Our trip up north to the Boundary Waters was just great. We, along with another family, spent 6 days and 5 nights out in the wilderness. But first, we had to get there.
Here we are loaded down with the 2 canoes strapped tightly on top. From home, we had 700 miles to travel to the north.
Along the way, we stopped in Chippewa Falls. They have a great park and zoo that is all free. Kids burned off some car energy bouncing around.
This is one of the tunnels along the north shore highway of Minnesota. This is the view from the passenger seat of the van.
We took another healthy stop at Gooseberry Falls and hiked around the property. Kiddo #3 always has to strike a pose when he sees the camera come out.
Another shot of Gooseberry Falls.
We hiked around and got to the upper falls. Along the hike, Kiddo #1 showed off her amazing strength!
We finally made it to our final destination. Sawbill Canoe Outfitters on Sawbill Lake is a great starting point for entering the BWCA. We even found a great sale on used gear, and bought 2 bent-shaft paddles for a great price.
We geared up and packed our packs before heading out. Here, the 3 kids are showing off the new packs I made for each of them. They worked out tremendously well. Each kid could haul their own gear, and the older 2 even hauled some of the communal gear.
Those are Canadian bug shirts on the two boys. Borrowed from a Guy at work - they worked out very well for this trip.
Kiddo #3 is ready to go, and is marching his gear down to the Sawbill landing. Our adventure starts with the next blog post!
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