If you have trekking poles and feel comfortable crossing a beaver dam, you can go just a little south of where the old boardwalk is flooded you can cross over a beaver dam there. It isn't very difficult or dangerous. You will get wet but that won't be the only chance at type 2 fun on the Angleworm. It really is a magnificent trail. Well worth crossing that dam.

Yellow birches often grow on stumps and logs. After the dead wood underneath decays away, it leaves the yellow birch tree appearing to grow on stilts.

Secret little tip, If everything is booked in Ely, try the Junction Inn Suites, 20 mins south in Babbitt, usually has something available and it's nice.

@jodimiddendorf

20 күн бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

I miss MN -- this was a great trip -- not a disappointment at all!

Nice little review of Ely and the many adventure opportunities! My home town. 🙂

@jodimiddendorf

Ай бұрын

What a lovely hometown. I love Ely

I was heading to Lake Vermilion from Indiana to photograph Loons. So glad I found your video about the flooding. I guess I'll have to wait until next year. Good to see you still had fun.

The bear center and wolf center were good when I went there in 2019. Glad you got to make something out of your trip!

My wife Carmen and I enjoyed your Video. Were from Northern Minnesota well have to check that trail out next time we head up that way.

That flooded part of the trail, has been flooded for almost a year now. I took that hike last July, it looks the same. The boardwalk was washed out even last July.

@jodimiddendorf

Ай бұрын

When I was there just over a year ago, the boardwalk was washed out, but not the flowing water through there. Crazy how much it changes!

What a lovely little vlog. I'd wish I had a kayak for the lake at the end.

Nice job making the best of the situation. We did what I think is that same section a few years ago to get to Spring Creek. The water was almost as high, but the weather was better so we trudged through it. The paddle on Spring Creek was interesting to say the least.

@jodimiddendorf

Ай бұрын

I did this trail a while ago and swapped shoes to walk through flooded areas and kept a pair of shoes dry. I wasn’t able to see how deep the water was on the far end of the flooded piece here this go around. I haven’t been on spring creek yet!

The rain this year is making BWCA extremely unpredictable in terms of access and also we've had some crazy storms roll through. I dont mess around , the best month to go to ensure safe weather conditions is august

I've failed the Angleworm as well, about 15 years ago, never went back. Don't know the Big Island trail. I'll have to look into it. I got 5 inches of rain a couple days ago and was stranded for a day or two because of washed out roads. Good see an old Jodi video if you don’t mind me saying so.

Nice little trip!!!

I see the PC keychain on your pack!

When did this trip take place?

@jodimiddendorf

Ай бұрын

Over a week ago. Before the trail was closed.

@jodimiddendorf

Ай бұрын

It’s likely much wetter now!