We still had a lot of miles to cover so we got up early, again had oatmeal and headed south on the moose river from Agnes, through Nina, and back on the river. The water seemed to have lowered even more since our entry as we were getting hung up more on the beaver dams and the grass was slowing our canoes down which didn't seem to be as big of an issue on the way in.

We were glad we had chose to go in on the 25th as there were many groups coming in the day we were coming out. After a longer than expected exit we got to the final portage at around 2:30pm. The group coming out next to us offered us some PBR's as we packed up, we said our good bye's to Nick and Jon and hopped in on our way back to Iowa.

What a great trip! I had not been up with cousin Nick before and he was an excellent addition to the group for trips. I'm looking forward to my next trip with this group again. The weather was fantastic, the fishing panned out as we had hoped and nobody got hurt.

I have begun to lose track of how many times I have been up in the BWCA now but I am still awed by the beauty that this wilderness provides. I appreciate the opportunity to wake up in the mornings and feel like you are the only ones on the planet, hear a fish splash in the distance, see the fog raises to the sound of a loon, while sitting next to camp to the sound and smell of a crackling fire.

As this trip ends others are already in my head as I bring my maps out to see where I want to explore next. Maybe it's time to visit Isle Royale or shoot for another grand slam in the Quetico? Hard to say where I'm going but easy to say I will be back!

Cheers to all and thanks for reading!

*Credit to Jon and Nick Lyon for some of the pictures*