Monday, August 17, 2015

Van-Tramp.com - Portage Lake




From the site: Van-Tramp.com - Portage Lake

The plan was so perfect; after leaving Hope and on our way to Whittier we would stop in for a quick paddle through Portage Lake to view Portage Glacier up close and personal like.  When we got to the lake, we sought out a launch location from the visitor’s center staff who sent us down the road to a pullout. That location turned out to include a 1/4 mile hike, through human feces and trash,  just to access the water… no thanks. We ended up launching from the visitor’s center parking lot and started towards the glacier. A head-wind had picked up and it was cold to boot. Each time a paddle was lifted out of the water we lost nearly the same amount of ground gained from the previous stroke. We were getting no where ...Read more...




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