A Little Longer, A Little Farther
by PixiePaddler
Trip Type:
Paddling Canoe
Entry Date:
07/04/2009
Entry Point:
Fall Lake (EP 24)
Exit Point:
Moose/Portage River (north) (EP 16)
Number of Days:
10
Group Size:
2
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Day 9 of 10
Sunday, July 12, 2009
People…yuck!
We got up early again today (5 am) to beat the wind. Not cool. When we poked our heads out, we found a dead calm lake…what a change from yesterday.
We ate and packed up to head out of Lac La Croix into Boulder River. We portaged twice with a lot of other people. I didn’t like all the traffic we were around during the last day in here. It kind of ruins that feeling of seclusion. Mark had been talking about possibly going up to Quetico to escape the crowds. This idea is becoming more enticing as the trip goes on. After getting to Agnes, we decided to continue on to Nina Moose via the Nina Moose River. We had to hunt for a decent site and found one right near tomorrow’s exit spot. We laid out the solar shower and took a rest lying out in the sun. I needed to even out my crazy suntan. The fronts of my legs were about five shades darker than the backs due to my canoeing the past week or so. We enjoyed our last dinner of the trip and had a few chipmunks join us. One even got brave enough to climb up and lick my plate clean.
We retired for the evening with visions of pizza and beer that we would be enjoying tomorrow in Ely.
People…yuck!
We got up early again today (5 am) to beat the wind. Not cool. When we poked our heads out, we found a dead calm lake…what a change from yesterday.
We ate and packed up to head out of Lac La Croix into Boulder River. We portaged twice with a lot of other people. I didn’t like all the traffic we were around during the last day in here. It kind of ruins that feeling of seclusion. Mark had been talking about possibly going up to Quetico to escape the crowds. This idea is becoming more enticing as the trip goes on. After getting to Agnes, we decided to continue on to Nina Moose via the Nina Moose River. We had to hunt for a decent site and found one right near tomorrow’s exit spot. We laid out the solar shower and took a rest lying out in the sun. I needed to even out my crazy suntan. The fronts of my legs were about five shades darker than the backs due to my canoeing the past week or so. We enjoyed our last dinner of the trip and had a few chipmunks join us. One even got brave enough to climb up and lick my plate clean.
We retired for the evening with visions of pizza and beer that we would be enjoying tomorrow in Ely.
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