Sunday, May 24, 2009 Decided on a short trip to Elton today. Was definitely the best day wather wise of my entire trip. Went around the southern island on Lil' Sag. Couldn't find one of the sites and the other was nearly as bad as the one on Virgin. Took the 2 short portages to Elton. Water levels were up so they were probably a little easier than normal?

Elton is a pretty lake. Checked out the 2 southern sites. Both were pretty nice 3.5 star or better. I paddled around the lake and unwittingly paddled into the creek from Makwa. I seen a faint trail from the creek and it lead to the portage tail between the 2 lakes. Effectively cutting out about 3/4 of the portage. Like I said, water levels were high so this may not always be possible? I hiked the entire trail for curiosity sake. Ran across a ruffed grouse, watched him for a bit then headed back.

Stopped at the middle site and had my dinner. Potatoes, onions and sausage. With a little trail mix for dessert. While there I noticed what sounded like running water just across the lake. After finishing up I paddled across, and sure enough there was a very small waterfall running down the hill. Kinda cool. Headed back to Lil' Sag.

Little Saganaga Lake, Elton Lake