Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Quetico Forum :: Zephira Lake
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Primitiveman |
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Stumpy |
"a ranger once flew by her and then he told to me she could be deep with 4 foot pike her waters look like tea" Bud Dickson (former Quetico ranger) flew over it and told me, it had dark tea colored water, and might be deep. He added..."I'll bet it's got 4 foot pike in it". |
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Frankie_Paull |
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Stumpy |
In fact, many years ago I wrote this poem about it... There Sits Zephira.....A poem by Stumpy....... There sits Zephira what mysteries she must hold she moves a bit, but doesn't leave just sits there, growing old She's sat there for millenia and will for many more with visitors so scarce to call that few have seen her shore. There sits Zephira guarded by trees growing tall she sits beyond our comfort zone a mystery to us all we glance upon her picture and quickly look away then dream about another route a simpler, easy way. There sits Zephira shes perfect in my dreams with everything a man desires "come fish me", she just screams a ranger once flew by her and then he told to me she could be deep with 4 foot pike her waters look like tea There sits Zephira I dream of fish like hogs with jumping bass, a walleye cache and pike as big as logs but why no trail to her? a portage she wont lend is she, not worth visiting or just a route dead-end There sits Zephira are her shorelines grand? are they smooth or boldered or maybe they are sand are they thick with Jackpine? or swamps to thick to tramp or do they hide some secrets a long-gone trappers camp? There sits Zephira and decades just might pass till fire sweeps around her and turns her wood to grass and we may never see her a hard bushwack she'd make but until then, to me always she'll be the perfect lake. |
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Stumpy |
I might take you up on that, one of these days/years. |
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Thwarted |
and I wonder what it'd take, to organize a bushwhack, to yon Zehpira lake. I do believe I love her and I think I saw her smile. While I was glancing o're her way, by the corner of my eye. Her beauty is beholden, by many a voyager. Yet few will care to make a pass, and try enter her. Yet, would I want to share my love with other eager men. Or keep her to myself alone and distant thereby win. |
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DancesWithTrees |
Zephira has been that lake for me. Always wanted to try to get in there. Seems the only ways to do it is either a fairly long bushwhack from Cache lake, or to try to do a trip involving Tilly Creek (just outside the park) and Zephira creek, during high water. But I thought I'd ask... anyone every been? |
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TomT |
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Stumpy |
Well done. |
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Thwarted |
and I wonder what it'd take, to organize a bushwhack, to yon Zehpira lake. I do believe I love her and I think I saw her smile. While I was glancing o're her way, by the corner of my eye. Her beauty is beholden, by many a voyager. Yet few will care to make a pass, and try enter her. Yet, would I want to share my love with other eager men. Or keep her to myself alone and distant thereby win. |
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Thwarted |
If you ever decide to put legs to your poem and want company I would love to be considered. |
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Thwarted |
If you ever decide to put legs to your poem and want company I would love to be considered. |
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DancesWithTrees |
I did a search on the site for Zephira, nothing came up. Weird. |