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Member Since:June 29, 2015

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Learning the obvious trip by trip. I spend a lot of time finding quiet places in northern Wisconsin, plus my wife and I hit the BWCA/Quetico a time or two each year. Ask me about the Northern Highland American Legion State Forest!

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Title	# of Photos	Last Updated
2025	153	10/20/2025
WFSW - October 2025	69	10/20/2025
TFSW - October 2025	15	10/7/2025
Landed Fish	69	9/22/2025
BWCA - September 2025	25	9/22/2025
BWCA - July 2025	6	9/22/2025
CLSP - July 2025	38	7/9/2025
2024	18	7/29/2024
NHAL - July 2024	8	7/29/2024
NHAL - June 2024	6	6/18/2024
NHAL - May 2024	4	5/20/2024
2023	55	5/20/2024
QPP - August 2023	17	5/20/2024
NHAL - July 2023 2	4	4/9/2024
NHAL - July 2023 1	2	4/9/2024
BILW - May 2023	26	5/30/2023
NHAL - May 2023	6	5/8/2023
2022	129	11/9/2022
Duluth-area campsites	10	11/9/2022
QPP/BWCA - August 2022	20	8/19/2022
NHAL/TFSW - July 2022	58	8/16/2022
NHAL Sites	144	8/16/2022
NHAL Portages	58	8/16/2022
NHAL - June 2022	33	6/19/2022
NHAL - May 2022	8	5/9/2022
Everglades Put-ins	14	4/20/2022
2021	76	12/20/2021
NHAL - October 2021	6	10/11/2021
Underwater Wilderness	112	9/13/2021
BWCA - September 2021	25	9/13/2021
NHAL - August 2021	14	8/8/2021
NHAL - May 2021	27	5/17/2021
Reviewed Gear	5	4/13/2021
2020	100	9/14/2020
BWCA - September 2020	33	9/14/2020
NHAL - July 2020	20	7/27/2020
NHAL - June 2020	24	6/29/2020
BWCA - June 2020	17	6/9/2020
NHAL - May 2020	6	5/26/2020
(Default)	1	2/28/2020
2019	169	10/28/2019
QPP - August/September 2019	44	9/9/2019
NHAL - July 2019	14	7/29/2019
NHAL - June 2019	10	6/14/2019
BWCA - May/June 2019	22	6/14/2019
GGCT - May 2019	45	6/13/2019
NHAL - May 2019	22	5/6/2019
NHAL - February 2019	7	2/4/2019
2018	6	12/12/2018
NHAL - December 2018	3	12/12/2018
NHAL - Assorted	8	11/5/2018
BWCA - September 2018	45	9/10/2018
NHAL - August 2018	25	8/20/2018
TFSW - July 2018	23	7/30/2018
SWRA - June/July 2018	29	7/5/2018
NHAL - May 2018	6	6/14/2018
NHAL - September/October 2017	8	10/3/2017
BWCA - September 2017	61	9/11/2017
NHAL - August 2017 2	12	9/11/2017
NHAL - August 2017 1	17	9/11/2017
NHAL - July 2017	27	7/17/2017
NHAL - June 2017	18	6/5/2017
NHAL - May 2017	10	5/8/2017
Tortuguero (Costa Rica)	20	5/4/2017
NHAL - April 2017	22	4/10/2017
Show-offs	14	4/10/2017
NHAL - March 2017	17	3/27/2017
NHAL - January 2017	10	1/16/2017
NHAL - November 2016	9	11/7/2016
BWCA - September/October 2016	28	10/3/2016
NHAL - September 2016	7	9/4/2016
NHAL - August 2016	14	8/29/2016
TFSW - July 2016	13	7/25/2016
BWCA - June 2016	38	7/3/2016
NHAL - June 2016	3	6/13/2016
NHAL - May 2016	17	5/9/2016
NHAL - April 2016	18	4/26/2016
NHAL - October 2015	18	10/12/2015
BWCA - circa 2001-2003	19	9/30/2015
BWCA - August 2014	10	9/22/2015
BWCA - September 2015	24	9/14/2015
NHAL - August 2015	3	8/27/2015
SWRA - July 2015	9	7/13/2015

Title	Entry Point	Date	Last Updated	Comments
NHAL - April 2016		4/22/2016	4/25/2016	0
BWCA - September 2015	55 - Saganaga Lake	9/4/2015	9/15/2015	0

Campsite	Location	Status	Lake	Member's Rating	Good Tent Pads	Max Tent Pads
2002	BWCA	Open/Potential	Ottertrack
2188	BWCA	Open/Potential	Little Knife
319	BWCA	Open/Potential	Topaz
335	BWCA	Open/Potential	Zephyr
338	BWCA	Open/Potential	Swamp		2	3
333	BWCA	Open/Potential	Ashdick		2	3
398	BWCA	Closed/Unverified	Saganaga		2	4
2212	BWCA	Open/Potential	Sawbill		1	4
393	BWCA	Open/Potential	Saganaga		2	3
336	BWCA	Open/Potential	Saganaga		2	3
334	BWCA	Open/Potential	Ashdick		0	3
330	BWCA	Open/Potential	Ester		2	3
339	BWCA	Open/Potential	Saganaga		3	5
2007	BWCA	Open/Potential	Gijikiki		2	4
1709	BWCA	Open/Potential	Bruin		1	3
397	BWCA	Open/Potential	Saganaga		0	3
325	BWCA	Open/Potential	Hanson		2	4
2006	BWCA	Open/Potential	Amoeber		3	4
T3	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential			6	8
T2	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential	Trout		2	3
T1	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential	Trout		1	2
PM1	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential	Plum		3	5
S1	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential	Star		3	5
S2	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential	Star		1	3
BA1	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential	Ballard		2	4
BA2	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential	Ballard		2	3
PT1	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential	Partridge		1	2
WS1	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential	White Sand		2	3
WS2	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential	White Sand		2	5
LC1	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential	Lost Canoe		2	4
LC2	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential	Lost Canoe		1	3
LC3	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential			3	4
P1	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential	Pallette		2	4
P6	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential	Pallette		4	4
BG1	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential	Big		3	4
BG2	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential	Big		3	4
MR12	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential			3	4
MR13	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential			3	5
MR14	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential			3	4
MR15	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential			2	3
MR16	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential			1	3
N1	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential	Nixon		2	4
UG1	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential	Upper Gresham		2	4
MG1	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential	Middle Gresham		2	3
LG1	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential	Lower Gresham		2	4
TR27	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential			4	6
MR17	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential			2	3
B01	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential	Boulder		4	6
B02	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential	Boulder		3	5
B03	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential	Boulder		2	3
MR18	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential			3	6
MR19	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential
I1	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential
I2	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential	Island
621	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential	Day		2	3
622	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential	Day		3	4
RO1	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential	Round		0	3
H1	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential	High		3	5
H2	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential	High		1	2
H3	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential	High		2	3
H4	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential	High		1	2
F8	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential	Fishtrap		3	5
F9	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential	Fishtrap		2	4
F10	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential	Fishtrap		3	4
F11	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential	Fishtrap		4	6
H5	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential	High		2	4
H6	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential	High		2	3
H7	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential	High		2	4
ML11	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential			3	5
V1	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential	Vance		2	5
MR51	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential			2	5
MR52	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential			4	6
P5	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential	Pallette		2	4
MR54	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential			2	4
MR55	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential			2	3
MR56	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential			2	3
MR57	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential			2	4
CR1	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Open/Potential	Crab		0	4
1L9	Quetico	Closed/Unverified	Pickerel		1	3
34G	Quetico	Open/Potential	Pickerel		2	4
1NZ	Quetico	Open/Potential	Rawn		1	5
1X4	Quetico	Open/Potential	Slate		0	3
1Y5	Quetico	Open/Potential	Saganagons		2	4
1XC	Quetico	Open/Potential	Jasper
COYOTE	Sylvania	Open/Potential	West Bear		2	4
BOBCAT	Sylvania	Open/Potential	High		2	5
R40	Turtle-Flambeau Scenic Waters Area	Open/Potential	Turtle Flambeau Flowage		2	4
R29	Turtle-Flambeau Scenic Waters Area	Open/Potential	Turtle Flambeau Flowage		4	6
R38	Turtle-Flambeau Scenic Waters Area	Open/Potential	Turtle Flambeau Flowage		2	3
R39	Turtle-Flambeau Scenic Waters Area	Open/Potential	Turtle Flambeau Flowage		3	6
R34	Turtle-Flambeau Scenic Waters Area	Open/Potential	Turtle Flambeau Flowage		4	6
16	Willow Flowage Scenic Waters Area	Open/Potential	Willow Flowage		1	4
15	Willow Flowage Scenic Waters Area	Open/Potential	Willow Flowage
10	Willow Flowage Scenic Waters Area	Open/Potential	Willow Flowage
21	Willow Flowage Scenic Waters Area	Open/Potential	Willow Flowage

Portage	Location	Lakes	Length (m)
23	BWCA		61
24	BWCA		395
25	BWCA		51
28	BWCA	Ashdick, Ester	252
202	BWCA	Sawbill	70
282	BWCA	Ottertrack	236
288	BWCA	Gijikiki	142
291	BWCA	Lake Of The Clouds	356
323	BWCA	Knife	257
658	BWCA	Kawishiwi River, Bruin	76
712	BWCA	Little Gabbro	999
731	BWCA	Ottertrack, Little Knife	76
898	BWCA	Bruin, Little Gabbro	1505
5486	Quetico	Lilypad	183
5528	Quetico	Jasper, Ottertrack	532
15001	Sylvania	Kerr, West Bear	494
15011	Sylvania	Crooked, High	71
15012	Sylvania	High, Kerr	194
15015	Sylvania	West Bear, East Bear	189
34000	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Ballard, Partridge	814
34001	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	White Sand, Lost Canoe	523
34002	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Lost Canoe, Pallette	445
34003	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Plum, Star	657
34004	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Lost Canoe, Escanaba	319
34005	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Pallette, Stevenson Creek Flowage	343
34007	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Pallette, Escanaba	190
34008	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Vance, Rest	172
34020	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Stevenson Creek Flowage	7
34033	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Round, Little Crab	805
34034	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Little Crab, Crab	53
34035	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Nellie	1048
34036	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest	Nellie, White Sand	55
34041	Turtle-Flambeau Scenic Waters Area	Turtle Flambeau Flowage, Turtle Flambeau Flowage	344

Point of Interest	Type	Display	Location	Lake
Boulder Lake Dam	Dam	Public, Approved	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest
Cache Bay Pictographs	Pictograph	Public, Approved	Quetico	Saganaga
Crystal Lake Contact Station	Point of Interest	Public, Approved	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest
Escanaba Ranger	Point of Interest	Public, Approved	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest
Fishtrap Dam	Dam	Public, Approved	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest
Frank Long Plaque	Point of Interest	Public, Approved	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest
Impassable Upstream from Here	Note	Public, Approved	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest
Rest Lake Dam	Dam	Public, Approved	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest
Stevenson Creek Dam	Dam	Public, Approved	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest
Stevenson Ruins	Point of Interest	Public, Approved	Northern Highland American Legion State Forest