Day 3: Horse Lake camp site and back to Jordan’s and then to Minneapolis:

We had breakfast of dehydrated western omelet. We were warned that the omelet might not be good. So we all had low expectations. It turned out to be quite good.

We took down camp, packed up, cleaned up, took a few pictures, and headed home.

The paddle down horse was a little harder than earlier. The wind was against us and the canoes were loaded again.

The portages to Fourtown were interesting. Two were mild rapids. We pushed the canoes up the rapids. The rocks were quite slippery and our efforts would have been a contender on America’s Funniest Home Videos.

Once in Fourtown, we decided to fish and explore a bit. We didn’t catch anything.

We stopped on a nice rock point and had summer sausage and cheese sandwiches. They tasted especially good…

The portages from Fourtown to Mudro were challenging. There were a few other groups making the trek so that added a bit to the difficulty. But the hills and distances would have made the portages challenging anyway.

We arrived at Mudro and had some time before Jordan’s was expected to pick us up. We relaxed and fished a bit. There was large bald eagle that watched us.

Eventually, we had to call it quits and make the paddle back up the creek to the entry point.

Jordan’s arrived right on time and brought cold sodas in their coolers. The gear was quickly loaded and we were back on the road.

There was some miscommunication about the lodging that night. So we took a shower at Jordan’s and started the drive back to Minneapolis.

We stopped in Cloquet for a beer and burgers. They tasted great.

We arrived at Stickman’s house around 9pm.

Summary:

It was a great trip. The goal was to learn a bit about the Boundary Waters and relax. Those goals were certainly accomplished.

The group was good. We had 6 guys who didn’t really know each other. The group gelled well and there were no issues.

The fishing was good for our first time.