Boundary Waters, Trip Reports, BWCA, Stories

Memories of BWCA
by bradcrc

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 05/12/1989
Entry & Exit Point: Sawbill Lake (EP 38)
Number of Days: 7
Group Size: 8
Day 7 of 7
Monday, May 15, 1989

Morning consisted of an oatmeal breakfast topped by talk of the bear scare from the previous night. Taking down camp was interesting because tempers were beginning to grow short due to the tiredness of everyone in the group. All of the canoes and equipment were packed quickly because of the incentive hot showers provided. By the time I got to the showers they were freezing, but felt good anyway. Our trip was concluded by tours of Split-Rock lighthouse, a big cliff, Gooseberry falls and a 500 mile hike to WeeKeeWachie or HoochieKoochie or whatever the Indians used to call Lake Superior.