{"id":65,"date":"2007-07-28T07:18:37","date_gmt":"2007-07-28T16:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.talus-and-heavner.com\/blog\/2007\/07\/28\/boundary-waters-canoe\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T15:16:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T15:16:15","slug":"boundary-waters-canoe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.talus-and-heavner.com\/blog\/?p=65","title":{"rendered":"Boundary Waters canoe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0The canoe trip through the Boundary Waters in Minnesota was great.\u00a0 The recipe for success was six adults, three 3-year-olds, two 1-year-olds, two big (18&#8242;, I think) canoes, lots of life jackets, not too many paddles, some fishing poles, lotsa bug spray and sun screen, and a little patience.\u00a0 Add a portage and lunch break to taste. The results should look something like this:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/talus-and-heavner.com\/im\/gallery\/2007\/200707Minn\/imgs\/IMG_2920.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/talus-and-heavner.com\/im\/gallery\/2007\/200707Minn\/imgs\/IMG_2920.jpg\" height=\"234\" width=\"312\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/talus-and-heavner.com\/im\/gallery\/2007\/200707Minn\/imgs\/IMG_5076.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/talus-and-heavner.com\/im\/gallery\/2007\/200707Minn\/imgs\/IMG_5076.jpg\" height=\"233\" width=\"311\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The canoes were from Sawbill Canoeing outfitters. Most of our photos are from the portages and lunch breaks, but you can find all of them in the <a href=\"http:\/\/talus-and-heavner.com\/im\/gallery\/2007\/200707Minn\/\">gallery<\/a> by clicking on any of the pictures.<\/p>\n<p>The portages went well, and we managed to make it all in a single hike (compared to one other group that did three hikes across!!)&#8211;thanks all to the experts Ellen and Greg.\u00a0 Portaging the younger kids was more awkward than the canoes&#8211;not balanced, squiggly, prone to snoring.. They did schedule in a few rest breaks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/talus-and-heavner.com\/im\/gallery\/2007\/200707Minn\/imgs\/IMG_2972.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/talus-and-heavner.com\/im\/gallery\/2007\/200707Minn\/imgs\/IMG_2972.jpg\" title=\"Carrie-ing a canoe\" alt=\"Carrie-ing a canoe\" height=\"227\" width=\"304\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/talus-and-heavner.com\/im\/gallery\/2007\/200707Minn\/imgs\/IMG_2926.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/talus-and-heavner.com\/im\/gallery\/2007\/200707Minn\/imgs\/IMG_2926.jpg\" height=\"225\" width=\"301\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/talus-and-heavner.com\/im\/gallery\/2007\/200707Minn\/imgs\/IMG_2928.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/talus-and-heavner.com\/im\/gallery\/2007\/200707Minn\/imgs\/IMG_2928.jpg\" height=\"222\" width=\"297\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/talus-and-heavner.com\/im\/gallery\/2007\/200707Minn\/imgs\/IMG_2971.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/talus-and-heavner.com\/im\/gallery\/2007\/200707Minn\/imgs\/IMG_2971.jpg\" height=\"224\" width=\"299\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The canoeing was great, but exploring the shore and beach during a lunch break was fun as well (and photogenic).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/talus-and-heavner.com\/im\/gallery\/2007\/200707Minn\/imgs\/IMG_2947.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/talus-and-heavner.com\/im\/gallery\/2007\/200707Minn\/imgs\/IMG_2947.jpg\" height=\"146\" width=\"193\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/talus-and-heavner.com\/im\/gallery\/2007\/200707Minn\/imgs\/IMG_2954_001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/talus-and-heavner.com\/im\/gallery\/2007\/200707Minn\/imgs\/IMG_2954_001.jpg\" height=\"146\" width=\"188\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/talus-and-heavner.com\/im\/gallery\/2007\/200707Minn\/imgs\/IMG_2959.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/talus-and-heavner.com\/im\/gallery\/2007\/200707Minn\/imgs\/IMG_2959.jpg\" height=\"146\" width=\"195\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/talus-and-heavner.com\/im\/gallery\/2007\/200707Minn\/imgs\/IMG_2966.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/talus-and-heavner.com\/im\/gallery\/2007\/200707Minn\/imgs\/IMG_2966.jpg\" height=\"145\" width=\"195\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/talus-and-heavner.com\/im\/gallery\/2007\/200707Minn\/imgs\/IMG_2967.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/talus-and-heavner.com\/im\/gallery\/2007\/200707Minn\/imgs\/IMG_2967.jpg\" height=\"149\" width=\"199\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What a great day with great friends!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0The canoe trip through the Boundary Waters in Minnesota was great.\u00a0 The recipe for success was six adults, three 3-year-olds, two 1-year-olds, two big (18&#8242;, I think) canoes, lots of life jackets, not too many paddles, some fishing poles, lotsa bug spray and sun screen, and a little patience.\u00a0 Add a portage and lunch break &hellip; 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