Winter Camping, Shell Lake (55 photos)
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Dan at camp on Shell Lake. It's going to get cold tonight!
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Stocking the wood pile in advance of a cold night ahead.
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Mark winds his way toward the portage leading to Little Shell Lake.
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A wolf makes use of the old ski track.
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Covered animal tracks on snowy Shell Lake.
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Back on the skis and heading for the portage into Little Shell Lake.
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Visiting with the Midwest Mountaineering folks.
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Sierra(?) and Sunny play in the wood cutting area of Midwest Mountaineering's campsite.
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Skis piled up at the Midwest Mountaineering campsite.
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We stop in for a visit to the Shell Lake camp made by the Midwest Mountaineering group. A few of them (Ted and Wendy Paulsen) have been camped here since before New Years.
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Mallory and Dad (Matt) make a path on Shell Lake.
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Dan on Shell Lake.
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Dan and Mark discuss the slush and frozen bindings.
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Dan scrapes ice from the skis. Slush under the snow is becoming a problem. When the slush hits the cold air above it freezes instantly.
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Dan and Mark skiing on Shell Lake.
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Off on Shell Lake for a day trip of skiing.
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Mark, Dan and Mallory in the tent.
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Mark, Dan, Mallory and Matt get warm by the stove. The heat creates lots of steam and humidity which fogs the camera lens and makes photo taking a real challenge.
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Mark feeds the stove. The stove is Dave Morlock's creation.
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Dan closes up his sleeping bag for the day.
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Our camp on a small peninsula on Shell Lake.
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Path made when looking for firewood the evening before.
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Saturday morning at camp on Shell Lake.
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Shell Lake comes into view at the end of the portage from Lower Pauness Lake.
