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Phantom Lake Bushwack (20 photos)

Packed up

These hiking packs make you look fat! (or at least well fed)

Tangle

Part of the 'path' into the Phantom Lake Campsite

Evening

Another evening on Phantom Lake

Big Red

Big Read guided us to find the 'easy' path into the campsite

Water Trough

Many places the trail/road crosses and has sunk into the swamp.

Spruce Hen

Lives in the neighborhood of Soroll Lake

Soroll Lake

A quick view of Soroll Lake

Sledge

Part of an old winter sledge or wagon.

Rest Stop

A rest stop along the trail/road to Soroll Lake

Moon

Another sunset on Phantom Lake with the moon.

Sprite to Meat

Part of trail between Sprite and Meat Lakes

Clark Lake

On the shore at one of the old cabin sites

BWCA Boundary

The road ends and the trail plunges into BWCA through a swamp

BWCA Sign

Found this in the swamp at the boundary.

Portage #2

Schlamn Creek crosses the middle portage between Lunetta and Schlamn. And old washout.

Beaver Dam

Contemplating another Dam Crossing on the way to Schlamn Creek

1953 Buick Hubcap

A sample of the junk/artifacts strewn between Battle and Phantom Lakes

Phantom Lake

The obligatory sunset shot.

Old Logging Road

You can see the condition of the old logging roads.

Bushwhack In

Sample of the forest covered during the first 1.3 miles.