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Oyster Creek and Boulder River
by oldgentleman

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 06/05/2011
Entry & Exit Point: Moose/Portage River (north) (EP 16)
Number of Days: 9
Group Size: 2
Day 5 of 9
Thursday, June 09, 2011 Got up to a clear, cool day without much wind. We had breakfast, coffee, eggs and bacon. Then we loaded the canoe and headed to Fish Stake Narrows, turned right and went looking for pictographs on the Canadian Side. We saw the one of hand prints that aren't very high. Then we continued on. Stopped for a lunch break at camp 173 on the southern tip of an island. Didn't look like a very good site. We paddled on and arrived at Boulder Bay earlier than we expected. We wanted a camp close to the Boulder River and took camp 1819, the third one from the river mouth. It's a spacious, shady site with a picnic table made of logs.
We set up camp, then took the canoe out to explore the area. The two camp sites closer to the Boulder River were occupied.