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by hobbydog
Trip Type:
Paddling Canoe
Entry Date:
06/15/2015
Entry Point:
Other
Exit Point:
Other
Number of Days:
14
Group Size:
1
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Day 6 of 14
Saturday, June 20, 2015
6.8 miles, 2 portages, 800 meters
It took me a while to get to sleep but once I did, I slept hard. I am up early though, it is too nice to sleep in. I am in no hurry to get going today as it is a gorgeous morning. I take some time to enjoy it. At the end of Dunstan Lake is the 750 meter “Enchanted Portage”. It is flat, lots of caribou moss and Pink Ladyslippers lining the trail. A good start to the day. Then into Ugly Lake…not really ugly at all. At the south end you can go west to Wanda Lake or easterly to Royd Lake. I take the easterly route. The creek is narrow and full of hairpin turns. It is swarming with dragonflies. A small falls and short portage and then into a long narrow no name lake. About half way down the lake I find a nice camp site. I decide to layup early and make this a rest day. It looks like it could rain. I am well into the trip now and I take the time to sort through my food and gear and work on organization. I also have a big plate of hash browns for lunch, get a good swim in and take an afternoon snooze. I am not sure where the day went. PackIt Gourmet Shepards Pie (good stuff) and peach cobbler for desert. A quiet evening, a nice fire and a beautiful sunset. It looks like all the rain passed just to the south. Another perfect day in the Caribou….
Morning Meditation Time
The Enchanted Portage
Creek out of Ugly Lake
Yum...one of my favorite trip meals
Day 5 camp, long no name lake
A short day
6.8 miles, 2 portages, 800 meters
It took me a while to get to sleep but once I did, I slept hard. I am up early though, it is too nice to sleep in. I am in no hurry to get going today as it is a gorgeous morning. I take some time to enjoy it. At the end of Dunstan Lake is the 750 meter “Enchanted Portage”. It is flat, lots of caribou moss and Pink Ladyslippers lining the trail. A good start to the day. Then into Ugly Lake…not really ugly at all. At the south end you can go west to Wanda Lake or easterly to Royd Lake. I take the easterly route. The creek is narrow and full of hairpin turns. It is swarming with dragonflies. A small falls and short portage and then into a long narrow no name lake. About half way down the lake I find a nice camp site. I decide to layup early and make this a rest day. It looks like it could rain. I am well into the trip now and I take the time to sort through my food and gear and work on organization. I also have a big plate of hash browns for lunch, get a good swim in and take an afternoon snooze. I am not sure where the day went. PackIt Gourmet Shepards Pie (good stuff) and peach cobbler for desert. A quiet evening, a nice fire and a beautiful sunset. It looks like all the rain passed just to the south. Another perfect day in the Caribou….
Morning Meditation Time
The Enchanted Portage
Creek out of Ugly Lake
Yum...one of my favorite trip meals
Day 5 camp, long no name lake
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