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| All images copyright 2010 Todd Palmquist Photography Mankato, Minnesota |
| The Kawishiwi a 10-day canoe trip |
| Frost Lake a 6-day canoe trip |
| " In some men, the need of unbroken country, primitive conditions and intimate contact with the earth is a deeply rooted cancer gnawing forever at the illusion of contentment with things as they are. For months or years this hidden longing may go unnoticed and then, without warning, flare forth in an all consuming passion that will not bear denial. Perhaps it is the passing flock of wild geese in spring, perhaps the sound of running water, or the smell of thawing earth that brings the transformation. Whatever it is, the need is more than can be borne with fortitude, and for the good of their families and friends, and their own particular restless souls, they head toward the last frontiers and escape. " - Sigurd F Olson |
| The Boundary Waters Canoe Area is located in northeastern Minnesota. This canoe paradise contains more then 1,000 lakes in it's 1 million acres of pristine wilderness. A coniferous forest of pine, spruce and cedar dominate the region. The wilderness contains the largest population of Timber Wolves in the lower forty-eight as well as dense populations of Moose and Black Bears. Click on the thumbnails below to view trip reports. |
| summer of 2009 |
| summer of 2008 |
| The Temperance Loop a 9-day canoe trip |
| summer of 2010 |
| The Numbered Lakes an 8-day canoe trip autumn 2010 |
| Beyond Snowbank Lake a 13-day canoe trip summer 2011 |
| Horseshoe Lake an 8-day canoe trip autumn 2011 |