WINTER 2012
*Defying Conventional Wisdom – Osthoff – p. 4
winter hike into Thomas Lake, heated wall tent camp and lake trout adventure; how to "do it
yourself" BWCAW winters trips
*Softcore Winter Camping – Voytilla – p. 12
BWCAW winter camping in comfort just a few miles from the trailhead
*Fishing With "Charlie" – Carrier – p. 18
mentoring teenager to get hooked on canoe country; fishing Crooked, Roland, Argo, Darky & Minn
*Living On The Edge – Editor's Column – Osthoff – p.26
BWJ Publisher shares his BWCAW fall deer hunting trip stories
*The Italian Battalion: A Pack Story – Wahlstrom – p.36
canoe trip camaraderie and tradition overcome adversity
*Good Country For Old Men – Isle – p.43
a canoe trip reunion shows you are never too old for another BWCAW trip
*Collective Wisdom – Water, Water Everywhere—But Where Am I To Go? – p.47
BWJ field editors share route planning savvy and hard-earned advice for selecting canoe trip routes
*Boundary Waters Brookies – Strandlund, Strom, Kaiser – p. 69
BWCAW brook trout waters; where, when and how to fish them
*The Vermilion River Route – Smith – p.80
*Gunflint Trail Fire & Rescue Squad – Kaiser – p. 91
*Hunters Island – Teach – p.98
wilderness poetry
