
Obligatory start-of-trip photo
8/31/2025, 48.14814/-92.21008

Enjoying the first touch of fall colors on the river
8/31/2025, 48.1547/-92.20883

South end of Portage 773
8/31/2025, 48.16778/-92.22163

Rapids at Portage 773
8/31/2025, 48.16778/-92.22163

View from north end of Portage 773
8/31/2025, 48.16967/-92.22454

North entrance to Portage 773
8/31/2025, 48.16967/-92.22454

Easy to spot the north end of Portage 773
8/31/2025, 48.16967/-92.22454

View of back of Campsite 37
8/31/2025, 48.19527/-92.25952

Campsite 37 Kitchen
8/31/2025, 48.19527/-92.25952

No level tent pads at Campsite 37
8/31/2025, 48.19527/-92.25952

Campsite 39
8/31/2025, 48.18912/-92.24889

East (lower) end of Portage 271
8/31/2025, 48.18723/-92.24339

Campsite across from Portage 271
8/31/2025, 48.18728/-92.24416

East (upper) end of Portage 271
8/31/2025, 48.18729/-92.24426

Eastern approach to Portage 271
8/31/2025, 48.1872/-92.24338

Kitchen at Campsite 42
8/31/2025, 48.19288/-92.23949

View from Campsite 42
8/31/2025, 48.19288/-92.23949

Full morning sun at Campsite 42
9/1/2025, 48.19288/-92.23949

Hammock spot and view to the north from Campsite 42
9/1/2025, 48.19288/-92.23949

Wet and muddy north end to Portage 261
9/1/2025, 48.20643/-92.25077

Campsite 28
9/1/2025, 48.23664/-92.26213

View of Loon Lake
9/1/2025, 48.24507/-92.26592

Great weather on Loon Lake
9/1/2025, 48.24505/-92.26595

Fun to watch the boat trolly at Beatty Portage
9/1/2025, 48.2768/-92.29383

Cliff with Lac La Croix Pictographs
9/1/2025, 48.28562/-92.29835

Close up of first part of Lac La Croix Pictographs
9/1/2025, 48.28562/-92.29835

Close up of second section of Lac La Croix Pictographs
9/1/2025, 48.28562/-92.29835

Kitchen at Campsite 5
9/1/2025, 48.3144/-92.29739

Tent pad Campsite 5?
9/1/2025, 48.3144/-92.29739

View from the water of Campsite 5
9/1/2025, 48.3144/-92.29739

Great kitchen at Campsite 9
9/1/2025, 48.33453/-92.28752

Landing at Campsite 9
9/1/2025, 48.33453/-92.28752

Upstairs bedroom at Campsite 9
9/1/2025, 48.33453/-92.28752

Landing and lookout point at Campsite 9
9/2/2025, 48.33453/-92.28752

Campsite 13
9/2/2025, 48.33855/-92.2774

A little color over a tent pad at Campsite 13
9/2/2025, 48.33855/-92.2774

Stone tables, benches, and counters, oh, my!
9/2/2025, 48.33855/-92.2774

Open campsite and fabulous kitchen
9/2/2025, 48.33855/-92.2774

All of your kitchen surface needs
9/2/2025, 48.33855/-92.2774

One of the tent pads at Campsite 13
9/2/2025, 48.33855/-92.2774

Take-out and kitchen with bay view at Campsite 18
9/2/2025, 48.34965/-92.25117

Kitchen and bay view of Campsite 18
9/2/2025, 48.34965/-92.25117

Tent pads in Campsite 18
9/2/2025, 48.34965/-92.25117

Nice view from Campsite 18 of private bay
9/2/2025, 48.34965/-92.25117

View out to Lac La Croix from Campsite 18
9/2/2025, 48.34965/-92.25117

Approaching the landing at Campsite 18
9/2/2025, 48.34965/-92.25117

Kitchen at Campsite 132
9/2/2025, 48.35281/-92.17474

Sloped open site of Campsite 132
9/2/2025, 48.35281/-92.17474

A very large tent pad at Campsite 132
9/2/2025, 48.35281/-92.17474

Horrible take-out at Campsite 132
9/2/2025, 48.35281/-92.17474

Steep climb from landing to Campsite 132
9/2/2025, 48.35281/-92.17474

Huddling under a tarp at Campsite 141
9/2/2025, 48.3513/-92.09561

Tarp set-up at Campsite 141
9/3/2025, 48.3513/-92.09561

Over two miles to the opposite shore from Campsite 141
9/3/2025, 48.3513/-92.09561

A good tent pad at Campsite 141
9/3/2025, 48.3513/-92.09561

Poor landing at Campsite 141
9/3/2025, 48.3513/-92.09561

Large wooden debris near Campsite 142
9/3/2025, 48.35217/-92.09365

More debris near Campsite 142
9/3/2025, 48.35217/-92.09365

Not a horrible kitchen at Campsite 142
9/3/2025, 48.35217/-92.09365

View from Campsite 142
9/3/2025, 48.35217/-92.09365

Looking back into Campsite 142
9/3/2025, 48.35217/-92.09365

One of the worst take-outs at Campsite 142
9/3/2025, 48.35217/-92.09365

Rocky cliff on south side of Campsite 142
9/3/2025, 48.35217/-92.09365

Perfect pine tree hat on Canadian Shield
9/3/2025, 48.33921/-92.03609

Approaching the Lac La Croix Pictographs
9/3/2025, 48.28445/-92.00664

Second set of Lac La Croix Pictographs
9/3/2025, 48.28445/-92.00664

Lac La Croix Pictographs
9/3/2025, 48.28445/-92.00664

Lac La Croix Pictographs
9/3/2025, 48.28445/-92.00664

Lac La Croix Pictographs
9/3/2025, 48.28445/-92.00664

Classic view from Campsite 170
9/3/2025, 48.27706/-92.01139

Dining room at Campsite 170
9/3/2025, 48.27706/-92.01139

Good kitchen at Campsite 170
9/3/2025, 48.27706/-92.01139

open interior of Campsite 170
9/3/2025, 48.27706/-92.01139

Southern view from Campsite 170
9/3/2025, 48.27706/-92.01139

Southern landing and beach at Campsite 170
9/3/2025, 48.27706/-92.01139

Fabulous beach at Campsite 170
9/3/2025, 48.27706/-92.01139

View of the beach from the rocky point at Campsite 170
9/3/2025, 48.27706/-92.01139

Many tent pads at Campsite 170
9/3/2025, 48.27706/-92.01139

Best? tent pad at Campsite 170
9/3/2025, 48.27706/-92.01139

Not clearer closer
9/4/2025, 48.22777/-91.8943

Pictographs?
9/4/2025, 48.22777/-91.8943

Prettiest poison ivy plants
9/4/2025, 48.24603/-91.93232

Western end of Bottle Portage
9/4/2025, 48.25795/-91.97436

Rocky entrance to Bottle Portage
9/4/2025, 48.25797/-91.97464

Worse end of Bottle Portage
9/4/2025, 48.2554/-91.97147

High road? at Portage 5466
9/4/2025, 48.25532/-91.97125

Muddy "low" route for Portage 5466
9/4/2025, 48.25532/-91.97125

Tricky to spot portage from the east
9/4/2025, 48.25466/-91.97029

The start of the Bottle Rapids
9/4/2025, 48.2531/-91.97077

Approaching Rebecca Falls
9/4/2025, 48.2452/-91.93308

Too bad you can't hear this picture
9/4/2025, 48.24521/-91.93335

Nice campsite if you don't mind the roar of the falls
9/4/2025, 48.24603/-91.93232

Northwest Rebecca Falls
9/4/2025, 48.24603/-91.93232

Huge outflow from Rebecca Falls
9/4/2025, 48.24603/-91.93232

Southeastern channel of Rebecca Falls
9/4/2025, 48.24573/-91.9315

Rebecca Falls
9/4/2025, 48.24573/-91.9315

Approaching Curtain Falls Portage from the west
9/4/2025, 48.23746/-91.91371

View west from Curtain Falls Portage 247
9/4/2025, 48.23772/-91.91295

Panorama of Curtain Falls Portage east end
9/4/2025, 48.23667/-91.90581

Curtain Falls
9/4/2025, 48.23749/-91.90603

Curtain Falls from below the lip
9/4/2025, 48.23749/-91.90603

Boundary marker above Curtain Falls
9/4/2025, 48.23749/-91.90603

Tilted view of the approach to the Curtain Falls portage
9/4/2025, 48.23639/-91.90392

Nice little beach adjacent to take-out
9/4/2025, 48.22242/-91.89363

Almost broken kitchen at Campsite 1850
9/4/2025, 48.22242/-91.89363

The view from Campsite 1850
9/4/2025, 48.22242/-91.89363

Small sloped bedroom at Campsite 1850
9/4/2025, 48.22242/-91.89363

Another tent pad at Campsite 1850
9/4/2025, 48.22242/-91.89363

Not really a tent pad at Campsite 1850
9/4/2025, 48.22242/-91.89363

Mossy ground at Campsite 1850
9/4/2025, 48.22242/-91.89363

Approaching Campsite 1850 from the east
9/4/2025, 48.22242/-91.89363

Lots of room to spread out at Campsite 1876
9/4/2025, 48.21431/-91.8699

View of Campsite 1876 from below the kitchen
9/5/2025, 48.21431/-91.8699

View through the cedar grove at Campsite 1876
9/5/2025, 48.21431/-91.8699

Best tent pad in Campsite 1876
9/5/2025, 48.21431/-91.8699

Not-so-great landing at Campsite 1876
9/5/2025, 48.21431/-91.8699

Panorama of Campsite 1876
9/5/2025, 48.21431/-91.8699

Our "hiding spot" at Campsite 1876
9/5/2025, 48.21431/-91.8699

Panorama of "lunch rock" at Campsite 1876
9/5/2025, 48.21431/-91.8699

Shaded seating at Campsite 1876
9/5/2025, 48.21431/-91.8699

Looking up into Campsite DA
9/5/2025, 48.20022/-91.7431

Fire grate at Campsite DA
9/5/2025, 48.20022/-91.7431

Campsite 1852
9/5/2025, 48.20115/-91.74037

View south at Campsite 1856
9/5/2025, 48.19722/-91.7199

Looking back into Campsite 1856
9/5/2025, 48.19722/-91.7199

Decent take-out and view south at Campsite 1856
9/5/2025, 48.19722/-91.7199

Tent pad at Campsite 1856
9/5/2025, 48.19722/-91.7199

Path to new latrine at Campsite 1856
9/5/2025, 48.19722/-91.7199

Path confetti at Campsite 1856
9/5/2025, 48.19722/-91.7199

Very festive
9/5/2025, 48.19722/-91.7199

Southern approach to Campsite 1856
9/5/2025, 48.19722/-91.7199

Northern approach to Campsite 1858
9/5/2025, 48.18644/-91.71722

Coming around the corner at Campsite EB
9/5/2025, 48.17083/-91.72266

Northern approach to Campsite 1864
9/5/2025, 48.15896/-91.70537

Northern approach to Campsite 1866
9/5/2025, 48.13863/-91.69953

Nice take-out and kitchen at Campsite 1866
9/5/2025, 48.13863/-91.69953

Crooked Lake Pictographs
9/5/2025, 48.13061/-91.70166

Moose and birds
9/5/2025, 48.13061/-91.70166

Northern approach to Campsite 1551
9/5/2025, 48.12377/-91.71226

The only tent pad at Campsite 1551
9/5/2025, 48.12377/-91.71226

Fallen tree at Campsite 1551
9/5/2025, 48.12377/-91.71226

Kitchen at Campsite 1551
9/5/2025, 48.12377/-91.71226

More open area at Campsite 1551
9/5/2025, 48.12377/-91.71226

Open space at Campsite 1551
9/5/2025, 48.12377/-91.71226

Yet more open space at Campsite 1551
9/5/2025, 48.12377/-91.71226

Decent take-out and pretty private bay at Campsite 1551
9/5/2025, 48.12377/-91.71226

View up into Campsite 1551
9/5/2025, 48.12377/-91.71226

Campsite 1550
9/5/2025, 48.11834/-91.71201

Tent pad at Campsite 1550
9/5/2025, 48.11834/-91.71201

Kitchen at Campsite 1550
9/5/2025, 48.11834/-91.71201

Rock faces at Campsite 1550
9/5/2025, 48.11834/-91.71201

Nice landing at Campsite 1550
9/5/2025, 48.11834/-91.71201

Campsite 1543
9/5/2025, 48.10589/-91.68313

No seating at the kitchen
9/6/2025, 48.10589/-91.68313

Pretty, cold morning
9/6/2025, 48.10589/-91.68313

Not much space at the site
9/6/2025, 48.10589/-91.68313

Landing at Campsite 1543?
9/6/2025, 48.10589/-91.68313

Tiny tent pad at Campsite 1543
9/6/2025, 48.10589/-91.68313

Eastern approach to Campsite 1543
9/6/2025, 48.10589/-91.68313

East end of Portage 938
9/6/2025, 48.10776/-91.67414

Campsite 1542
9/6/2025, 48.10769/-91.6739

Kitchen at Campsite 1542
9/6/2025, 48.10769/-91.6739

Looking east from Campsite 1542
9/6/2025, 48.10769/-91.6739

Fuzzy caterpillar
9/6/2025, 48.10769/-91.6739

Upper Basswood Falls
9/6/2025, 48.10548/-91.64777

Good enough tent pad at Campsite 1600
9/6/2025, 48.03607/-91.68515

View from further back in Campsite 1600
9/6/2025, 48.03607/-91.68515

Large tent pad area at Campsite 1600
9/6/2025, 48.03607/-91.68515

Panoramic view from the point in front of Campsite 1600
9/6/2025, 48.03607/-91.68515

Kitchen and open space at Campsite 1600
9/6/2025, 48.03607/-91.68515

Northern take-out (worse) at Campsite 1600
9/6/2025, 48.03607/-91.68515

Better southern landing at Campsite 1600
9/6/2025, 48.03607/-91.68515

Fabulous sunsets at Campsite 1600
9/6/2025, 48.03607/-91.68515

Southern approach to Campsite 1600
9/7/2025, 48.03607/-91.68515

Campsite 1599
9/7/2025, 48.03456/-91.68749

A little color at the outlet of Pipestone Falls
9/7/2025, 48.00522/-91.72943