Wednesday, August 01, 2012

Horseshoe Lake, Caribou Lake, Lizz Lake, Poplar Lake

We packed up and left Horseshoe at 7:30a.m. Today was bittersweet. Sad to leave but looking forward to a real shower!

Ready or not here we come….home!
This is a “timeout” BW style! B2 really wasn’t a bad kid. She just wanted to see what it would be like to sit on that rock…in the middle of the lake!
One last group photo!
B2 threatened to leave me at the portage for putting her on that rock! I reminded her that the rock “timeout” was HER idea!
We made note of the width of the heavily traveled 73 rod portage. Although for such a popular area we didn’t see many people which is odd for this time of year.
Nort and Evie Bell being carried by the twin B’s! Now this is progress!
Paddling and portaging from Horseshoe to Caribou and on through Lizz and Poplar was uneventful compared to the rest of our trip. The portages were easy, the lakes were calm and we were a bit sad it was over.
The 51 rod portage to Poplar was the last of the 21 portages we had done… all doubled!
Our sixth mother daughter trip was complete.
Shower time at Rockwood!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you Mike and Lynn!
We headed north and had dinner at the Gunflint Lodge with Mocha before starting the five and a half hour drive home!
**Note: The” Marshmallow” portage pads were a very last minute idea. Due to our narrow shoulders it’s hard to find a pad that is comfortable for all of us. I had the idea to make my own using memory foam so they formed to our shoulders. The trouble was that memory foam expands. It wasn’t as comfortable when it was smashed tight. So I left it poufy allowing it to form to our shoulders! Looks funny, works GREAT!**

Lakes Traveled:   Horseshoe Lake, Caribou Lake, Lizz Lake, Poplar Lake,