Seagull Rendezvous

After a bunch of trips in which I spent a lot of my time paddling and portaging long distances to see large sections of the BWCA I decided it was time for something a little different (and more relaxing!). Lucky for me a lot of other people had the same idea. Staffers from three different Outfitters (Tuscarora, Seagull, & Voyager) all had last Thursday off and decided that we would do a short group trip on Seagull Lake. The great thing about Seagull is that it is a large entry lake in the BWCA and thus requires absolutely no portaging and only some paddling but still allows one to get into the wilderness.

Our trip was full of good weather (minus a few isolated thunder storms), good food, fun people, an amazing stary night, beautiful wilderness, and while the fishing was not great we still enjoyed ourselves and did not get skunked completely! Below are some pictures from the trip, enjoy.

Seagull Lake and our brief (and easy!) route

Maggie and I Canoeing on Seagull Lake

Dylan and I soaking up the sun after an afternoon swim

Sunset on Seagull Lake

The Palisade on Seagull (if you look closely you can see people climbing it)

Part of the View from the top of the Palisade, we took the hiking trail up (as opposed to scaling the 50-80 ft cliff faces)

Picture of Maggie, Dylan, Alyssa, and I on top of the Palisade

Watching a storm approach from across the Lake