Up around 9am. Had coffee, did yoga, packed camp. Took pictures.


The "Nibi Tree" through my zoom lens from camp



and zoomed out




Zen in the morning

couldn't stop taking pictures (also didn't want to leave camp)

Left camp around 11am. I had trouble finding the portage from Harbor to Brewis. I finally spotted a trail back through the weeds and blowdown.

This is the canoe halfway between the main lake and the (flooded) portage landing, looking back out on Harbor Lake




This is the view toward the portage (I had to saw through that blowdown -- not easy to do while in a canoe)




Standing on the portage, the beginning of the actual portage is to the right, across the water

Paddled into the wind (quite strong on Horseshoe Lake) until Lake Two, then it calmed a bit. Though I noticed rain on the horizon. Brief cloudburst-downpours while on the pond portages between Lake Two and Lake One. Arrived at the landing around 5pm.




To Ely around 7pm (didn't want to leave the landing). Had a burger at Vertin's, then headed south to St. Paul and back to reality...