. Look at the contours on the topo. Make sure you have a strong crew. Better to do in the other direction. |
yellowcanoe Member
Post Number: 58 Registered: 01-2010
| Posted on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 - 4:32 am: |
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Thanks brian and fireman - the 13-year old and I are pretty strong. Noticed the contours around Lewbert. fireman, not sure what you mean by portaging down the east side if need be ... are you suggesting that I portage down to Pine? ... can you elaborate please? |
alscool Moderator
Post Number: 250 Registered: 02-2004
| Posted on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 - 4:23 pm: |
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As the dry season approaches, Skooztawgan on Ames will be a canoe sucking mud hole, be prepared to portage the complete length of this mud flat. http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/photo.php?pid=3992348&id=646958813 |
otter_mel Member
Post Number: 148 Registered: 03-2004
| Posted on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 - 7:37 pm: |
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Why not go straight down Ames and then over into Pinetorch and then back down Nasmith to Hortense. Also, I'd camp on Obabika not Shish-Kong (day trip is sufficient) |
fireman Member
Post Number: 84 Registered: 08-2009
| Posted on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 - 11:25 pm: |
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I was referring to what alscool said, as well. Skootawgan is a big mud pit. You may need to stay tight to the side to make it down the length of it. the east side is where the portage comes out,coming from the north. |
yellowcanoe Member
Post Number: 59 Registered: 01-2010
| Posted on Thursday, June 3, 2010 - 2:15 am: |
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Thanks all. Otter_mel - that's what I intend to do... from Chapin take Nasmith to Dorthy/Hortense.
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curly Member
Post Number: 224 Registered: 03-2006
| Posted on Thursday, June 3, 2010 - 4:22 am: |
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Fireman, When we were through the Florence-Skooztawgan portage last month, I found that the portage forks at the south end into Skooztawgan. The eastern branch has a nasty blowdown, so take the western. If the blowdown is cut out, it's a wash either way. The Ottertooth map shows this Y and is correct. The map in Hap's book only shows the eastern fork. |