I sleep late again until about 8:00 AM. My last day here with a scheduled pickup for 3:00 PM. So I take my time organizing the gear for packing and have a late breakfast of cheesy hash browns and precooked bacon with coffee. After some more goofing off I strike the tent and tarp and finish packing everything up. After a final patrol around the site to ensure LNT, I'm off at 2:00 PM, and finally, with a white capping wind at my back, its an easy paddle to the takeout portage. I land and unloaded the canoe with a feeling of sadness to be leaving. But also invigorated that I had done, albeit an easy, solo trip. Down the trail with my heaviest pack and halfway I meet the VNO crew member coming to pick me up. He offers to proceed to the landing and fetch the canoe. I agree thinking these boys sure know how to hustle a tip. I meet him again as I go back for the light pack and odds and end I intended to carry with the canoe. It is a nice 140 rod walk there and back, and I savor it deeply. I hop in the van and the VNO crew offers me a cold Hamm's beer. I immediately chug down half of it and it is the best beer I've had in a long time. I make a mental note to increase my gratuity for this young man. We arrive at VNO about 4:30 PM. I check into my bunkhouse room and hop in the shower. Oh does that ever feel good. Cleaned up I head out for The Great Outdoors to find out what I did wrong fishing and say goodbye to Jim. He's not around so across the lot to Mike's to buy some Schell's and Summit beer to take home. Then to Piragi's to look about a bit, and over to the Ely Steakhouse for Dinner. I order the walleye dinner with one filet fried and the second blackened. Homemade coleslaw and rice pilaf for sides. Everything, especially the blackened walleye filet, is incredibly delicious. Back to the bunkhouse to finish packing for an early start home tomorrow.

Link to Video "Day 4 Slim Lake"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcvqQW9fjoU