点评:I first learned about the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) in the winter of 2022. A first trip to the BWCA in 2022 quickly lead to another in 2023. While the first outfitter I used in Ely in 2022 was satisfactory, the staff and guide at Piragis in 2023 was absolutely top notch.
From my first email to the minute I drove away after my trip, Piragis went above and beyond to make sure I was taken care of. I reached out later than I should have in the late winter of 2023 to secure permit for June of 2023. However Drew, Adam and the outfitting team were always good to answer my questions. I told them what I wanted and hoped to accomplish on my trip and they went to work. Within a couple of weeks we put together a trip that I liked forward to.
Upon arrival in Ely at Piragis, I meet my Guide, James Ehlers. James is an enthusiastic, energetic, and knowledgeable guide that made me feel relaxed and welcomed to the BWCA. I can’t say enough good about James. He truly helped make my experience in the BWCA world class.
James and I got an early start at the Lake One Entry point and headed for our goal Insula and Alice Lakes. We spent the first two nights on a five star island camping spot on Lake Insula. We then headed for and spent two nights on Alice Lake at a beautiful sandy beach camping spot. James was always accommodating and made sure that we did whatever I wanted to do which included a lot of fishing and making a trip to see the pictographs on Fishdance Lake. Our last night we spent on Bridge Lake.
Between the great fishing, the ideal campsites, wildlife viewing and a great guide, my second trip ensured that I will be taking a 3rd trip to the BWCA. Of course I will using Piragis to outfit my next trip as well!
翻译:我第一次了解边界水域独木舟区 (BWCA) 是在 2022 年冬天。2022 年第一次前往 BWCA 很快就在 2023 年再次前往。虽然我 2022 年在伊利使用的第一家旅行用品店很令人满意,但工作人员和导游2023 年的 Piragis 绝对是一流的。
从我收到第一封电子邮件到旅行结束后开车离开的那一刻,Piragis 竭尽全力确保我得到照顾。为了获得 2023 年 6 月的许可证,我在 2023 年冬末联系的时间比应有的时间要晚。不过,Drew、Adam 和舾装团队总是很乐意回答我的问题。我告诉他们我想要并希望在旅途中完成什么,然后他们就开始工作了。几周之内,我们就安排了一次我喜欢的旅行。
抵达皮拉吉斯 (Piragis) 的伊利 (Ely) 后,我见到了我的向导詹姆斯·埃勒斯 (James Ehlers)。 James 是一位热情、充满活力且知识渊博的导游,让我感到轻松并受到 BWCA 的欢迎。我无法对詹姆斯说足够多的好话。他确实帮助我在 BWCA 获得了世界级的经历。
詹姆斯和我很早就从一号湖入口处出发,前往我们的目标伊苏拉湖和爱丽丝湖。我们在伊苏拉湖的一个五星级岛屿露营地度过了前两晚。然后我们前往爱丽丝湖美丽的沙滩露营地并在那里度过了两个晚上。詹姆斯总是很乐于助人,并确保我们做了我想做的任何事情,包括大量钓鱼和参观菲什舞湖上的象形文字。我们的最后一晚是在桥湖度过的。
很棒的钓鱼体验、理想的露营地、观赏野生动物和出色的导游,我的第二次旅行确保了我将第三次前往 BWCA。当然我也会用 Piragis 来装备我的下一次旅行!