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FIRST BWCA TRIP
by 31INCHEYE

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 07/01/2009
Entry & Exit Point: Sawbill Lake (EP 38)
Number of Days: 4
Group Size: 4
Day 4 of 4
Saturday, July 04, 2009 THE COOLEST MORNING, I WOULD SAY APROX 45 DEGREES OR SO. THE LAKE COVERED WITH A BEAUTIFUL FLOWING HAZE OF STEAM. THE LOONS SEEM TO AGAIN BE VERY LOUD AND ACTIVE THIS MORNING, LOVE THERE CALLS. THE HOT COFFEE TASTE EXTRA NICE THIS MORNING, NOT IN ANY HURRY TO FISH, SEEMS PERFECT TO JUST SIT AND LOOK OUT OVER THE WATER. AFTER BREAKFAST WE SLOWLY START TO PACK UP CAMP FOR THE TRIP BACK SOUTH DOWN SAWBILL. AS WE LEFT CAMP THE WIND BLOWING FROM THE NORTH GAVE US A NICE EASY RIDE DOWN THE LAKE. HALF WAY TO SAWBILL OUTFITTERS THE WIND SHIFTS FROM THE WEST NORTHWEST AND WE START SEEING MORE CANOES. THE PEACE AND QUIET IS GONE, BACK TO CIVILIZATION, WHAT A DRAG. TILL NEXT YEAR, AND THERE WILL BE A NEXT YEAR IN THE BWCA..THANKS SAWBILL OUTFITTERS, WHAT A CLASS BUSINESS IN A CLASS PLACE.