Details
All participants must be approved by the crew leader before registering. This is a remote trip on a wilderness route in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Message or e-mail Lucas Raudabaugh (ljraudabaugh@gmail.com) or Caitlin Tegels (ctegels@gmail.com) if you are interested in the trip. Do not hesitate to contact us as soon as you can. This trip will fill. Registrations will be in order of approval.
ITINERARY
This is a backpack work trip to the Powwow Trail in the BWCAW. Backpacking experience is required. All tools, training, and a gear list will be provided.
Thursday morning we will carpool from the Twin Cities area to BWCAW Entry Point #86, north of Isabella. Upon arrival, we will hike in 10 miles to basecamp at South Wilder Lake, on the north side of the trail.
Friday and Saturday will be full days of work, clearing fallen trees and new growth east and west of our camp. Sunday morning, we will pack up and hike back to the trailhead, returning to the Twin Cities area in the evening.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Each participant will carry their own pack, shelter, sleep system, food, personal gear and a clearing tool. You should be in good physical shape for full days of travel and working, and have a "can-do" attitude for unknown trail and weather conditions.
Recommended gear list: https://www.boundarywaterstrails.org/gear-list-for-trail-clearing-backpacking-canoeing-april
A required local hike will be scheduled in September to meet each other, conduct a gear check and to hash out trip logistics.
OTHER STUFF TO KNOW:
All participants must sign the BWAC liability release, BWAC medical health form, and U.S. Forest Service volunteer agreement before trip departure. Review forms at www.BoundaryWatersTrails.org.
The $25 registration fee includes a Mckenzie map of the Powwow Trail and offsets a portion of administrative and tool costs for BWAC. Additional costs will include your trip food, dinner on our way home Sunday, and the cost of shared gas for those not driving. Our trail partner, the U.S. Forest Service, provides the wilderness permit for BWAC volunteer crews.
Thank you for choosing to volunteer with the Boundary Waters Advisory Committee, where safety is our #1 priority!