Mike on Nina Moose beach

Mike's Corona commercial on the beack on Nina Moose on the paddle home.

Rest on Nina Moose

Time for a rest, even a snooze, on Nina Moose Lake on the way home.

Goodbye to camp

Chris and Mike on the last morning in camp

Mike in surgery

Mike lends a hand by cleaning a walleye

Cleaning fish on Iron

That's me cleaning a fish on Iron Lake before lunch

Iron Lake

Our makeshift camp on Iron Lake

Tree graveyard

Lucas and I venture into the tree graveyard on the way to Iron Lake

That's me with my first catch of the trip ... and a sweet sunburn. Hence the face.

forest fire on the way to Warrior Hill

The view north from the island

our failed group photo. Look at those sharply focused pine needles!

Troy the cook fries up the first fillets

the main course. sorry -- wouldn;t let me rotate

our shorelunch location on Sunday

the pines at the camp site

the nice red pine stand where we put up the tents

putting in on the Moose River.

The gang gets situated after the initial portage to the Moose River. My canoe mate, Luke, is at right.