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PaddleAway

07/25/2010 12:11PM

Greetings All, wondering if anyone has any old maps (or experience) of/with the Pow Wow Trail. Looks like the trail once branched off between Isabella & Pose, with several trails heading east from there. Do these trails still exist? We're going to be in the area in late August & will be interested in doing some deep brush hiking. Thanks!

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fishguts

07/25/2010 01:23PM

Don't get lost! ;-)

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Koda

07/25/2010 02:40PM

This might be a good place to start.

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talusman

07/25/2010 02:59PM

I've seen older maps which show the Pow Wow Trail east of the Isabella to Pose Lake section. It is not maintained due to swampy areas. In the 50's the area was actively logged so I'm sure you could still see remnants of those roads which may not lead anywhere.
If you go into that area expect to get wet and whatever you do don't leave all your stuff at camp and think you can make better time without it.
Oh, and give Finland Search & Rescue a call. They know the area 'cause they do a lot of S & R up there.

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PaddleAway

07/25/2010 04:40PM

We're going to try hard not to get lost! And Koda, I checked the hiking page, the west/east both lead to the same notes, looks like just the western portion (one loop) is still maintained.

Talusman, thanks, I will try the Finland S&R, maybe they'll tell us to stay the heck out of there! Even if it's just a short afternoon jaunt, it seems like it would be fun to try to locate one of those old logging roads & maybe stumble on some abandoned relics.

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Koda

07/25/2010 08:24PM

Here's a trip report from 2008 about the section of the PowWow Trail accessed from Isabella Lake. It looks like that section (the eastern part) is a boulevard compared to the western part, which I explored last year. See days 2 and 3 of this trip report for some perspective on the western part of the trail.

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PaddleAway

07/26/2010 06:25PM

Nice trip report, & I like the "confusion" on Lake Three, we got mighty turned around in that maze for a short time too!

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Corndog

07/26/2010 09:28PM

A good trail read for Pow Wow Trail is "Lost in the Wilderness."

The only thing to fear is getting eaten by bears and mosquitoes

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L.T.sully

07/26/2010 10:15PM

Do a search of the site... loads of info

The creation of a thousand forests is in a single acorn- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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BrettPaul21

07/28/2010 08:59AM

I agree Corndog on the read. Lost in the Wild gives a great perspective on how easily one can get confused out there. Thats why one should always have basic orienteering skills before going into the woods. Everything ends up looking the same. At least on lakes there are different points and shore contours to follow.

"Can't catch'em unless you got a line in the water" BP

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PaddleAway

07/28/2010 05:07PM

I've seen Lost in the Wild noted a few times in separate reports on the Pow Wow, I'm going to have to see if I can pick it up at the library or the local book store.

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Koda

07/28/2010 05:42PM

quote PaddleAway: "I've seen Lost in the Wild noted a few times in separate reports on the Pow Wow, I'm going to have to see if I can pick it up at the library or the local book store. "

I just ordered a used copy through Amazon.com. The book was $7.10 and the shipping about $4.

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