Destination Finger Lake
by WoodPaddle
Trip Type:
Paddling Canoe
Entry Date:
06/28/2006
Entry Point:
Little Indian Sioux River (north) (EP 14)
Exit Point:
Moose/Portage River (north) (EP 16)
Number of Days:
5
Group Size:
5
Part 2 of 7
Day 1
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Entry 14 Little Indian Sioux River Goal East Loon Bay 12 Miles 4 portages 260r
We woke up early at 5:30 and were onto the Echo trail by 6:00 AM to drop off the van at Moose River entry and then headed up to Little Indian to put in, so far so smooth. After checking with the gang on equipment, I released our driver and soon realized that I had left my water bottle in the van now speeding away, doh! The gang was now suspicious of my leadership and we had not even competed the first portage. Oh well, at least it was not my cooking stove!
The first portage to the river was completed with success and in one trip, thanks to the two new packs and we were on the river and ready to go. My two sons were in the MN 2 and their cousin, her friend and I took the MN 3. As we paddled down the river we decided on a new tradition of naming the packs and canoes for the trip. It was agreed that the boys 2 man would be LaFool (French for the Fool guess) and the MN 3 was Tiffany. The big internal pack holding our kitchen items, was named Blue Cheese and the two #4 Duluth packs were Bertha and Jack Henry (pronounced in a French accent)
We moved well and completed the trip across a calm Loon Lake around noon and found a nice sunny place on the north side of the lake to eat lunch and take a quick nap before heading out. Lunch is always the same for traveling, I just have a big selection of dried fruit, cheese nuts, crackers and such and we all sat down and had our own Old Country Buffet in the woods.
Rested up and re-fueled, we jump back into the Lafool and Tiffany and headed up East Loon Bay with a new destination of Slim Lake for some fishing, dinner and a good nights sleep.
We arrived at Slim Lake and took the northern campsite to setup our home for the night. The site was very nice, set high on a rocky ledge with a great view of slim lake below. With everything setup for the night we headed out to try our first attempt at fishing with leaches. Char, being the only non-mail member of the group was, of course the most experienced fisherman (or person) and she helped my squeamish boys bait the leaches. Jordan up to the task was already hooking a big bass. For the remainder of the afternoon the bass just kept hitting and we had great time fishing just off the camp site.
At dinner I was glad to find that I indeed had remembered the stove because that night we had a several filets and bass McNuggets complimented by a big pot of potato soup. That night we sat by the fire and had tea or hot chocolate but the Minnesota state bugs pushed us inside the tent early.
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Entry 14 Little Indian Sioux River Goal East Loon Bay 12 Miles 4 portages 260r
We woke up early at 5:30 and were onto the Echo trail by 6:00 AM to drop off the van at Moose River entry and then headed up to Little Indian to put in, so far so smooth. After checking with the gang on equipment, I released our driver and soon realized that I had left my water bottle in the van now speeding away, doh! The gang was now suspicious of my leadership and we had not even competed the first portage. Oh well, at least it was not my cooking stove!
The first portage to the river was completed with success and in one trip, thanks to the two new packs and we were on the river and ready to go. My two sons were in the MN 2 and their cousin, her friend and I took the MN 3. As we paddled down the river we decided on a new tradition of naming the packs and canoes for the trip. It was agreed that the boys 2 man would be LaFool (French for the Fool guess) and the MN 3 was Tiffany. The big internal pack holding our kitchen items, was named Blue Cheese and the two #4 Duluth packs were Bertha and Jack Henry (pronounced in a French accent)
We moved well and completed the trip across a calm Loon Lake around noon and found a nice sunny place on the north side of the lake to eat lunch and take a quick nap before heading out. Lunch is always the same for traveling, I just have a big selection of dried fruit, cheese nuts, crackers and such and we all sat down and had our own Old Country Buffet in the woods.
Rested up and re-fueled, we jump back into the Lafool and Tiffany and headed up East Loon Bay with a new destination of Slim Lake for some fishing, dinner and a good nights sleep.
We arrived at Slim Lake and took the northern campsite to setup our home for the night. The site was very nice, set high on a rocky ledge with a great view of slim lake below. With everything setup for the night we headed out to try our first attempt at fishing with leaches. Char, being the only non-mail member of the group was, of course the most experienced fisherman (or person) and she helped my squeamish boys bait the leaches. Jordan up to the task was already hooking a big bass. For the remainder of the afternoon the bass just kept hitting and we had great time fishing just off the camp site.
At dinner I was glad to find that I indeed had remembered the stove because that night we had a several filets and bass McNuggets complimented by a big pot of potato soup. That night we sat by the fire and had tea or hot chocolate but the Minnesota state bugs pushed us inside the tent early.
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