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Minnesota/Canada Boundary Waters Camping

WeberWho
WeberWho Posts: 11,602
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I brought the large egg camping this past weekend up in the boundary waters in northern Minnesota.  It's a place that's way off the grid.  It's about 4 hours north of the Twin Cities and another 40 minutes down a dirt road.  Super quiet with beautiful surroundings.  We did some canoeing while up there. (No motors allowed. Canoes only)   We came back and did a turkey and venison chops.  I didn't get any pictures of the chops but did remember for the turkey. 
"The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

Minnesota
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  • SmokeyPitt
    SmokeyPitt Posts: 10,490
    Very cool!  That is my kind of camping.  It looks like a great peaceful spot.  I'm assuming it is not packed full of RV's running generators like most camp sites ;). 

    Which came first the chicken or the egg?  I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg. 

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  • Eggcelsior
    Eggcelsior Posts: 14,414
    Nothing better than this. Reminds me of Cranberry Lake in NY(no motorized anything)
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    Reminds me of a place in Maine I used to go to. Motors were okay, but it doesn't matter when you are the only one there!! :lol: 

    Bet you were the only guy on the lake enjoying a turkey dinner! ;)

    Black flies out yet?

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • bud812
    bud812 Posts: 1,869
    Now this is camping.

    Not to get technical, but according to chemistry alcohol is a solution...

    Large & Small BGE

    Stockton Ca.

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  • Roadpuke0
    Roadpuke0 Posts: 531
    I have a lot of great memory's in the boundary waters with my father. Remember some of the portages we had to make to get to some of the remote places. Great time of year before the bugs come and take you away.
    Plumbers local 130 chicago.     Why do today what you can do tomorrow

    weapons: XL, Minie, old gasser, weber, v10 Bradley smoker and sometimes talent!

    Bristol, Wisconsin 
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,602
    SmokeyPitt said:
    Very cool!  That is my kind of camping.  It looks like a great peaceful spot.  I'm assuming it is not packed full of RV's running generators like most camp sites ;). 
    Thanks @SmokeyPitt  You kind of forget what dead silence is like here in the cities.  It's nice to clear your head out in the middle of nowhere every once in awhile 
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,521
    I love it up there. My buddy has a lake cabin between Walker and Bemidji. 
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,602

    Eggcelsior said:
    Nothing better than this. Reminds me of Cranberry Lake in NY(no motorized anything)
    @Eggcelsior I took a moment when I was canoeing to take everything in and during that moment I could hear the water drops falling of my paddle and hitting the top surface of the lake.  So quite and peaceful 
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,602

    Carolina Q said:
    Reminds me of a place in Maine I used to go to. Motors were okay, but it doesn't matter when you are the only one there!! :lol: 

    Bet you were the only guy on the lake enjoying a turkey dinner! ;)

    Black flies out yet?
    @Carolina Q The turkey was a little rediculous but it's been in my freezer since last Thanksgiving and finally had enough people to eat it!  No flies yet.  I only noticed a couple mosquitos where in a few months they would be by the thosands.  Still too chilli for them yet
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,602

    bud812 said:
    Now this is camping.
    Definitely out in the woods! ;)
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • stemc33
    stemc33 Posts: 3,567
    What a get away. Where's the fish?
    Steven
    Mini Max with Woo stone combo, LBGE, iGrill 2, Plate Setter, 
    two cotton pot holders to handle PS
    Banner, Wyoming
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,602

    Roadpuke0 said:
    I have a lot of great memory's in the boundary waters with my father. Remember some of the portages we had to make to get to some of the remote places. Great time of year before the bugs come and take you away.
    @Roadpuke0 Very cool!   Some of those portages aren't so fun!  Very few bugs which was nice.  I can't imagine the middle of the summer up that way.  Swimming would be nice though 
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,602
    edited May 2015
    DoubleEgger said:
    I love it up there. My buddy has a lake cabin between Walker and Bemidji. 
    @DoubleEgger  Very nice!  The winter's suck here but it's worth the trade off.  Even the snow can look really cool up in the woods.  We have 25+ eggheads meet up every winter at a lodge just outside Bemidji.  Drink and eat all weekend long!!!
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,762
    During my 3-year station at Grand Forks AFB, spent many a weekend and a few weeks up there.  As long as you can avoid the mosquitoes, it's heaven!  

    Counting to ten only makes it Premeditated.

    Ogden, UT, USA

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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,602
    stemc33 said:
    What a get away. Where's the fish?
    @stemc33 We had some people in the group catch a few northerns and walleye.  I think they ended up cooking them over the grate on the fire pit
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,602
    Botch said:
    During my 3-year station at Grand Forks AFB, spent many a weekend and a few weeks up there.  As long as you can avoid the mosquitoes, it's heaven!  
    @Botch Nice!  We have gone the last couple years and have made it a 3 day weekend.  I definitely could have spent more time up there if given.  Nice to get unplugged 
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,521
    WeberWho? said:
    DoubleEgger said:
    I love it up there. My buddy has a lake cabin between Walker and Bemidji. 
    @DoubleEgger  Very nice!  The winter's suck here but it's worth the trade off.  Even the snow can look really cool up in the woods.  We have 25+ eggheads meet up every winter at a lodge just outside Bemidji.  Drink and eat all weekend long!!!
    That's awesome. I see the pics at the cabin of winter  when it's -30F. I want to experience that kind of cold one day. Ice fishing looks pretty cool too. 
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,602
    edited May 2015
    DoubleEgger said:
    WeberWho? said:
    DoubleEgger said:
    I love it up there. My buddy has a lake cabin between Walker and Bemidji. 
    @DoubleEgger  Very nice!  The winter's suck here but it's worth the trade off.  Even the snow can look really cool up in the woods.  We have 25+ eggheads meet up every winter at a lodge just outside Bemidji.  Drink and eat all weekend long!!!
    That's awesome. I see the pics at the cabin of winter  when it's -30F. I want to experience that kind of cold one day. Ice fishing looks pretty cool too. 
    @DoubleEgger You get a whole new definition of cold when you get up in northern Minnesota during winter.  Your damn teeth even get cold and feel like their numb.  I wouldn't trade it for any other place though. Get up here in February with a few of us eggheads and brave the cold. We will show you the ropes!  
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,521
    edited May 2015
    I might have to take you up on the offer. I know to navigate the gigantic Bemidji airport!  =)

    My buddy's place is on Steamboat Lake if you happen to know that one....
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,602
    DoubleEgger said:
    I might have to take you up on the offer. I know to navigate the gigantic Bemidji airport!  =)

    My buddy's place is on Steamboat Lake if you happen to know that one....
    @DoubleEgger Bemidji has an airport? :o;)
    I'm don't know the city of Bemidji that great so I'm not too familiar with the names of the lakes.  If you're looking for something to do in February definitely give a shout
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,762
    edited May 2015
    DoubleEgger said:
    I want to experience that kind of cold one day. Ice fishing looks pretty cool too. 
     
    Ice fishing in Minnesota can involve snowplowed "roads" across lakes, with street signs at the intersections to tell where your fishhouse is; it's quite a different world!  
    I'm not an ice-fisherman, but love photography and spent many a cold hike shooting deer and moose up there.  Miss that world.  

    Counting to ten only makes it Premeditated.

    Ogden, UT, USA

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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,602
    edited May 2015
    Botch said:
    DoubleEgger said:
    I want to experience that kind of cold one day. Ice fishing looks pretty cool too. 
     
    Ice fishing in Minnesota can involve snowplowed "roads" across lakes, with street signs at the intersections to tell where your fishhouse is; it's quite a different world!  
    I'm not an ice-fisherman, but love photography and spent many a cold hike shooting deer and moose.  Miss that world.  
    That's so true about street signs and intersections.  How funny is that.  When going to Ice Fest last February we drove right by Mille Lacs lake and Ducks Unlimited sponsored an Ice Fishing event the same weekend.  I think they had more houses on the lake then they had in town.  
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • Begger
    Begger Posts: 663
    Be CAREFUL.
    If BigFoot smells BBQ, he'll raid your camp late at nite.
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,602
    Begger said:
    Be CAREFUL.
    If BigFoot smells BBQ, he'll raid your camp late at nite.
    I wish this guy would knock over a few trees for some bbq! =)
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • blasting
    blasting Posts: 6,262
    Nice!  That is how I like to spend my summers as well.

    Mad props for bringing a large egg with you.  Question, wouldn't all those great smells attract visitors at night?  I'm used to camping up in grizzly country, so maybe I'm overly cautious.
    Phoenix 
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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364
    edited May 2015
    WeberWho? said:
    SmokeyPitt said:
    Very cool!  That is my kind of camping.  It looks like a great peaceful spot.  I'm assuming it is not packed full of RV's running generators like most camp sites ;). 
    Thanks @SmokeyPitt  You kind of forget what dead silence is like here in the cities.  It's nice to clear your head out in the middle of nowhere every once in awhile 
    Hell yeah.  
    Nice post.  

    Blowin' the antifreeze out of the lines, camping for the first time this weekend.  Lil Focker is going ape sh!t. 
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
    "If yer gonna denigrate, familiarity with the subject is helpful."

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  • poster
    poster Posts: 1,386
    lol, I am a couple hours north of where you camped and do this kind of thing every weekend, and I was honestly just thinking for a change I was going to head down to the twin cities for a weekend. 
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,602
    blasting said:
    Nice!  That is how I like to spend my summers as well.

    Mad props for bringing a large egg with you.  Question, wouldn't all those great smells attract visitors at night?  I'm used to camping up in grizzly country, so maybe I'm overly cautious.
    @blasting I didn't see too many animals when camping.  A few deer along the way.  They did have warning signs for bears but animal sightings were limited.  The dog with us probably kept some of the smaller animals away  
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,602

    Focker said:
    WeberWho? said:
    SmokeyPitt said:
    Very cool!  That is my kind of camping.  It looks like a great peaceful spot.  I'm assuming it is not packed full of RV's running generators like most camp sites ;). 
    Thanks @SmokeyPitt  You kind of forget what dead silence is like here in the cities.  It's nice to clear your head out in the middle of nowhere every once in awhile 
    Hell yeah.  
    Nice post.  

    Blowin' the antifreeze out of the lines, camping for the first time this weekend.  Lil Focker is going ape sh!t. 
    @Focker That's cool the little guy digs it!  I think you picked up some nice pull behind last year if I'm not mistaking?
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,602
    poster said:
    lol, I am a couple hours north of where you camped and do this kind of thing every weekend, and I was honestly just thinking for a change I was going to head down to the twin cities for a weekend. 
    @poster Two hours north?  Canada?
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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