It’s moving day and everyone is up before 7:00. I taking my time but Stew and Ben have some portaging to do on the way to the South Arm of Knife Lake to the north. They plan to spend a night there before heading back to the outfitters the next day. Ben has a flight to catch and be back at work next week. Stew will spend next week at the outfitters and do all kinds of cool stuff like taking a small plane ride with his friend over the lakes and seeing the fire damage outside the park.

We say our goodbyes at the landing before they shove off.

I’m loaded and on the water at 10:25. I’ve decided to spend the next four nights on Fraser Lake just to the north east. There are no portages as the two lakes connect with a narrow channel. It’s a perfect day when I leave but the wind picks up and makes the going rough until I’m in the channel. The water levels are low this year and I scrape bottom in one section and have to weave around rock gardens to get through.

I got tipped off by Stew to look for a site in the west corner. Just follow the shore left once in Fraser and look for a big sloping rock slab. Stew and Lawrence (MagicPaddler) did a trip together and stayed here in July of this year. The site sits very high up on a flat bench with woods behind. It’s fairly exposed to the southeast facing the lake but I pick a site tucked back in the woods to hang the hammock. The canoe landing is excellent.

Fraser Lake site

I set up my small tarp for a kitchen area right in front of the woods on a very flat dirt floor. This will be home for the next 4 nights. It's Just me and Luna now. We are in luck as the landing has several great flat rock ledges to throw the ball for her in the water. The view from here of the lake is spectacular with several islands right out front. It’s a change from our protected bay on Thomas.

I’ve got ham re-hydrating for a mac and cheese dinner and settle in with my Sig Olson book on a perfect sunny 70 degree day with a light breeze.