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2025 Little Indian Sioux to Fall

By collinsm22

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We had all the weather on this 8-day trip.
Obligatory start-of-trip photo
Obligatory start-of-trip photo
8/31/2025, 48.14814/-92.21008
Enjoying the first touch of fall colors on the river
Enjoying the first touch of fall colors on the river
8/31/2025, 48.1547/-92.20883
South end of Portage 773
South end of Portage 773
8/31/2025, 48.16778/-92.22163
Rapids at Portage 773
Rapids at Portage 773
8/31/2025, 48.16778/-92.22163
View from north end of Portage 773
View from north end of Portage 773
8/31/2025, 48.16967/-92.22454
North entrance to Portage 773
North entrance to Portage 773
8/31/2025, 48.16967/-92.22454
Easy to spot the north end of Portage 773
Easy to spot the north end of Portage 773
8/31/2025, 48.16967/-92.22454
View of back of Campsite 37
View of back of Campsite 37
8/31/2025, 48.19527/-92.25952
Campsite 37 Kitchen
Campsite 37 Kitchen
8/31/2025, 48.19527/-92.25952
No level tent pads at Campsite 37
No level tent pads at Campsite 37
8/31/2025, 48.19527/-92.25952
Campsite 39
Campsite 39
8/31/2025, 48.18912/-92.24889
East (lower) end of Portage 271
East (lower) end of Portage 271
8/31/2025, 48.18723/-92.24339
Campsite across from Portage 271
Campsite across from Portage 271
8/31/2025, 48.18728/-92.24416
East (upper) end of Portage 271
East (upper) end of Portage 271
8/31/2025, 48.18729/-92.24426
Eastern approach to Portage 271
Eastern approach to Portage 271
8/31/2025, 48.1872/-92.24338
Kitchen at Campsite 42
Kitchen at Campsite 42
8/31/2025, 48.19288/-92.23949
View from Campsite 42
View from Campsite 42
8/31/2025, 48.19288/-92.23949
Full morning sun at Campsite 42
Full morning sun at Campsite 42
9/1/2025, 48.19288/-92.23949
Hammock spot and view to the north from Campsite 42
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
Wet and muddy north end to Portage 261
9/1/2025, 48.20643/-92.25077
Campsite 28
Campsite 28
9/1/2025, 48.23664/-92.26213
View of Loon Lake
View of Loon Lake
9/1/2025, 48.24507/-92.26592
Great weather on Loon Lake
Great weather on Loon Lake
9/1/2025, 48.24505/-92.26595
Fun to watch the boat trolly at Beatty Portage
Fun to watch the boat trolly at Beatty Portage
9/1/2025, 48.2768/-92.29383
Cliff with Lac La Croix Pictographs
Cliff with Lac La Croix Pictographs
9/1/2025, 48.28562/-92.29835
Close up of first part of Lac La Croix Pictographs
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
Close up of second section of Lac La Croix Pictographs
9/1/2025, 48.28562/-92.29835
Kitchen at Campsite 5
Kitchen at Campsite 5
9/1/2025, 48.3144/-92.29739
Tent pad Campsite 5?
Tent pad Campsite 5?
9/1/2025, 48.3144/-92.29739
View from the water of Campsite 5
View from the water of Campsite 5
9/1/2025, 48.3144/-92.29739
Great kitchen at Campsite 9
Great kitchen at Campsite 9
9/1/2025, 48.33453/-92.28752
Landing at Campsite 9
Landing at Campsite 9
9/1/2025, 48.33453/-92.28752
Upstairs bedroom at Campsite 9
Upstairs bedroom at Campsite 9
9/1/2025, 48.33453/-92.28752
Landing and lookout point at Campsite 9
Landing and lookout point at Campsite 9
9/2/2025, 48.33453/-92.28752
Campsite 13
Campsite 13
9/2/2025, 48.33855/-92.2774
A little color over a tent pad at Campsite 13
A little color over a tent pad at Campsite 13
9/2/2025, 48.33855/-92.2774
Stone tables, benches, and counters, oh, my!
Stone tables, benches, and counters, oh, my!
9/2/2025, 48.33855/-92.2774
Open campsite and fabulous kitchen
Open campsite and fabulous kitchen
9/2/2025, 48.33855/-92.2774
All of your kitchen surface needs
All of your kitchen surface needs
9/2/2025, 48.33855/-92.2774
One of the tent pads at Campsite 13
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
Take-out and kitchen with bay view at Campsite 18
9/2/2025, 48.34965/-92.25117
Kitchen and bay view of Campsite 18
Kitchen and bay view of Campsite 18
9/2/2025, 48.34965/-92.25117
Tent pads in Campsite 18
Tent pads in Campsite 18
9/2/2025, 48.34965/-92.25117
Nice view from Campsite 18 of private bay
Nice view from Campsite 18 of private bay
9/2/2025, 48.34965/-92.25117
View out to Lac La Croix from Campsite 18
View out to Lac La Croix from Campsite 18
9/2/2025, 48.34965/-92.25117
Approaching the landing at Campsite 18
Approaching the landing at Campsite 18
9/2/2025, 48.34965/-92.25117
Kitchen at Campsite 132
Kitchen at Campsite 132
9/2/2025, 48.35281/-92.17474
Sloped open site of Campsite 132
Sloped open site of Campsite 132
9/2/2025, 48.35281/-92.17474
A very large tent pad at Campsite 132
A very large tent pad at Campsite 132
9/2/2025, 48.35281/-92.17474
Horrible take-out at Campsite 132
Horrible take-out at Campsite 132
9/2/2025, 48.35281/-92.17474
Steep climb from landing to Campsite 132
Steep climb from landing to Campsite 132
9/2/2025, 48.35281/-92.17474
Huddling under a tarp at Campsite 141
Huddling under a tarp at Campsite 141
9/2/2025, 48.3513/-92.09561
Tarp set-up at Campsite 141
Tarp set-up at Campsite 141
9/3/2025, 48.3513/-92.09561
Over two miles to the opposite shore from Campsite 141
Over two miles to the opposite shore from Campsite 141
9/3/2025, 48.3513/-92.09561
A good tent pad at Campsite 141
A good tent pad at Campsite 141
9/3/2025, 48.3513/-92.09561
Poor landing at Campsite 141
Poor landing at Campsite 141
9/3/2025, 48.3513/-92.09561
Large wooden debris near Campsite 142
Large wooden debris near Campsite 142
9/3/2025, 48.35217/-92.09365
More debris near Campsite 142
More debris near Campsite 142
9/3/2025, 48.35217/-92.09365
Not a horrible kitchen at Campsite 142
Not a horrible kitchen at Campsite 142
9/3/2025, 48.35217/-92.09365
View from Campsite 142
View from Campsite 142
9/3/2025, 48.35217/-92.09365
Looking back into Campsite 142
Looking back into Campsite 142
9/3/2025, 48.35217/-92.09365
One of the worst take-outs at Campsite 142
One of the worst take-outs at Campsite 142
9/3/2025, 48.35217/-92.09365
Rocky cliff on south side of Campsite 142
Rocky cliff on south side of Campsite 142
9/3/2025, 48.35217/-92.09365
Perfect pine tree hat on Canadian Shield
Perfect pine tree hat on Canadian Shield
9/3/2025, 48.33921/-92.03609
Approaching the Lac La Croix Pictographs
Approaching the Lac La Croix Pictographs
9/3/2025, 48.28445/-92.00664
Second set of Lac La Croix Pictographs
Second set of Lac La Croix Pictographs
9/3/2025, 48.28445/-92.00664
Lac La Croix Pictographs
Lac La Croix Pictographs
9/3/2025, 48.28445/-92.00664
Lac La Croix Pictographs
Lac La Croix Pictographs
9/3/2025, 48.28445/-92.00664
Lac La Croix Pictographs
Lac La Croix Pictographs
9/3/2025, 48.28445/-92.00664
Classic view from Campsite 170
Classic view from Campsite 170
9/3/2025, 48.27706/-92.01139
Dining room at Campsite 170
Dining room at Campsite 170
9/3/2025, 48.27706/-92.01139
Good kitchen at Campsite 170
Good kitchen at Campsite 170
9/3/2025, 48.27706/-92.01139
open interior of Campsite 170
open interior of Campsite 170
9/3/2025, 48.27706/-92.01139
Southern view from Campsite 170
Southern view from Campsite 170
9/3/2025, 48.27706/-92.01139
Southern landing and beach at Campsite 170
Southern landing and beach at Campsite 170
9/3/2025, 48.27706/-92.01139
Fabulous beach at Campsite 170
Fabulous beach at Campsite 170
9/3/2025, 48.27706/-92.01139
View of the beach from the rocky point at Campsite 170
View of the beach from the rocky point at Campsite 170
9/3/2025, 48.27706/-92.01139
Many tent pads at Campsite 170
Many tent pads at Campsite 170
9/3/2025, 48.27706/-92.01139
Best? tent pad at Campsite 170
Best? tent pad at Campsite 170
9/3/2025, 48.27706/-92.01139
Not clearer closer
Not clearer closer
9/4/2025, 48.22777/-91.8943
Pictographs?
Pictographs?
9/4/2025, 48.22777/-91.8943
Prettiest poison ivy plants
Prettiest poison ivy plants
9/4/2025, 48.24603/-91.93232
Western end of Bottle Portage
Western end of Bottle Portage
9/4/2025, 48.25795/-91.97436
Rocky entrance to Bottle Portage
Rocky entrance to Bottle Portage
9/4/2025, 48.25797/-91.97464
Worse end of Bottle Portage
Worse end of Bottle Portage
9/4/2025, 48.2554/-91.97147
High road? at Portage 5466
High road? at Portage 5466
9/4/2025, 48.25532/-91.97125
Muddy "low" route for Portage 5466
Muddy "low" route for Portage 5466
9/4/2025, 48.25532/-91.97125
Tricky to spot portage from the east
Tricky to spot portage from the east
9/4/2025, 48.25466/-91.97029
The start of the Bottle Rapids
The start of the Bottle Rapids
9/4/2025, 48.2531/-91.97077
Approaching Rebecca Falls
Approaching Rebecca Falls
9/4/2025, 48.2452/-91.93308
Too bad you can't hear this picture
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
Nice campsite if you don't mind the roar of the falls
9/4/2025, 48.24603/-91.93232
Northwest Rebecca Falls
Northwest Rebecca Falls
9/4/2025, 48.24603/-91.93232
Huge outflow from Rebecca Falls
Huge outflow from Rebecca Falls
9/4/2025, 48.24603/-91.93232
Southeastern channel of Rebecca Falls
Southeastern channel of Rebecca Falls
9/4/2025, 48.24573/-91.9315
Rebecca Falls
Rebecca Falls
9/4/2025, 48.24573/-91.9315
Approaching Curtain Falls Portage from the west
Approaching Curtain Falls Portage from the west
9/4/2025, 48.23746/-91.91371
View west from Curtain Falls Portage 247
View west from Curtain Falls Portage 247
9/4/2025, 48.23772/-91.91295
Panorama of Curtain Falls Portage east end
Panorama of Curtain Falls Portage east end
9/4/2025, 48.23667/-91.90581
Curtain Falls
Curtain Falls
9/4/2025, 48.23749/-91.90603
Curtain Falls from below the lip
Curtain Falls from below the lip
9/4/2025, 48.23749/-91.90603
Boundary marker above Curtain Falls
Boundary marker above Curtain Falls
9/4/2025, 48.23749/-91.90603
Tilted view of the approach to the Curtain Falls portage
Tilted view of the approach to the Curtain Falls portage
9/4/2025, 48.23639/-91.90392
Nice little beach adjacent to take-out
Nice little beach adjacent to take-out
9/4/2025, 48.22242/-91.89363
Almost broken kitchen at Campsite 1850
Almost broken kitchen at Campsite 1850
9/4/2025, 48.22242/-91.89363
The view from Campsite 1850
The view from Campsite 1850
9/4/2025, 48.22242/-91.89363
Small sloped bedroom at Campsite 1850
Small sloped bedroom at Campsite 1850
9/4/2025, 48.22242/-91.89363
Another tent pad at Campsite 1850
Another tent pad at Campsite 1850
9/4/2025, 48.22242/-91.89363
Not really a tent pad at Campsite 1850
Not really a tent pad at Campsite 1850
9/4/2025, 48.22242/-91.89363
Mossy ground at Campsite 1850
Mossy ground at Campsite 1850
9/4/2025, 48.22242/-91.89363
Approaching Campsite 1850 from the east
Approaching Campsite 1850 from the east
9/4/2025, 48.22242/-91.89363
Lots of room to spread out at Campsite 1876
Lots of room to spread out at Campsite 1876
9/4/2025, 48.21431/-91.8699
View of Campsite 1876 from below the kitchen
View of Campsite 1876 from below the kitchen
9/5/2025, 48.21431/-91.8699
View through the cedar grove at Campsite 1876
View through the cedar grove at Campsite 1876
9/5/2025, 48.21431/-91.8699
Best tent pad in Campsite 1876
Best tent pad in Campsite 1876
9/5/2025, 48.21431/-91.8699
Not-so-great landing at Campsite 1876
Not-so-great landing at Campsite 1876
9/5/2025, 48.21431/-91.8699
Panorama of Campsite 1876
Panorama of Campsite 1876
9/5/2025, 48.21431/-91.8699
Our "hiding spot" at Campsite 1876
Our "hiding spot" at Campsite 1876
9/5/2025, 48.21431/-91.8699
Panorama of "lunch rock" at Campsite 1876
Panorama of "lunch rock" at Campsite 1876
9/5/2025, 48.21431/-91.8699
Shaded seating at Campsite 1876
Shaded seating at Campsite 1876
9/5/2025, 48.21431/-91.8699
Looking up into Campsite DA
Looking up into Campsite DA
9/5/2025, 48.20022/-91.7431
Fire grate at Campsite DA
Fire grate at Campsite DA
9/5/2025, 48.20022/-91.7431
Campsite 1852
Campsite 1852
9/5/2025, 48.20115/-91.74037
View south at Campsite 1856
View south at Campsite 1856
9/5/2025, 48.19722/-91.7199
Looking back into Campsite 1856
Looking back into Campsite 1856
9/5/2025, 48.19722/-91.7199
Decent take-out and view south at Campsite 1856
Decent take-out and view south at Campsite 1856
9/5/2025, 48.19722/-91.7199
Tent pad at Campsite 1856
Tent pad at Campsite 1856
9/5/2025, 48.19722/-91.7199
Path to new latrine at Campsite 1856
Path to new latrine at Campsite 1856
9/5/2025, 48.19722/-91.7199
Path confetti at Campsite 1856
Path confetti at Campsite 1856
9/5/2025, 48.19722/-91.7199
Very festive
Very festive
9/5/2025, 48.19722/-91.7199
Southern approach to Campsite 1856
Southern approach to Campsite 1856
9/5/2025, 48.19722/-91.7199
Northern approach to Campsite 1858
Northern approach to Campsite 1858
9/5/2025, 48.18644/-91.71722
Coming around the corner at Campsite EB
Coming around the corner at Campsite EB
9/5/2025, 48.17083/-91.72266
Northern approach to Campsite 1864
Northern approach to Campsite 1864
9/5/2025, 48.15896/-91.70537
Northern approach to Campsite 1866
Northern approach to Campsite 1866
9/5/2025, 48.13863/-91.69953
Nice take-out and kitchen at Campsite 1866
Nice take-out and kitchen at Campsite 1866
9/5/2025, 48.13863/-91.69953
Crooked Lake Pictographs
Crooked Lake Pictographs
9/5/2025, 48.13061/-91.70166
Moose and birds
Moose and birds
9/5/2025, 48.13061/-91.70166
Northern approach to Campsite 1551
Northern approach to Campsite 1551
9/5/2025, 48.12377/-91.71226
The only tent pad at Campsite 1551
The only tent pad at Campsite 1551
9/5/2025, 48.12377/-91.71226
Fallen tree at Campsite 1551
Fallen tree at Campsite 1551
9/5/2025, 48.12377/-91.71226
Kitchen at Campsite 1551
Kitchen at Campsite 1551
9/5/2025, 48.12377/-91.71226
More open area at Campsite 1551
More open area at Campsite 1551
9/5/2025, 48.12377/-91.71226
Open space at Campsite 1551
Open space at Campsite 1551
9/5/2025, 48.12377/-91.71226
Yet more open space at Campsite 1551
Yet more open space at Campsite 1551
9/5/2025, 48.12377/-91.71226
Decent take-out and pretty private bay at Campsite 1551
Decent take-out and pretty private bay at Campsite 1551
9/5/2025, 48.12377/-91.71226
View up into Campsite 1551
View up into Campsite 1551
9/5/2025, 48.12377/-91.71226
Campsite 1550
Campsite 1550
9/5/2025, 48.11834/-91.71201
Tent pad at Campsite 1550
Tent pad at Campsite 1550
9/5/2025, 48.11834/-91.71201
Kitchen at Campsite 1550
Kitchen at Campsite 1550
9/5/2025, 48.11834/-91.71201
Rock faces at Campsite 1550
Rock faces at Campsite 1550
9/5/2025, 48.11834/-91.71201
Nice landing at Campsite 1550
Nice landing at Campsite 1550
9/5/2025, 48.11834/-91.71201
Campsite 1543
Campsite 1543
9/5/2025, 48.10589/-91.68313
No seating at the kitchen
No seating at the kitchen
9/6/2025, 48.10589/-91.68313
Pretty, cold morning
Pretty, cold morning
9/6/2025, 48.10589/-91.68313
Not much space at the site
Not much space at the site
9/6/2025, 48.10589/-91.68313
Landing at Campsite 1543?
Landing at Campsite 1543?
9/6/2025, 48.10589/-91.68313
Tiny tent pad at Campsite 1543
Tiny tent pad at Campsite 1543
9/6/2025, 48.10589/-91.68313
Eastern approach to Campsite 1543
Eastern approach to Campsite 1543
9/6/2025, 48.10589/-91.68313
East end of Portage 938
East end of Portage 938
9/6/2025, 48.10776/-91.67414
Campsite 1542
Campsite 1542
9/6/2025, 48.10769/-91.6739
Kitchen at Campsite 1542
Kitchen at Campsite 1542
9/6/2025, 48.10769/-91.6739
Looking east from Campsite 1542
Looking east from Campsite 1542
9/6/2025, 48.10769/-91.6739
Fuzzy caterpillar
Fuzzy caterpillar
9/6/2025, 48.10769/-91.6739
Upper Basswood Falls
Upper Basswood Falls
9/6/2025, 48.10548/-91.64777
Good enough tent pad at Campsite 1600
Good enough tent pad at Campsite 1600
9/6/2025, 48.03607/-91.68515
View from further back in Campsite 1600
View from further back in Campsite 1600
9/6/2025, 48.03607/-91.68515
Large tent pad area at Campsite 1600
Large tent pad area at Campsite 1600
9/6/2025, 48.03607/-91.68515
Panoramic view from the point in front of Campsite 1600
Panoramic view from the point in front of Campsite 1600
9/6/2025, 48.03607/-91.68515
Kitchen and open space at Campsite 1600
Kitchen and open space at Campsite 1600
9/6/2025, 48.03607/-91.68515
Northern take-out (worse) at Campsite 1600
Northern take-out (worse) at Campsite 1600
9/6/2025, 48.03607/-91.68515
Better southern landing at Campsite 1600
Better southern landing at Campsite 1600
9/6/2025, 48.03607/-91.68515
Fabulous sunsets at Campsite 1600
Fabulous sunsets at Campsite 1600
9/6/2025, 48.03607/-91.68515
Southern approach to Campsite 1600
Southern approach to Campsite 1600
9/7/2025, 48.03607/-91.68515
Campsite 1599
Campsite 1599
9/7/2025, 48.03456/-91.68749
A little color at the outlet of Pipestone Falls
A little color at the outlet of Pipestone Falls
9/7/2025, 48.00522/-91.72943
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