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05/11/2010 01:45PM
New Trip Report posted by UncleMoose
Trip Name: Mudro to Angleworm, April 2010.
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Trip Name: Mudro to Angleworm, April 2010.
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05/11/2010 10:15PM
Thanks, all. Yes the weather was great - it was great throughout April (can't complain about cold in April). It's also true that the water levels are definitely down. Precipitation has been very scarce so far this year.
05/14/2010 11:09AM
Nice trip report Tom and as usual excellent pictures. If only I had such talent at picture taking.
Regarding single portaging, I can tell you from personal experience that single portaging is very difficult unless you have very light gear and count every ounce. It can be done but if you don't need to and you don't mind taking an extra trip to get your gear and take pictures then double portage.
If you are trying to cover a lot of distance fast then I would think about single portaging. For me, it has been a quest to see if I can do it. Now that I have done it I can tell you there are many ups and downs with single portaging.
Great trip report.
Regarding single portaging, I can tell you from personal experience that single portaging is very difficult unless you have very light gear and count every ounce. It can be done but if you don't need to and you don't mind taking an extra trip to get your gear and take pictures then double portage.
If you are trying to cover a lot of distance fast then I would think about single portaging. For me, it has been a quest to see if I can do it. Now that I have done it I can tell you there are many ups and downs with single portaging.
Great trip report.
The best part of this journey here is further knowing yourself - Alan Kay
05/14/2010 11:55AM
Thanks for the perspective on single vs double portaging, SevenofNine. Attempting single portaging will probably become a low priority for me, and would only be useful for trips where pure speed and flexibility is required (perhaps like a bushwhacking trip). I suppose just the process alone of getting to the point where you can single portage would also result in great benefits for trips when you don't.
05/18/2010 10:52AM
Far from being any kind of expert, but I finally settled on a deer for the jawbone. A moose would have been bigger, and I think the teeth wouldn't have been quite as even sized.
As for the animal sound, I had originally wondered if it might be a bear cub, but others with more experience suggested it may well have been either a lynx or bobcat.
As for the animal sound, I had originally wondered if it might be a bear cub, but others with more experience suggested it may well have been either a lynx or bobcat.
05/22/2010 07:00PM
The question of the day is Freedom or Socialism?? MagicPaddler
05/22/2010 08:40PM
That sounded too low pitched, rhythmic and cat-like, so I did a little searching myself and think I have it figured out. From the very start, my wife had suggested that it was a black bear cub from my description. I did find some Lynx audio that came close, but it was still too animal-like (or cat-like). The sound I heard really sounded more human, like a baby or child screaming.
Then I found some audio for the distress sound made by a fearful bear cub at the North American Bear Center's website. That was it! (Or by far the closest thing to it I've found.) At the link below, play the audio for the "High emotion distress sound made by a fearful cub" (third one from the bottom).
Black Bear Vocalizations & Body Language
Then I found some audio for the distress sound made by a fearful bear cub at the North American Bear Center's website. That was it! (Or by far the closest thing to it I've found.) At the link below, play the audio for the "High emotion distress sound made by a fearful cub" (third one from the bottom).
Black Bear Vocalizations & Body Language
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