Paddling - Clearwater Lake from The Palisades Trailhead to the Caribou Lake portage in the BWCA

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Description: Following the south shoreline of Clearwater Lake beneath The Palisades; these are huge cliffs that rise 300 feet or more above the lake. Near the middle of the video where we pull into shore, this is the location of an old portage landing. This 350-rod portage went directly over the 350-foot ridge that separates Clearwater Lake and Caribou Lake. Some of the portage remains. The first part of the portage follows small creek up to an unnamed lake. There used to be a house of some sort at this location too. In this video we are paddling from the Clearwater Lake Palisades Trailhead to the Caribou Lake portage. This is in the BWCA.
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[@heysamnang]

Wow, it's a really amazing view. It makes me want to visit there and have a good time as it is too hot over here 🔥. Thanks for sharing this awesome video. Have a wonderful day 🤝🙏❤️

[@bwcawild2230]

The temperature was about 65 degrees Fahrenheit at time of this video.

[@user-cj7pw6rx5e]

They said that an ariel view had shown there was some blow down near Clearwayer from the recent storm. Is there any visiable signs of it viewing the lake?

[@bwcawild2230]

Hello. There wasn't any signs of it that I saw while paddling the lake on June 24th. The only area of visible blowdown on Clearwater Lake is from the tornado back in October 2021 (think I have the year right). That area is visible starting at around the 52:00 mark in the video, especially on north side of lake (left from the canoe). You can see evidence of blowdown along the Gunflint Trail as you drive up, but it has all been cleared off the road.