BWCA 2022 - Bearskin to Duncan Lake
Overlooking Rose lake and Canada on the Border Route Trail The Boundary Waters Canoe Trip of 2021 never happened because of a few large fires (and over 60 smaller ones) in the area that closed the wilderness area for nearly 2 weeks just before our trip last year. We postponed it to 2022 and secured our a permit for Bearskin Lake (entry #61) on a below zero day in late January 2022. Day tripping/family canoe time BWCA or bust! We decided to attempt the same trip again as this area was not devastated by fires and we heard there were lots of fun day trips. Furthermore, we were looking forward to seeing the newly renovated "Staircase portage" down to Rose Lake and the Rose waterfall and hiking the Border Route Trail (BRT). It also happened to be the week of Grandpa's 68th birthday and his first official retirement vacation. Dad (and his favorite daughter) on his birthday at Rose falls Blowing out a s'more making "cake" for his birthday The BWCA was a perfect