Number Lakes Loop- First time out West (25 photos)
Lake One Island
A calm and quiet evening on Lake One
Home Sweet Home
Last night in the Boundary Waters on Lake One
Wildflowers After Fire
Paused on a portage to look at all the pretty wildflowers
Fiery Portage
What a stark and unique landscape
Fire Scarred Portage
Pausing after a portage to experience the strange landscape
Back to the burn zone
One of the number lakes featuring lots of dead trees
Williamson Island
A well worn but beautiful camp
Elevated Front Porch
Campsite on Williamson Island on Insula Lake
A little chop on Insula Lake
Lake's eye view of Insula Lake
Sunset on Sheep
Not much of a view from this desperation campsite
Smoke!
Wildfire smoke on the horizon
Loaded Up
Leaving Boulder on the way to Shepo Lake
Sunset over Boulder Lake
A beautiful evening on Boulder Lake
A Boulder on Boulder Lake
The site was littered with huge boulders especially on the trail up to the throne
Boulder Lake Site
view from the kitchen area enjoying some lounge and snack time
First look of Boulder Lake
View from the portage
Portage into Adams Lake
A rough start to a 100 rod portage
Kawishiwi River Camp
Excellent tent options and good kitchen area
Pictographs
If you squint, you can see a canoe with people in it on the left, a bear (?) on the right, and maybe a person stating on top?
Fishdance Lake Pictograph cliff
View from a nearby campsite where we stopped for lunch
Super Sunny Day
Unseasonably hot September day
Home sweet home
Such a calm lake on Insula. A perfect evening
Portage scenery
At least the ground layer species have recovered. There were plentiful wildflowers. Lots of Fireweed.
Fire-scarred Landscape
It was a long day filled with dead trees. Interesting at first then kind of dreary