Details

All participants must be pre-approved by the crew leader before registering. Message or email Mel Yackley or Paul Stelter, crew leaders, for approval and registration instructions.

We will reply within a few days. This is a remote trip on a wilderness route in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Do not hesitate to contact usas soon as you can, as this trip will fill and registration sequence will be in order of approval.

ITINERARY

This is a hike-in trip to clear the areas east and west of Campfire Lake. This will be a 9-mile hike-in Thursday morning and back out Sunday morning. All tools, training and a gear list will be provided.

Early Thursday morning, September 28, we will carpool from the Twin Cities area to meet in Two Harbors. From there, we will caravan to entry point 86 for the Powwow Trail, north of Isabella, Minnesota. We expect to arrive at the trailhead by 11:00 and get on-trail by noon. We will hike in approximately 9 miles to Campfire Lake campsite where we will disperse camp. There is access to water at this location.

On Friday and Saturday, we will clear tree falls and tangles, and do needed maintenance of the trail. Plan on roughly 8-hour work days, with breaks. On Sunday morning, we will pack up and head back to the trailhead and then on back to the Twin Cities.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Each participant will carry their own pack, shelter, sleep system, food, personal gear and clearing tools. 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 to meet each other, conduct a gear check and to hash out trip logistics. BWAC will also be holding a REQUIRED spring crew orientation the evening of August 29.

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 https://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. 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.