Tuesday, June 04, 2019~Crooked Lake With hopes set on a dawn paddle we had our canoes in the water at 6am getting a glimpse of the rising sun over the tree line along the border. This was a fun and difficult paddle to navigate through changing narrows. Times there was rapids and others left you wondering if there was a point to turn or take the high road. Above, is the moment where we could have ditched from the lake and found shelter from the storm. Realizing that thunder clouds were closing in we made the choice to head south and try to beat it out. If there was a raindrop felt we would make sure to get off. Thankfully that did not happen and the sun started to poke out as we approached our stop for lunch. We stopped to eat at the campsite with Table Rock. For some this place is not that cool but I found the stop interesting, and memorable for the nutella pita pockets. Our Southern journey down Crooked Lake found ourselves with more and more cliff faces to see. One of the many interesting techniques for paddling along the border was demonstrated. Our interpretations of Picture Rock were left to the Yale Scholar Sam. Many insights were told, none were documented. After a quick dip at our new site near L. Basswood Falls we get to listen and view the crashing waters for the day and night. Willy and the group sat at the falls next to our site and watched the other part of the falls crash against the water. It was a peaceful sound to fall asleep too.