BWCA – by the numbers

1,000,000 – acres in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

33 – miles we paddled the canoe

5 – miles Kent carried the canoe on portages

14 – number of lakes we explored

17 – number of portages we walked

3.5 – ounces of DEET repellent we used

120 – pounds of gear and provisions we carried

345 – cost at Sawbill outfitters for canoe and Duluth packs

6 – number of nights we slept on the ground

151   – hours in the wilderness

2 – gallon ziplocks of trash packed out

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