Saturday, September 10, 2016

This morning we awoke and took the time to have a big breakfast. We made pancakes and heated up some pre-cooked bacon. After that we went out and fished. It was a slower morning that we were used to, but we still caught a few fish. We had planned to head up to the waterfall on the north end, but we decided not to push it with a repaired canoe paddle that had to get us home the next day. After lunch we stayed around camp and did some exploring. We hike a good ways into the woods around camp. We found lots of cool looking mushrooms and some very large deer tracks. We went back out, hoping to scrounge up enough walleyes for our last dinner. Fortunately, they cooperated again and we again had a superb fish fry.

After dinner, we knew our trip was coming to a close. Instead of going out fishing that last night, we worked at readying for an earlier departure in the morning. We broke down rods and reels and cleaned and packed up what we could around camp. Then we just relaxed and took it all in one last night.

We sat around watching the different animals and birds around us. A beaver kept us entertained for a while, slapping it's tail loudly from time to time. It cruised back and forth in front of our campsite several different times. The last night of the year always brings a little sadness, knowing it may be six or more months before I get the chance to return to God's Country.