Boundary Waters, Trip Reports, BWCA, Stories

No Disappointment for Wife
by moose664788

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 06/06/2011
Entry & Exit Point: Snowbank Lake (EP 27)
Number of Days: 6
Group Size: 2
Day 4 of 6
Friday, June 08, 2012

We woke up Friday to the threat of Thunderstorms, but none came! It was awesome to hear the thunder roar and crash around us but never actually hit us. I love how quiet it is up here. We spent the morning piddling around camp, her reading, me catching and releasing more Walleye. She actually fished today and \caught her one and only fish of the trip. Man what a whopper of a fish!!! We then decided after lunch to head to the Snowbank lake trail.

It took sometime to find the trail on the Western shore. When we finally found it, it was very overgrown and buggy. However, we trekked on searching for adventure, and did we find it, or at least for her it was!!!! I was commenting on how I thought her pants were to big. She then lifted her shirt to show me the waist when she discovered a tick on her stomach burred inn. That made her lose it!!! She had done so well up until this point, but this she could not handle. I was able to remove it and she continued on, but I could tell she had enough of the hike. Just before we headed back, we encountered a latrine on the trail. To my amazement, the trail runs right through a campsite. Good thing no one was using the throne!! After we got back in the canoe, we were loaded with ticks!!! We were glad to be off the trail.

For dinner, we had reflector oven pizza and muffins, once again delicious! During our fireside chat, we watched a light show in the distance. There was a storm off to the East. What a site to see. Another great day.