Saturday, October 03, 2015

This was the fourth consecutive day of an east wind and the strongest of the four. I paddled for a little over half the day, until forward progress required too much energy output per mile. I passed Isle of the Pines on this day and observed my only painted turtles of the trip. I camped on an island outside of the South Arm of Knife Lake. I actually shared the campsite with two fellow soloists, Dan and Blake, as we both arrived on opposite sides of the campsite at similar times. It was very nice to share both conversation and campfire; really the only of either I would have on the entire trip.

Lakes Traveled: Basswood, Birch, Carp, Melon, Seed, Knife
Observed Weather: Partly cloudy early, Sunny later, Winds E 10- 20mph, High 59, Low 33
Number of Portages: 7
Length of Portages: 0.65 miles, 205 rods
Total Day Mileage: 14 miles