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naturboy12
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You may get an answer, but just in case you don’t (I’ve never been there), realize this is a 10 year old thread.
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vinnie
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Ducks that is so very cool that you daughter loves the bwca and wants to go back.may you and and your family have many more fun trips to the bwca.Keep taken those pictures. I took one grandson last year. next year i'll take a couple grandkids.
vinnie
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Corndog
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I look forward to reading her posts in the future, you have created a paddler! She will be in the woods when she grows up and will take her kids and grandparents (you)! Fantastic!!!!!
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whiteh20
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Way to go Ducks!! You have officially passed on your love of the wilderness to your daughter. You could never have given her a more valuable gift! You should be proud!!
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ducks
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Wow! What a blast from the past. Great memories! Yep, big duckling turns 15 soon and will be doing her 6th daddy/daughter trip with me this year. I alternate each year with her younger sister which one goes on a daddy/daughter trip. It's always my favorite few days of the year. You will love every minute of it. We now have the wonderful surprise blessing of a little boy who is 14 months and I can't wait to get him started. I'm hoping to do his 1st father/son trip this summer, but just to an EP campground like Sawbill.
Sandman answered the Hog Creek question for you well. The current is so unnoticeable that when you come to a false turn you need to pay close attention to which way the weeds are moving to know which way is the correct way to go.
Have a great trip! Fire away with any other questions that you may have about Perent or the Hog Creek. Eater size walleye are usually eager to bite and there are a good number of nice island campsites.
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fishguts
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Wonderful stuff! Thanks for the pictures, they bring the whole thing to life.;-)
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onajourney
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Ducks - those pictures are worth a million words! I wish I had introduced my boys to the BWCA before they moved on with their lives....now I have to hope for grandchildren. It will be hard though- my son and daughter-in-law are both Lt. in the Air Force - haven't even been home for a long time and are so busy with their training that kids aren't on their radar screen yet. You are so lucky to make those memories now. I might have to be a little ol' gray hair Granny paddling the grandkids around!
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Kiporby
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Awesome!
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BWPaddler
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YAY - so important they have a positive experience I think... sounds like this was just perfect!!
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Kendra
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I love to hear this. So much better for them than video games and TV!
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Boppa
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Ducks and Mrs. Ducks,
Wonderful pictures and nice job. It is nice to see it done correctly. thanks for sharing.
Boppa
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dogwoodgirl
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Wonderful! My daughter went at 4 the first time...gotta get them before the "yuck, bugs" phase starts.
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BWPaddler
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Did I make out a stuffed loon in the boat? How cool is that - does it make noise like a loon and if so, did you get any answers?
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campnscrap
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That's great ducks! Enjoy that lifetime of paddling with her :)
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ducks
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quote BWPaddler: "Did I make out a stuffed loon in the boat? How cool is that - does it make noise like a loon and if so, did you get any answers?"
Yes, yes, and yes :)
She picked it out at the Ranger Station when we were getting the permit. She kept it close to her at all times and turned my hat into a nest for it.
Thanks for the many kind words everyone.
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AndySG
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Tooooo CUTE!!! That little lady is Special! Thanks for sharing Ducks. My heart is singing.
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BWPaddler
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I think my eldest has one just like it - a souvenir from her pre-kindergarten "solo" trip without siblings. Love that thing, but never tried to play it for the real loons. Love the hat as a nest!!
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MOgirl
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Congrats on the trip.....we are taking our 7 yo daughter on her first trip in September. It will be my second trip....I hope she loves it as much as I do.
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Sandman2009
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I am not Ducks, but I have been to Perent Lake through the Hog Creek e.p. my 7 yo daughter (at the time) and I went in August and the current was barely noticeable. You may have 2 or 3 beaver dams to pull over. If water is high enough you can get a running start and get over some without getting out of canoe by rocking canoe (provided you are paddling an aluminum canoe. My daughter had never paddled before and it was a good trip for her to learn on the creek.
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lyontyl
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Oh geez didn't look at the date. Yeah his daughter is now 15 Haha. Well maybe I will still get some sort of response from it refreshing.
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lyontyl
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Duck, I'm following this post because I'm thinking of doing Hog Creek with our 5 year old for her first trip. my questions is this.....What is the current like going back up Hog Creek on your way back to the entry point?
Just curious as I begin to formulate this trip.
Thanks!
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Basspro69
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quote ducks: "My wife and I just took our 5 year old on her 1st overnight trip to the BWCA and she can't wait to go back again. WOO HOO!!!!!!!!!! We entered Hog Creek #36 and camped on Perent. Thank you much to Kanoes and the many others that have suggested that trip for kids. We entered on a Monday and saw a lot less people than we expected to. Only 5 cars in the parking lot, only 3 of the 10 campsites we checked were occupied, and had a 24 hour stretch of not seeing another person.
She caught several walleye in the canoe and spent endless amounts of time fishing from shore, swimming, playing with the leeches, and playing around the campsite. She even put her own leeches on the hook.
She told me that she wished we would have spent 1 more night at the campsite instead of staying at the hotel. (we stayed at the AmericInn in Tofte the night before we entered) I think that's a pretty good sign.
When we were leaving the parking lot at the e.p. we saw a wolf in the road that goes to Kawishiwi Lake. Perfect ending to an amazing trip.
I would also like to thank Kiporby and all of the other parents on here that trip with their young kids for inspiring me to take my daughter on a trip at a much earlier age than I ever thought I would have.
Pictures are worth a thousand words.
   " Awesome photos, those pictures are of life at its very best, a smile like that on your childs face is a gift sent from God and you have already introduced her to something that many kids will never see. I love the picture of her with her G loomis Barbie fishing rod and that walleye, Priceless .
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Koda
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How wonderful! Sorta makes me wish my kids were that age again. Well, almost. :-)
I hope you have many years of happy outings together.
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kanoes
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a positive start to a lifetime of tripping for her! that is priceless!
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Itchy Menace
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Awesome. May the inquiries of "How long 'til we go to the Boundary Waters again?" commence. A frequent uttering at my house.
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ducks
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My wife and I just took our 5 year old on her 1st overnight trip to the BWCA and she can't wait to go back again. WOO HOO!!!!!!!!!! We entered Hog Creek #36 and camped on Perent. Thank you much to Kanoes and the many others that have suggested that trip for kids. We entered on a Monday and saw a lot less people than we expected to. Only 5 cars in the parking lot, only 3 of the 10 campsites we checked were occupied, and had a 24 hour stretch of not seeing another person.
She caught several walleye in the canoe and spent endless amounts of time fishing from shore, swimming, playing with the leeches, and playing around the campsite. She even put her own leeches on the hook.
She told me that she wished we would have spent 1 more night at the campsite instead of staying at the hotel. (we stayed at the AmericInn in Tofte the night before we entered) I think that's a pretty good sign.
When we were leaving the parking lot at the e.p. we saw a wolf in the road that goes to Kawishiwi Lake. Perfect ending to an amazing trip.
I would also like to thank Kiporby and all of the other parents on here that trip with their young kids for inspiring me to take my daughter on a trip at a much earlier age than I ever thought I would have.
Pictures are worth a thousand words.
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