Shell, Lower Pauness, Upper Pauness, LIS North

Today was our day out. We were all excited to put a few back at the Ely Steakhouse and get back to some of the other modern day comforts. We took the shorter portage between the Paunesses and found that there were a lot of lilies and weeds (we took the 40 rod portage on our way in). Finding the portage to shell from Lower Pauness might be tricky as it’s a clear cut through a lot of weeds, lucky for us we were coming the other way. I put down a porterhouse and a couple New Castles at the Ely Steakhouse and it tasted great. We reminisced about our choice campsites that we had had this year, and the good deal of seclusion we gotten from taking the road less traveled. Then we started talking about next year, maybe Kawishiway Lake? Who knows maybe we would even venture into the Quetico or try a PMA. All in all, it was a good year.