Podcasts by BWCACAST- High Definition Boundary Water Canoeing

Winter Camping Mudro Lake - HD from 2015-03-02T10:04:41

With snow falling from the skies we step away from the car park and into the BWCAW. Sleds loaded down with tents, stoves, food and warm gear bite into our chest as the tow line go taunt. We are h...

Knife to Ottertrack - HD from 2014-02-04T06:47:16

On a nice sunny day we leave our camp on Knife Lake traveling east along the boarder into Ottertrack Lake. We wind our way down this narrow lake with high cliffs on our northern flank. At our new...

Vera North Arm Knife - HD from 2014-01-15T06:59:25

We continue our way North East from Vera portaging our way into Knife Lake. With crystal clear waters and a fresh breeze blowing in our face we work our way to the North Arm of Knife Lake where we ...

Moose to Ensign - HD from 2013-12-27T21:17:54

After a winter of frozen lakes and trees covered in snow we find ourselves at the Moose Lake entry point for our first trip of the summer. The skies are mostly cloudy and the days are just startin...

Little Bass Lake_Summer - HD from 2012-09-05T07:00:40

On a beautiful early April day with the ice freshly melted from the lakes Erin and I head into the BWCAW. Our destination for this trip is the easily accessible Little Bass Lake just one portage a...

Vermilion Sunrise - HD from 2012-04-28T21:39:11

If you venture out around 5:00 AM near the end of April on Lake Vermilion you will find some exquisite sunrises. Here is one from April 27, 2012.

Spring Snowset - HD from 2012-04-17T21:49:52

After a foot of snow pounced on us out of nowhere we found ourselves on a calm lake with the sun setting in a winter wonderland. The mirror like lake made breathtaking views of the lake shore. Ji...

Skirting the Ice - A Spring Paddle - HD from 2012-03-27T08:41:46

March showed up with extremely warm temperatures for the season which quickly removed what little snow we had accumulated over the short winter. In the last couple of days the ice has begun to pul...

Geb-e-on-e-quet to Lynx Lake - HD from 2012-02-28T11:05:40

Our loop out of the Little Indian Sioux entry point is coming to an end. After a heavy rain throughout the night we woke to sunny skies and calm waters. Looking at the maps we find a day filled w...

Thin Ice Preparation with Glen Hooper - HD from 2012-01-10T09:59:18

Winter is a great time to get out and enjoy a host of winter sports. Everything from ice fishing to winter camping get you out of the house and into the crisp fresh air. Many of these winter a...

Thumb Lake to Ge-be-on-e-quet Lake - HD from 2012-01-03T12:18:03

After leaving behind the dead moose carcasse in Thumb Lake we paddle through fresh air under sunny skies. The wind always seems to follow us with a gental push from behind helping ease the day of ...

Steep Lake to Thumb Lake - HD from 2011-11-29T12:52:10

After a beautiful night camped out on Steep Lake we awake to sunny skies and a light breeze. Continuing our loop out of the Little Indian Sioux River we head North East working our way through Lit...

Little Loon to Steep Lake - HD from 2011-09-20T08:32:14

We continue our journey north out of Little Loon Lake with the clouds flying by overhead. The warmth of the sun soaks into our bodies as we paddle across open waters. The portages have been both ...

Lower Pauness to Little Loon Lake - HD from 2011-08-25T13:17:14

Continuing our trip we leave the Devils Cascade and Lower Pauness and work our way North West towards Loon Lake. We have a gentle tail wind pushing us across the lakes while the warm sun shined do...

Little Indain Sioux Pauness - HD from 2011-07-15T11:57:27

Our first paddling trip of 2011 we head into the Little Indian Sioux entry point on a 5 day trip. There is a steady wind blowing and the clouds are zipping by overhead. We paddle North along the ...

Johnson Falls - HD from 2011-07-06T15:43:18

The eastern edge of the Boundary Waters is an amazing area. With high cliffs and deep lakes this rugged terrain offers up some amazing scenery. Camped on the western end of Pine lake we wake up t...

Mountain Lake to Pine Lake - HD from 2011-06-08T16:40:23

On a stormy morning we paddle West out of Mountain lake to a steep portage heading south.  We encounter some heavy rain and lightening as thunder rolls across the the lakes.  We hunker down at a ca...

HowTo - Campsite Selection - HD from 2011-05-25T08:48:07

Campsites come in every shape size and location in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. Some have stunning views over calm waters, some are tucked away beneath swaying pines. Selecting the perfect cam...

North Fowl to Mountain Lake - HD from 2011-05-10T11:11:37

With a nice tail wind we continue our way along the Voyagers Highway. Leaving North Fowl Lake we portage through thick vegetation and a few mosquitoes. Back on the water we come across a couple o...

HowTo - Set up a Tent - HD from 2011-04-26T07:36:33

For those of you new to camping and maybe even for you veterans out there, we have put together this little howto video showing the basic principles behind setting up a tent.  Now there are a wi...

John Lake to North Fowl - HD from 2011-04-12T07:30:43

On a beautiful sunny day we find ourselves back at the John Lake entry point. A light breeze is blowing and the crystal clear waters are beckoning. Jim and I begin our trip along the Border Route...

Wood Strip Kyak-HD from 2011-03-14T08:29:21

Paddling back out of the Boundary Waters on the Nina Moose River we bump into Rick and a beautifully hand made wood strip kayak. We visit with Rick about building kayaks.

Fishing in Never Fail Bay - HD from 2011-02-08T09:10:04

On a calm summer day in the Boundary Waters we decided to try our luck at catching some lunch. Fishing in the bays of Lac La Croix has provided us with some great experiences over the years. On t...

HOWTO - Setting Up A Tip-Up - HD from 2011-01-26T21:06:24

Winter is upon us and it seems its already over half way done.  If you've been out ice fishing I hope you've been successful and enjoyed the time outdoors.  For those of you who haven't been out ic...

Stewart River - HD from 2010-09-27T09:02:16

The Stewart River entry point starts you out with over a 400 rod portage.  This will get your blood pumping just in time to start your paddle up the river.  We are paddling under sunny skies with a...

Crooked Lakes East End - HD from 2010-08-10T10:20:19

Our July trip is coming to a close as we paddle towards the East end of Crooked lake.  The narrow passageways make for a very scenic paddle catching glimpses of wood ducks, loons, eagles, and even ...

Trail Maitenance - HD from 2010-07-01T09:55:49

Working our way across the 300 rod portage heading north out of Gun Lake we came across a group of people working for the Minnesota Conservation Corps.  They were a trail maintenance crew out rebui...

Ramshead Winter Camping - HD from 2010-03-30T08:47:57

The temps are in the upper 20s and the sun is shining.  With a three day weekend we head into Ramshead Lake.  We catch some nice fish and spend the weekend enjoying the great weather.

HOWTO - SnowWalker Toboggan-HD from 2010-03-22T20:05:18

We've teamed up with BlackRiverSleds.com to bring you our next HOWTO video. In this episode we'll take you through step by step in assembling a SnowWalker Toboggan. We are using a prepped blank s...

Boot Lake to Friday Bay - HD from 2010-01-25T20:09:33

With storm clouds chasing us north we paddle across Boot Lake.  Waiting out a heavy rain on the portage between Boot and Fairy Lake we emerged on the other side to find sunny skies again.  We conti...

HowTo - y-bones-HD from 2009-12-31T15:50:06

Northern Pike are one of the most commonly caught fish in Northern Minnesota. Weather your fishing for them or walleye, odds are you'll be pulling one in from time to time. Northerns can get quit...

HowTo - SATPHONE-HD from 2009-12-31T15:44:23

Looking for a way to communicate with the outside world when on a canoe trip in the wilderness? Some people bring them along for emergencies, others to touch base with the friends and family durin...

HowTo - Latrine-HD from 2009-12-31T15:40:09

We only bring you this HowTo because it was requested by one of our viewers. After getting the initial chuckle out of the request we got to thinking that this is one aspect of camping in the BWCAC...

HowTo - Flint_and_Steel-HD from 2009-12-31T15:35:17

Have you ever wanted to learn how to start a fire with flint and steel? Matches aren't always reliable when in the back country. As soon as they get wet they become useless. Not to say flint and...

HowTo - Filtering Water-HD from 2009-12-31T15:31:19

One of the most important things to think of when out in the wilderness is making sure you have clean water to drink. As our environment continues to become more polluted and not to mention the ev...

HowTo - Dehydrating Hamburger-HD from 2009-12-31T15:25:02

Another cooking tip from Jim. How to save money by making your own dry meals. Dehydrated hamburger is the first step in making lightweight delicious meals for out in the wilderness. This is some...

HowTo - Canoe_Repair-HD from 2009-12-31T15:21:17

Have you ever heard the frightening sound of a rock scraping the bottom of your canoe only to see water begin to appear in the bottom of your boat throughout the rest of your trip? Well we sure ...

HowTo - Bent Shaft Paddle-HD from 2009-12-31T15:18:21

Bent shaft paddles provide more power and efficiency while paddling your canoe. Some people love them while others prefer the standard strait shaft paddle. Some don't like how the bent shaft padd...

Mudro to Fourtown - HD from 2009-12-15T06:38:31

We start our third trip of the summer into the Mudro Lake entry point. My parents have joined us for this trip making this a very special time for me to show off the BWCAW. You'll see some nice p...

Ottertrack Lake to Ely - HD from 2009-12-01T08:15:27

Our trip is coming to a close.  After being out for 7 days and traveling over 95 miles and packing our gear over 30+ portages we find ourselves paddling across a familiar lake.  Knife lake famous f...

Ottertrack Evening Paddle - HD from 2009-11-16T20:40:58

After pushing it pretty hard for the last few days we found ourselves really enjoying the natural beauty of Ottertrack Lake. With the sun slowly dipping behind the horizon and a near full moon bri...

Horsetail Rapids to Otter Track Lake - HD from 2009-11-03T06:00:41

With the sun still shining over head and a gentle breeze keeping us cool we continued to paddle west along the voyagers highway.  Leaving Horsetail falls we work our way across Saganaga Lake using ...

Gneiss to Horsetail Rapids - HD from 2009-10-20T05:16:14

We awoke to a beautiful day. The sun was shining with puffs of white clouds scattered across the sky. We left our campsite in Gneiss and continued west towards Saganaga Lake. We encounter a rugg...

North Fowl to Gneiss-HD from 2009-09-14T21:17:42

After a couple days of windy rainy weather we wake up to high overcast skies.  We are thrilled to be paddling without the sound of rain drops falling on our rain gear.  We paddle through North Fowl...

Rose Lake to North Fowl Lake - HD from 2009-09-01T14:39:14

After a day of high winds and a steady rain we leave from Rosa Lake on our way west along the Voyagers Highway.  The high bluffs along side the lakes makes for some beautiful scenery.  We find a ca...

John Lake to Moose Lake - HD from 2009-08-18T06:00:53

Our big trip for the summer begins on the eastern edge of the BWCAW in John Lake.  Our plan is to follow the "Voyagers Highway" through the historic border lakes as we paddle west.  We head out ...

10 Year Anniversary - HD from 2009-08-04T09:16:17

As we were paddling along the Voyagers Highway we ran into Steve and Ted.  10 years prior in July of 1999 the two were on Knife Lake when the severe storm which caused the blow down raged across th...

Horse River - HD from 2009-07-21T11:55:45

Leaving Lower Basswood Falls we head south paddling up the Horse River. Emerging from the thick vegetation along the sides of the river we catch a glimpse of a deer nibbling its way along the shor...

Basswood Falls - HD from 2009-07-07T09:47:15

Spending the day at Basswood falls was amazing. The numerous falls all packed into such a confined area makes it a playground for your senses. With short paddles and quick walks to explore eac...

Half Dog Bay to Basswood Falls - HD from 2009-06-23T13:17:10

After a tough day of paddling into the wind we were overjoyed to find calm waters when we emerged from out tents. We head from Half Dog bay through Back Bay, and PipeStone Bay on our way up to Bas...

Into the Wind - Moose to Basswood - HD from 2009-06-09T13:14:44

Summer is here!! Our first trip of the summer places us at Moose Lake on the Fernberg Rd. The sun is shinning and boy oh boy is the wind blowing. Our initial plan is to paddle up moose and take ...

Canoe_Repair_HD from 2009-05-26T06:33:37

Have you ever heard the frightening sound of a rock scraping the bottom of your canoe only to see water begin to appear in the bottom of your boat throughout the rest of your trip? Well we sure hav...

Finishing Winter Camping - HD from 2009-05-19T06:00:32

Our final day of winter camping we awake to sunny skies and a warm breeze. Its amazing how warm it can get even though you're surrounded by snow and ice. We packed up camp and headed out off G...

Winter Camping Hoist Bay - HD from 2009-05-05T12:00:57

We woke on our second day of winter camping to sunny skies and warm weather. It was a great day to be out exploring around Hoist Bay on Basswood Lake. We set off in search of firewood and a li...

Winter Camping - Getting Into Good Lake - HD from 2009-04-20T20:42:42

On a sunny Friday afternoon we head off into the Wood Lake entry point on the Fernberg Road. Our goal for the evening is to set up camp in Hoist Bay which is on the South side of Basswood lake....

Duluth Pack Behind the Scenes - HD from 2009-04-08T17:37:42

Duluth Pack and canoeing go hand in hand. Talk to any avid paddler and you'll find they either own a Duluth Pack, or have seen countless numbers of them in the back country. Founded in 1911 th...

Snowshoeing Into the Devils Cascade - HD from 2009-03-23T20:02:06

We continue our trip on the Little Indian Sioux under sunny skies. Our goal is to experience the Devils Cascade in the winter. Jesse and I had visited this beautiful place last summer and were it...

Snowshoeing on the Little Indian Sioux River - HD from 2009-03-10T19:07:12

With temperatures hovering in the upper 20s Jesse and I head out to the Little Indian Sioux River. We had paddled this trip last summer and were excited to see how different things would look in t...

Snowshoeing into Hegman - HD from 2009-02-24T12:00:45

With the temperatures hovering just above zero we drove out to the Hegman Lake entry point. With our snowshoes and packs on we headed down the trail. The sun was shining down through the trees, a...

Angleworm HIking Trail - HD from 2009-02-10T13:13:47

Late fall we load up our backpacks and head out to the Echo Trail. Our first hiking trip on BWCACAST brings us to the Angleworm Hiking Trail. This 14 mile loop around Angleworm lake takes you ...

Lakes One, Two, Three, and Four - HD from 2009-01-27T18:21:31

Late in the summer with a few warm sunny days hanging around we head down the Fernberg road to Lake 1. The sun was shining down on us as we talk a little bit about orienteering as we paddle throug...

Leaving Knife Lake - HD from 2009-01-13T17:07:55

After spending the day exploring around Knifes Lower Arm we packed up our camp and headed out. We took a different rout on the way out that brought us over a portage scraped down by the glaciers d...

Exploring Knifes Lower Arm - HD from 2008-12-30T20:59:56

After the long day of paddling to get into Knife Lake the day before, we decided to relax around camp and do a little exploring around Knife’s Lower Arm. It was amazing to see the destruction l...

Getting Into Knife Lake - HD from 2008-12-16T22:13:57

Its -26 F outside here in Northern Minnesota as I edit this show. Its nice to remember the hot days paddling in the BWCAW. This day was especially hot requiring a dip in the lake at most porta...

Fishing on Lac Lacroix - HD from 2008-11-04T22:16:05

After checking out the pictographs on the northern edge of Lac LaCroix we decided to do a little fishing. Our goal was to head into Lady Boot Bay and use some sonar jigs to try our luck at trou...

Portage Maintenance - HD from 2008-10-14T22:46:55

After exploring around Curtain Falls, we headed back down the portage to our canoes. Along the way we ran into Melissa and Chelsea, two young ladies working for the Forestry Service maintaining the...

Lac La Croix Painted Rocks - HD from 2008-09-30T21:02:25

Day three on our trip into Lac LaCroix we took off early in the morning in search of Warrior Hill and some vivid pictographs. We paddled across calm waters and under sunny skies. There were a ...

Curtain Falls - HD from 2008-09-16T21:30:37

We set out on our second day in Lac La Croix with the goal of visiting Curtain Falls. We had heard how beautiful it was and were really excited to check it out. We had a few portages and a lit...

Getting Into Lac La Croix - HD from 2008-08-28T20:02:26

Continuing our trip on the Nina Moose River and making our way onto the Boulder River we encountered a couple of deer. They didn’t seem too concerned about our canoes gliding by in the water as th...

Nina Moose River - HD from 2008-08-19T20:59:30

Our second camping trip of the summer was off to a great start. The sun was shining through the trees as Matt, Erin, Jim, and I headed down the portage from the Moose River entry point. The wo...

BWCA_Ranger - HD from 2008-08-12T22:46:20

While paddling from boulder bay in Lac LaCroix, we came across a ranger station nestled in the woods at the edge of the lake. Tim a Wilderness Ranger who is based out of the LaCroix ranger stat...

Devils Cascade - HD from 2008-08-05T13:46:23

Jesse Glass helps me on this beautiful day trip out to the Devils Cascade. The sun was shining and with a little head wind we headed up the Little Indian Sioux River. On the river we saw a cou...

Finishing the Mudro Trip - HD from 2008-07-22T19:56:14

Our camping trip had to come to a close. We started out in Mudro Lake and had a great time on Lower Basswood River and Crooked Lake. This episode has us portaging out of the bottom of Friday B...

Leaving Crooked Lake - HD from 2008-07-15T20:07:53

Our last day on Crooked Lake was a great one. We had beautiful weather and a nice little current helping us along our way. We were lucky enough to watch some mergansers take off and a couple loon...

Crooked Lake Pictographs - HD from 2008-07-08T12:48:38

The pictographs on Crooked Lake are not quite as vivid as the ones on North Hegman lake, but the location is just breathtaking. The cliff face coming up out of the water containing the pictographs...

Lower Basswood Falls - HD from 2008-07-01T00:32:57

On day two of our June camping trip we spend the day exploring around Lower Basswood Falls. It was a beautiful day out with the sun shining. The falls had a large volume of water flowing over the...

Mudro Lake to Wheelbarrow Falls - HD from 2008-06-27T11:27:09

The first of three shows covering our last camping trip out of Mudro Lake. This shows our journey from the beginning of the trip on into Horse Lake, down the horse river, and finally arriving a...

Hegman Lake and Painted Rocks - HD from 2008-06-17T22:56:40

Hegman Lake is a great little day trip out of Ely. It has historic pictographs believed to have been painted by ojibwa native americans. If your into canoeing it's a great episode to check out.

Table Rock Falls - HD from 2008-05-06T13:02:19

Our first show in the water!! We were able to find some open water amidst the slush and icy shoreline. Our destination... Table Rock Falls. We encounter flocks of ducks rafted up on the lake fee...

Dehydrated Burger - HD from 2008-04-30T20:42:21

Another cooking tip from Jim. How to save money by making your own dry meals. Dehydrated hamburger is the first step in making lightweight delicious meals for out in the wilderness. This is some...

Valdez Glacier and Small Boat Harbor - HD from 2008-04-18T15:14:36

A little side trip from the BWCA. My wife and I spent a week with my parents up in Valdez, Alaska. We did a little flying, snowshoeing, and checked out some of the boats down in the small boat ha...

BWCACAST - Online Entry Permits and Bake Packer - HD from 2008-03-12T18:34:12

A very popular topic in the forum today we’ll show you how to use the Bake Packer. Jim Aune takes us through the steps to make some delicious blueberry muffins right at camp.

This is so...