Boundary Waters Trip 2022
Dates: Saturday,July 9 – Sunday, July 17
Description:Canoe trek through the Boundary Waters Canoe area lead by our ASM (aformer guide). The Boundary Waters arelocated on the US/Canadian border near Ely, Minnesota.
Cost: ~ $340per person
Payments: $100 non-refundable due1/10/22; remaining due in May
Itinerary:
Saturday, July 9 7am – Leave Hamilton
Saturday, July 9 – drive to Luther Bible Camp in Chetek, WI and stay the night
Sunday, July 10 – drive the remaining 3 hours to Ely, MN. On the water by 1pm. Enter at Moose Lake (#25)
Sunday, July 10-Saturday, July 16 – Canoe at least 50 miles (part of 50 MilerAward), camping at the designated campsites through the BWCA. Off the water bynoon on Saturday, July 16.
Saturday, July 16 – drive to Luther Bible Camp and camp overnight
Sunday, July 17 – Return to Hamilton, MI by dinner time.
Personal Gear List:
- · Compass on a lanyard/cord
- · Sleeping bag (small size or in a compression sack to make small)
- · Backpacking tent/hammock (normal sized tent if two tenting together. BSA prohibits non-relatives from tenting together during COVID)
- · Sleeping pad for those in a tent
- · Mess kit (purchased by Troop)
- · 20 ft paracord or utility cord
- · Hand sanitizer
- · 2 Nalgene water bottles with carabiner style clip
- · Small roll of duct tape, wrapped around one of the Nalgene bottles
- · Lightweight notebook/pencil (journaling, drawing, Kodiak award)
- · Tooth brush (we will share toothpaste)
- · Lip balm with SPF
- · Sunscreen
- · Sunglasses with keeper strap
- · Personal/prescription medication/hygiene
- · Small bathing towel
- · Headlamp of flashlight (one per tent/hammock)
- · Whistle on a string that can go around your neck
- · Small container of foot powder
Clothing:
- · Boots: all boots must have full ankle coverage with a rugged stitch and vulcanized sole. Ideally they should have a drainage valve. Military style “jungle boots” are great ($35 on eBay)
- · Camp shoes (tennis shoes) – must be closed toe with harder sole
- · WaterPROOF rain jacket and pants (not just water RESISTANT)
- · 2 lightweight long sleeved shirts (at least one made of nylon/poly…no cotton)
- · 1 warm non-cotton long-sleeved jacket (fleece, wool, poly)
- · 1 or 2 t-shirts..at least one non-cotton
- · 2 pairs of quick dry pants (ideally with zip off legs)
- · 2 hats: one stocking cap (winter) and one with a rim (ball cap)
- · 1 pair of shorts (if you do not have zip off pants)
- · 4 pairs of underwear, recommended synthetic/quick dry. (2 for road, 2 for trek)
- · Swimsuit
- · Scout uniform (to be worn in the car)
- · Clean, dry clothes for traveling home in
- · Three bandanas
- · 3 pairs of quality wool socks for the trek (they will get wet).
- · 1 pair of socks for the road + 2 pairs for at campsite
- · Belt or suspenders
Optional:
- · Waterproof camera (no signal in BWCA, so while a phone is fine, a cheaper waterproof camera or a regular camera in a waterproof bag is better)
- · Pocket knife/multi-tool (one per canoe)
- · Fishing gear if desired
- · Head net for bugs