Up and at ‘em a little late, we cleaned up camp and moved on. We didn’t really have a goal or any plan today. We were just going to move until we got tired and set up for the night. Our travels took us all the way to Rocky Lake. We left our home on Finger and proceeded to Pocket. The 20 rodder to Pocket Creek was open and we paddled right through. Down Pocket and veered right into Gebeonequet Creek. A pretty creek, it reminded us of our entry just 3 days before. Tyler was in the kayak and got to within 150 yards of what we thought was a moose, although he didn’t see it. Moose tracks at the portage revealed that there was moose activity in the area.

We took some pictures and did some exploring on the portage. The portage runs next to some beautiful waterfalls which were running at what we thought were an average level. We paddle through Gebe checking out some campsites and found that none of them were worth stopping for. The chair site was already occupied. The occupants were nice enough to invite us up to check them out, but we declined.

We found the portage to Green Lake and decided during lunch to take the site here if it was good at all, or take our chances on the next lake, Rocky. The site appeared overgrown, tight, and buggy. We moved on. Rocky lake proved to be a nice looking lake and we liked the site too. Although kinda tight, it was cozy and had a nice fire area complete with seating. This site would become the inspiration for my own fire ring area at my house.

After eating dinner of pasta and chicken, we decided to do some fishing. I took the kayak, Tyler and Ryan took a canoe, and Troy and Cundiff took the other canoe, although they would not be fishing this night. They decided to take a shot each time someone caught a fish. I caught over 20 smallies and lost a huge pike, right at sunset on a zaraspook. We finished the night wondering if Tim and Troy were going to abandon us. They finally came in about 45 minutes after sunset with a boat full of wood that they collected on the island. They were proud, though a wasted effort as we did not even get to burn it. Mosquitoes were bad. Nature called about 1:30am and while out of the tent, I realized that the mosquitoes were gone. I sat and watched the full moon and a clear Minnesota sky.

Breathtaking.