Boundary Waters, eight days

11–18 Jul 2026 · United States

8 days3 stops1 country57 km

My own trip for once, no clients: Moose Lake to Knife Lake and back, one Kevlar canoe older than me.

Day 1 11 Jul
1

Ely 🇺🇸

United States

Permits, the wolf center, the last real coffee for a week.
Day 1 11 Jul
2

Moose Lake 🇺🇸

Boundary Waters, United States · 2 nights

Entry point 25. Loons until midnight.
Day 4 14 Jul
3

Knife Lake 🇺🇸

Boundary Waters, United States · 3 nights

Clear water right up to the Canadian border, and nobody else.

11 Jul

International Wolf Center 🇺🇸Ely, United States
Permit picked up, wolves visited, last real coffee for a week.
12 Jul

Moose Lake 🇺🇸Boundary Waters, United States
First night out. Loons calling across the lake till midnight.
15 Jul

Knife Lake 🇺🇸Boundary Waters, United States
Fog on the water, a cow moose and her calf on the far shore. Didn't breathe for five minutes.
25 Jul

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