The Intrepid Group of 7. Sunday, May 17th. A little about the. Monday, May 18 th. Fall Lake Campground. Kekekabic Trail Adventure
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1 Kekekabic Trail Adventure May 17 th 22 nd, 2009 The Intrepid Group of 7 Hikers (and their trail name aliases): Carter Doc Camera Shy Hedeen Park Rapids, MN Florence Ma Hedeen Park Rapids, MN Bruce Pace Car Johnson Park Rapids, MN Ken Union Steward Zimmer Grand Rapids Harlan Gentle Giant Man of Few Words Liljequist Plymouth, MN Brian Now, where d I put that? It s in the bottom of your pack! Pavek Maple Grove, MN Matthew Tucker llman Davis Detroit Lakes, MN A little about the 38 mi. wilderness footpath in Northeastern Minn. from Snowbank Lake Rd. to the Gunflint Trail Its western 1/3 goes through intact forest, its middle 1/3 goes through remnants of the 99 blowdown, and the eastern 1/3 goes through sections of the blowdown that burned in 2006 and Maintained by volunteers of the Kekekabic Trail Club and other groups Sunday, May 17th Carpool of Carter & Florence Hedeen, Bruce Johnson, and Matthew Davis left Park Rapids at 8:30am for Grand Rapids where we joined Ken Zimmer and then departed for Ely by 10:30 Carpool of Brian Pavek & Harlan Liljequist leaves the Twin Cities for Ely After an early afternoon arrival, we did some last-minute and pleasure shopping in Ely Florence, Carter, Harlan, and Brian enjoyed a tour of the Dorothy Molter Museum We picked up our BWCAW permit from the Superior National Forest office We enjoyed a great dinner at Sir G s Italian Restaurant Visited the Kawishiwi Falls on the way out of town (pic below) Stayed at the Superior National Forest s Fall Lake Campground Fall Lake Campground - Ely Monday, May 18 th We hiked from western trailhead to Medas Lake Campsite (11 mi.) Departed from the Fall Lake Campground for the Kekekabic Trail trailhead on Snowbank Lake Rd. We were on trail by 8:30am 1
2 The first 3 miles are pretty easy walking as the trail is well marked and maintained There were rocky stretches, overlooks, and room for views Video clip 4306 Sometimes, the trail tread was, well, rather non-traditional Florence: Incredible beauty, vibrant forest life, signs of wolf, moose, birds, grouse, bear. Many plants are just coming up. Harlan: Walk in the woods in the sunshine, great smells, sounds of loons and peepers. Long day was caused because we stopped so much to clear trail. The Kek enters Ambush Alley Video clip
3 The forest environment was full of beauty Yet, sometimes it wasn t so beautiful Hey, does this remind anyone of the Paul Bunyan State Forest? Carter inspects the beaver dam built right on the trail We did some trailwork along the way Notice the water level! Permits? Nice work! Matt saw a black bear from across the clearcut Who said there d be high water? Wow, these yellow Marlins let me walk on water! 3
4 The union steward declared that It s break time! What s down there? BREAK! Approaching the Parent Lake Trail Junction Another magical BWCAW scene Brian s heatin up! Most of the time it was easy goin 4
5 But, sometimes it wasn t So, we worked a little Video clip 4327 Day one sweep and candy wrapper pickerupper extraordinaire: Bruce Johnson I know I m the best dressed hiker out here! At the turnoff for the Drumstick Lake Campsite View of Medas Lake Hey, I thought we were supposed to pack out what we pack in? 5
6 View from Moiyaka Lake Campsite End of Day #1: Medas Lake Campsite Carter & Florence tasting the appetizer Bruce & Ken on water duty Man, I m sure glad Ken brought his filter! Bruce on looking dapper duty Blueberries! Camp scenes from Medas Lake Pack it in pack it out! Well, not everything! Day #2 Tuesday, May 19 th Getting going in the cool morning Hiked from Medas Lake Campsite to Strup Lake Campsite (6 mi.) Cool morning We were on the trail by 8:00am 6
7 Nothing like a beaver dam crossing in the morning! Matt & Bruce tackle the Thomas Lake ford Florence s turn Ken s turn Don t fall Brian! Next comes Harlan 7
8 Finally, Carter Might as well get some water! The scenic falls below the ford Comparing a portage trail (l) with the Kek (r) Do you see the trail up ahead? Video clip 4373 Harlan: Ken: We can make 11 miles if you don't cut 32 cords of wood along the way! A stream crossing with water above the knees was an experience. Thomas Lake waterfalls were beautiful. Didn't clear much trail, but still couldn't make 11 miles! Florence: The marsh marigolds are ready to burst into bloom. Ugly as a blowdown is, the forest of balsam, spruce, white and jack pines are coming in nicely. Trail crews have done a phenomenal amount of work to recover the Kekekabic Trail footpath, but there's much more to do. 8
9 Carter found beauty in the smallest things A nice, quiet little spot for a break Wolf & Moose poop on the trail Bruce is settin the pace Did anyone notice we re now in the 99 blowdown area? The 99 Blowdown The Boundary Waters-Canadian Derecho, also commonly called the Boundary Waters Blowdown, occurred during the afternoon and evening hours of July 4 and the early morning hours of July 5, It traveled 1300 miles and lasted 22 hours. The Boundary Waters-Canadian Derecho is one of the farthest north "progressive" derechos to have ever been recorded. The derecho caused well over $100 million in damage, killed 4 persons and injured 70. Over 700,000 homes and businesses lost power from the event. Historical records going as far back as Fur Trade era of the 18th century, as well as modern forest surveys have shown no evidence of any previous storm of such force and scale, although much smaller, localized blowdown have occurred, most recently in September of 1992 and July of
10 More trail work End of Day #2: Setting up camp at Strup Lake Campsite in a cold rain Harlan & Brian cooking & Matt doing dishes Video Clip 4382 View looking West View looking East 10
11 Sunset from the Strup Lake Campsite Day #3: Wednesday, May 20 th Hiked from Strup Lake Campsite to Agamok Bridge Campsite (8 mi.) Temps ranged from 39 in the morning to ~90 mid afternoon Very breezy all day! Bruce got us up early and we were on the trail by 6:15am Bruce rebuilt the campsite side trail cairn to stay warm Morning camp duties Crossing the stream from Strup Lake to Whist Lake Video clip 4391 A common Kek view 11
12 Some trail markers remain to guide hikers Taking breaks during the day That sure was a big one! Finally, Matt sees his 1 st White Cedar Carter weaving his way under blowdowns I told you that view was common! 12
13 Carter worked for a better view The gang comes round a switchback Brian: No matter how many days went by, I never left the sweep behind. Some of the virgin pine remains Here comes Florence Matt coming across a ledge 13
14 Taking lunch at Harness Lake Campsite Climbing up to the 5 vista Video clip 4411 Video clip 4412 Carter: The heat and sun in the afternoon made it feel like we were all marshmallows on sticks. Nice campsite at Strup Lake for our lunch break. Bruce: The over-look was beautiful! I don't know how hard the wind was blowing, but Matt saw a white pine blown in half. I asked Matt if a sound was made when no one was there to hear it. Ken: Great white pine stump told of past glory. Moose tracks followed the trail. It was getting brutal in the heat. The crystal clear creek crossings were beautiful. Here comes Ken! Relaxin in the breeze! 14
15 This tree grew between a rock and, well, another rock and blew over! Video clip 4412 Brian: The change of wind from ridge to ridge and extreme temperature variation was challenging. It was cold bathing in the water at the bridge. Video Clip 4418 Video clip 4419 Florence: Mile after mile of craggy walk through wetland, streams, up hills, down dales, all strewn with blow-downs from this is hiking the Kek. New growth was everywhere. The moose love this trail! Matt: The question that got answered by the passage of time was that we'd camp over-night at the Bridge. Carter took away my fun at suppertime by not letting me fry wood ticks. The windy view gave us pause to consider how fortunate we were to be able to experience it. Harlan: It was 38 degrees in the morning, 85 degrees in the shade at 6:00 p.m. Lots of gullies and moose prints in the footpath were memorable. Looking back west towards Twin Peaks More downfalls 15
16 Scenic trail pics And another Views of the Agamok River valley A pretty little stream a great place to cool off on a hot day End of Day #3: the famous Agamok River bridge View downstream from the bridge 16
17 View upstream from the bridge Bruce planning his kayak line View of the scenic Agamok River rapids from camp Harlan videotaping the falls Day #4: Thursday, May 21 st Hiked from Agamok River Campsite to Bingshick Lake Campsite (9 mi.) Entered the burned area right away and hiked in it all day Bruce woke us early and we were on the trail by 6:15am in a light rain The edge of the burn looking west towards the Agamok River valley Florence: Bruce awoke us at 4:28 yelling out, "It's daylight in the swamp!" Most of us were across the bridge and ready to hike by 6:00 a.m. It started to rain as we finished up breakfast. Only a half hour later the rain stopped, the clouds parted and the sun came out and we had a beautiful day for hiking! 17
18 Entering the Cavity Lake Fire area The Cavity Lake Fire was a large 31,830 acre forest fire in the Seagull Lake-Gabimichigami Lake area in the east-central Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Cavity Lake Fire The fire was first spotted on July 14, 2006, and it quickly spread during a period of dry, warm weather and gusty winds. The fire was slowed and then stopped by rains in late July, which allowed fire fighters to construct fire breaks and put out hot spots. It was the largest fire in the BWCAW in over a century, and burned forests heavily damaged by the 1999 blowdown. As a result of a $10 million effort involving more than 400 firefighters, and repeated rainstorms in late July, the fire was 95% contained on August 8. Already time to take off the jackets Bruce led through the burned area And made some new friends! Past this neat burned snag These pictures were taken at two different places about 15 minutes apart 18
19 We re up here! Following the path wasn t as hard as we expected! There were only small pockets that didn t burn Ken on slope above Gabichimigami Lake Ken walking along the lakeshore a narrow strip that didn t burn Matt enjoying the Cedars at Gabichimigami Lake Campsite 19
20 Brian trying to dry out his feet Gabichimigami Lake Campsite Above Howard Lake Carter climbing Approaching Howard Lake Campsite View across Howard Lake from Campsite 20
21 Florence was proudly wearing her NCTA shirt Harlan & Brian catch up and relax! Another burned snag We meet up with Joan s westbound group near Chip Lake Florence: About noon we met Joan Young, Marie Altenau, Lyle Bialk, Kurt Paphe, and Ed Morse hiking to Ely. What serendipity! They liked what they'd already come through - a good omen for the day ahead for us. The trail enters the grassy area between Chip and Seahorse Lakes A beautiful narrow valley 21
22 Harlan watching his footing Along Seahorse Lake The Hedeens relaxing after the 1 st Chub River crossing Between Seahorse and Warclub Lakes Two views of Warclub Lake Ken using the bridge over the 2 nd crossing of the Chub River 22
23 Bruce climbing towards the Sleeping Indian s face A new puncheon for crossing a wet area near Glee & Fay Lakes Sleeping Indian s face Bruce Hill between Glee and Fay Lakes Live trees near west edge of Bingshick Lake Video clip 4484 Well maintained trail tread Matt: About Howard Lake Campsite: The campsite's kind of iffy, but the biffy is really spiffy! Being able to see water features from the trail was really neat. Ken: I enjoyed seeing Joan Young and company on the trail. I admire Brian's perseverance in the face of adversity. Beautiful hiking weather! Bruce: I picked up an Australian Chocolate Raspberry Layered Cake on the trail. The saddest day of the trip, because it's the last. Wonderful group to hike with. 23
24 Descending to west Bingshick Lake Campsite through the Ham Lake fire area View of the cow moose from Bingshick Lake Campsite Florence: As the sun was setting Ken spotted a cow moose and two calves grazing on the ridge across the lake. Had we gone the intended pace we'd have missed this highlight of the trip! Two calves are not visible through the brush The gang on our last night Florence s evening debriefing Question: After four days hiking on the Kek, what do you know for sure that you didn't know when you started? Brian: That the six people that I went with were the finest folks anyone could be out with. Harlan: I never knew it could be so tiring to go so slow. Carter: The tick season has begun in the Kek! Ken: After hiking the Kek in four days, I'd never want to do it in three. Matt: The Boundary Waters is a spectacular place to appreciate the quiet things in life. Bruce: I'm capable of hiking the Kek. Florence: I can do it! Day #5: Friday, May 22nd We leave the BWCAW! Hiked from Bingshick Lake Campsite to Gunflint Trail trailhead (3.5 mi.) We left camp at 6am Early morning sun over Mine Lake beaver dam 24
25 Video clip 4498 Video Clip 4500 Harlan: On the Paulson Mine - "My wife took the gold. I got the shaft." Easy day. Nice trail. Barb (Hestons Resort owner) had the kind of personality that would get along with everyone, person to person. Video Clip 4501 View back towards Mine Lake A little more green on the forest floor The group at Paulson Mine 25
26 Near the trail to the old Gunflint Lookout Tower Live trees just above Gunflint Trail Some of the last steps Video Clip 4517 Ken: Fantastic campsite in the morning light! Heston's Resort, shower and Barb (third generation owner) was wonderful! Carter: The sounds on the way out - frogs, birds, and brooks from the long string of wetlands. Getting out of camp went very smoothly. Great shower and hospitality at Heston's. Matt: Great group! Really got cold over-night at 29 degrees. The stars were fantastic. Bruce: Oh me, oh my! Great cup of coffee at the Lodge. Leaving the BWCA sign. Magnificent sunrise - the lake was giving off its heat. Group at Gunflint Trailhead The group after showering at Heston s Florence: Never did get to a railroad grade that was discernible! Magnificent morning to hike. Greeting at Heston's Lodge was like getting a sincere hug. 26
27 Wildlife sighting on the ride home Elevation profile for the Kek 27
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