Plan on supporting our mission of opening the Pow Wow Trail by attending a presentation at Midwest Mountaineering's Fall Outdoor Adventure EXPO by BWAC member, Rod Markin.

In 2011, the BWCA Wilderness’ 30+ mile Pow Wow Trail was utterly destroyed by the Pagami Creek fire. Campsites were obliterated; the trail’s tread burned beyond finding. Since the fire, BWAC's volunteers have been unrelenting in their tireless efforts to re-establish this historic and scenic trail. Rod will share a photo-log of before and after the fire, unique ecological features, along with the efforts and successes of re-establishing and hiking the Pow Wow trail.

Rod is a lifelong hiker/backpacker, with treks in New Zealand, Chile, South Korea, and Wrangell Mountains (AK), as well as many mountain states and the BWCAW. He is a volunteer and past president of the Boundary Waters Advisory Committee – a grassroots, volunteer organization that advocates for and clears hiking trails in the BWCA Wilderness.