Winter Camping on Eagle Mountain BWCA

On New Years Eve, we hiked 2.5 miles out to Whale Lake in the Boundary Water Canoe Wilderness Area (BWCA) in the Superior National Forest in northeast Minnesota. A late start, a hike that was more challenging than expected, the cold temperatures, and my hiking partners struggles to stay warm, caused us to retire well before midnight. The temperature dropped to -15 degrees F that evening. I slept warm in my hammock and my hiking partners were comfortable in a hot tent.

On day two, we recuperated and spent most of the day gathering and processing firewood. I escaped to hike the 1.5 mile trail to the summit of Eagle Mountain, the highest point in Minnesota. The deep undisturbed snow and the sunset at the top of the mountain over looking the BWCA was magical. We enjoyed a great campfire that night. Temperatures dropped to -12 degrees F that night.

The third day, we packed back up in negative temperatures and made the 2.5 mile hike back out to our cars.

It was a great adventure and I look forward to more winter camping soon.

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Backpack - Lite AF Curve 40L with Full Suspension -
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Hammock - Warbonnet Ridgerunner -
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Rain Fly - Custom 13' Warbonnet Mountain Fly -
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Tent - Zpacks Duplex -
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Top Quilt-
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Hammock Gear 20 Degree Burrow -
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Under Quilt-
Loco Libre -20 Degree Ridge Reaper with 900 - fill power goose down - https://www.locolibregear.com​

Garmin In-Reach Mini Communicator
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Brooks Cascadia 15 Trail Runners -
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6 Moon Designs UL Umbrella -
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Anker Power Bank -
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Nitecore NU25 Headlamp -
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Hilltop Packs Custom Printed Food Bag -
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REI Magma 850 Hooded Down Jacket (seasonal) -
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Custom Printed Dual Pocket Gadget Bag from Hilltop Packs-
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Sea to Summit Compression Dry Sack
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Cascade Mountain Tech Hiking Poles-
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Toaks 550ML Cook Pot-
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Fancy Feast Stove-
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Toaks Long Handle Spoon
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REI Rainpants -
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Enlightened Equiptment Visp Rain Jacket -
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Sealskinz Waterproof Socks -
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CNOC 2 Liter Water Bag -
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Sawyer Squeeze Water Filter -
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Sit Pad -
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Camera- iphone 12 Pro Max

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