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Trans Minnesota Adventure Trail (TMAT)

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Here is the link for
the
Trans Minnesota Adventure Trail


http://minneadv.info/tmat/



My Ride
September 2013



 

:danceThanks to kknuth and all that helped make this trail a reality:dance



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Koochiching County Courthouse
International Falls, Minnesota



Below:

International Falls Murals
by Bruce Trask


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St. Thomas Aquinas
Founded in 1905
International Falls, MN


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The TMAT starts at the Canadian Border a few miles into Canada.
I didn't bring my passport so I enjoyed Boundary Water Nation Park and International Falls


The TMAT is over 1200 miles long and stretches across Minnesota.
The ride report is the Eastern TMAT Route

LINKY:
Free State Highway Map
Minnesota
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Wisconsin - http://www.travelwisconsin.com/order-guides

Iowa - http://www.traveliowa.com/travelGuide



 
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Giant Voyageur
Ranier, Minnesota

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Ranier, Minnesota
City Park
10 Buck camping


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Voyageurs National Park
International Falls, Mn

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The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW or BWCA),
is a 1,090,000-acre wilderness area within the Superior National Forest in northeastern Minnesota.
The BWCAW is famous as a destination for both canoeing and fishing on its many lakes
and is the most visited wilderness in the United States.

The BWCAW is located on the U.S./Canadian border in the Arrowhead Region of Minnesota.
Along with Voyageurs National Park to the west
and the Canadian Quetico and La Verendrye Provincial Parks to the north,
they make up a large area of contiguous wilderness lakes and forests
called the "Quetico-Superior country",
or simply the Boundary Waters.
Lake Superior lies to the east of the Boundary Waters.

The continental divide between the Great Lakes and Hudson Bay watersheds
runs through the east side of the BWCAW,

Regions

The BWCAW is typically split up into a eastern and western regions.

The eastern region includes the Gunflint Trail,
a historic road which runs near the Canadian border from Lake Superior at Grand Marais
to its terminus in the heart of the wilderness some 55 miles inland, near Saganaga, Seagull and other entry points.

Other entry points in this region are accessed via the Sawbill Trail,
a 30 mile road from Lake Superior at Tofte and which terminates at Sawbill Lake.

The western region is primarily accessed through the town of Ely.
Entry points are scattered all over the area, including along the Fernberg Road, which runs east from Ely for approximately 20 miles before terminating at the Lake One entry point.

The Echo Trail provides access to entry points northwest of Ely, and Highway 1 runs toward Lake Superior and provides access to other areas of the wilderness.
- See more at: http://www.friends-bwca.org/visit/bwcaw/#sthash.2OArrVGP.dpuf

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http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=599560


http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/ohv/map.html


http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/maps/ohv/nemadji.pdf



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Town Road 161
South of International Falls

Warning:
I wouldn't try Town Road 161 by yourself in muddy season

You are in the middle of nowhere
on the way to nowhere


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Arrowhead Trail near Ash Lake
(Camp 90 Road to Sheep Ranch Road )

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Crane Lake, Minnesota: Voyageur Statue

This statue is 15 feet tall.
Built in 1959,
it pays tribute to the bearded, buckskin-wearing French paddlers
that explored the region.


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A Great Adventure!!!

Hello my friend! Thanks so much for sharing your pics. Another great adventure for sure!!!
 
Great Photos

Thanks for the wonderful pictures and riding ideas. I must try at least part of this ride when attending the MOA Rally.

I like your GS, had a 1983 R80GS and loved it. Regretfully it was sold 12 years later for a R1100RT. Enjoyed the RT but will always have fond memories of my first GS
 


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Echo Trail

St. Louis County Road 116
road that goes through the back country
between Ely and International Falls

The roads north of Ely other than 116 are forest service and logging roads :thumb

A 72-mile trail of asphalt and gravel through the remote wilderness
of the Superior National Forest and Kabetogama State Forest.


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Wow!

Jim - You really take some awesome pics. The colors really pop, an the lighting is incredible. Have they been enhanced at all?

Thanks for sharing!
 
:wave Hi Jim...

finally getting the hang of taking pictures aren't you :D
Always a treat to view your reports.

Helen says :wave
 
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