Quetico's Cache Bay Pictographs

On our August 2011 trip to Quetico, Cristin and I sought out and found the Cache Bay pictographs, located a bit off the beaten path in a dead-end bay on the west side of Cache Bay.  Please see the companion blog "Quetico" for more on our whirlwind Quetico trip.  See also a description of our epic snowshoe hike in January 2011 to the Hegman Lake Pictographs in the BWCA.

Quetico

Sunday, August 28, 2011: Straddling the international border
between Ontario (left) and Minnesota (right) on Lake Saganaga

Cristin and I made a whirlwind 3 day trip to Quetico Provincial Park in Ontario the last weekend of August. Quetico is the Canadian equivalent of the Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) in Minnesota, a pristine canoe wilderness full of nothing but lakes and rivers, rocks and trees.  Both Quetico and the BWCA are about 1 million acres but Quetico has about 1/10th the number of visitors each year, making it a much more remote experience.

Cristin's goal was a trip to Quetico that included waterfalls, pictographs, lots of paddling, a great campsite, and complete solitude - all in 3 days and 2 nights!  The challenge was on.

Day 1 Paddle Route (dashed line)

Biking the Stower Seven Lakes Trail in Wisconsin

Today I decided to check out this 13-mile crushed linestone state trail between Dresser and Amery, Wisconsin.  It was recently featured in Midwest Weekends.  Click here for trail information from the Wisconsin DNR.

The Stower Seven Lakes Trail and North Twin Lake in Amery  

Glacier National Park - Car Tour and Rafting

After 3 great days at Many Glacier (see blog entry), we hit the road.

Many Glacier, Glacier National Park -- a Hiker's Paradise



Redrock Falls

Cristin and I spent three days at the Many Glacier campground, day hiking the numerous trails that can be assessed right from the campground.  The National Park Service brochure says about Many Glacier, "Many people consider this area the heart of the park. Massive mountains, active glaciers, sparkling lakes, hiking trails, and abundant wildlife make this a favorite of visitors and locals alike".   We really enjoyed our stay.  We had a great campsite, the weather was perfect -- warm, sunny days, cool evenings, and the long days provided lots of opportunity to enjoy it.  The Swiftcurrent Motor Inn is adjacent to the campground and its great restaurant, camp store, ranger programs, gift shop, public showers and laundry are in reality integrated right into campground life. It helped make the Many Glacier experience even better.  One of my guidebooks accurately summarizes, "The Swiftcurrent Motor Inn  is a hip hub of activity".    

North Dakota Highlights

Our trip to Glacier included 3 nights spent in North Dakota - 1 night each in the South and North units of Theodore Roosevelt National Park on the way to Glacier NP and 1 night camping on the drive home at Schnell Recreation Area west of Bismarck, a convenient and very pleasant campground that cost just $5!
 

Glacier Trip update

We had 3 great days hiking in the Many Glacier area. Perfect weather. Today we packed up camp and headed to west Glacier and now Whitefish. Staying in Condo tonite. Rafting tomorrow. Only bummer is Going To The Sun Road is still closed, so had to adjust plans.





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