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Island River to Isabella - Kid Friendly Base Camping Trip
by shoreviewswede

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 06/24/2009
Entry Point: Island River (EP 34)
Exit Point: Isabella Lake (EP 35)  
Number of Days: 5
Group Size: 5
Day 5 of 5
Sunday, June 28th, 2009********** -We’re breaking camp today. -It’s windy & drizzly. -Breakfast is odds-n-ends. -Everyone focuses and packing everything; we’re deliberate, but not urgent. -Sweep of the campsite finds no trash & nothing left behind. -It’s raining. -We say a prayer of thanks, then push off in loaded canoes to cross windy lake. -Now they all know what it’s like to paddle loaded canoes into the wind on choppy lake. -Exit at 35-Isabella.

-It was not a hard trip, but a little trip with a variety of conditions and activities; a good trip for kids, newbies... and even those of us who are only slightly more experienced with BWCA stuff. I may be ready for a more arduous trip next time.

-The drive home includes stops at Beaver Bay (Agate City) and Duluth (Perkins).

-At home, unload the van immediately… then do weightlifting routines I missed while gone; life is good!

MON: -I’m at work. Ugh.