The Portage between Thelma Creek and Thelma Lake

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Portaging Direction: From Thelma Creek to Thelma Lake

This short portage is somewhat obscured, but you will know it is around, since the creek becomes impassable just past it at the base of a small cliff face. The landing is OK, but obviously sees minimal traffic.

This is a tough little portage. There are downed trees and mud to suck down the unwary. When you eventually do get to the lake, you will have to thread your way out from shore with your canoe. Unseen boulders and logs block an easy escape to the open lake. The portage is marked on the map as 30 rods, but may be a little bit less. The portage is flat.

Portage is fairly rugged, but getting actually getting out into Thelma Lake from the end of the portage presents a secondary challenge. From the end of the trail you will likely have to walk your canoe out into the water to get it around the debris field of boulders and logs. The water is fairly shallow here with a solid bottom.

Now that you've made it over the portage, visit: THELMA LAKE

Portaging Direction: From Thelma Lake to Thelma Creek

Getting to the portage from the lake is harder than actually getting out of the canoe onto the portage. There are a lot of boulders and logs that block the entrance route to this location.

You can do this portage in just over a minute, but it is a mean little bugger. Fallen timber, mud and standing water combine to make this a miserable 90 second walk. The portage overall is flat as a pancake. It is probably slightly less than the 30 rods shown on your map.

Looking downstream from the end of the Thelma Lake portage. There is a slight current, but it doesn't impair your ingress or egress from the canoe at this location. Head to the right from here.

Now that you've made it over the portage, visit: THELMA CREEK

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