2:00am - We both awoke to a heavy thunderstorm. We decided to head out and make sure all was secure in our site. The wind never picked up, so we decide to wait this one out in the tent. There were passing thunderstorms throughout the early morning hours, and I finally fell asleep around 3am.

We both awoke around 7am. We were groggy and a little damp from the previous two storms. We began brewing coffee again and decided to hang the rain fly and tent as water had made its way between the ground tarp and tent floor.

I could tell that my trip partner had enough wilderness and hadn't slept well. Although I would have loved to spend our last night in the wilderness, I yielded to his request to pack up a day early.

As the sun came out, we dried all equipment on the clothesline and began slowly packing. It was shaping up to be a beautiful day in the BWCA.

This trip had a lot of positives and a few negatives for me. On the positive side, I am very glad to have experienced this small portion of the BWCA. I'm glad I didn't let the traffic and heavy use of this area deter me from exploring it. Quite frankly, I felt a great deal of solitude here and I absolutely loved the scenery. Also, I really did enjoy the experience of the heavy storm on Friday morning. On the negative side, I've never cut a trip short in the BWCA before, and I'm a little disappointed that we left so early.