Crew members will depart from the Sioux Hustler Trailhead (BWCAW EP #15) early Thursday morning and backpack 12.5 miles up the eastern side of the Sioux Hustler Trail to the Emerald Lake campsite, where we’ll basecamp for two nights. Friday and Saturday we will clear trail with saws and loppers east or west of our campsite, depending on the results of a survey trip the prior weekend.
We will depart from Kawishiwi Lodge early on Friday morning and paddle from Lake One to Lake Three (with two short portages), then stash our canoes where the Powwow Trail meets Lake Three. We will then backpack 1.5 miles to the Rock of Ages Lake campsite and set up base camp for 3 nights. The goal is to clear trail with saws, loppers, and root slayers North of the campsite.
Join Valentin and Chris on this backcountry trail clearing trip combining canoeing and backpacking. This crew will paddle and portage Lakes One, Two, and Three to access the beautifully rugged west side of the Powwow Trail. We will stash our canoes, and put on our packs for our hike to the final campsite at Path Lake.
We had so much fun with friends this weekend at our annual Boundary Waters Trails Kickoff event. This successful event included many opportunities for the 70 attendees to connect over a shared love for our wilderness areas.
We hosted a booth at the 2025 Canoecopia Paddlesports Expo in Madison, WI, to raise awareness of BWCAW wilderness trails and recruit volunteers for spring trips. Our volunteers engaged with hundreds of outdoor enthusiasts, sharing trail information and listening to personal stories about past BWCAW adventures.
Roughly 60 enthusiasts joined our presentation to talk trails, education, advocacy, and maintenance in our beloved BWCAW.
Thank you to Rovers Outdoor Club for having us for their weekly presentation.
“Wilderness to the people of America is a spiritual necessity, an antidote to the high pressure of modern life, a means of regaining serenity and equilibrium.”
