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first time to Lac La Croix
by haro1

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 05/23/2008
Entry & Exit Point: Moose/Portage River (north) (EP 16)
Number of Days: 4
Group Size: 2
Day 3 of 4
Sunday, May 25, 2008 What walleye for breakfast, your dam right. As a precaution of mondays possible weather and for the ease of the 4 hour drive home; we decide to take our time and pack up and make our way to one of the southern camp sites on Lake Agnes. We leave our beautiful bay of lasting memories and head back around the long point to the Boulder river. As we are leaving we take a few pics I would like to share; Warrior hill, one of the biggest campsites I can remember, and the photo showing a island being sunk...The water levels on Lac La Croix seemed to be about 3 to 4 feet high. Huge pine trees that once were on land are just strangely in the water and marshy fields have become shrub and tree filled bays.
 
 The paddle back to the Boulder river was fairly decent going with the wind. In the river we experienced a bit more burst of heavy wind reminding me of some back pain. But we end up at the 115 rodder with a lot of daylight left.
 The double portage was not too bad but a deer ran in front of me while I had the canoe on shoulders and not seeing it completely I had a fear of a mama bear with cubs charging me. A few hours after we started today, we made it to the most south east camp site on Agnes with plenty of time to set up camp and cook some bison burgers, beans and salad.
 Just as the food was getting done and the sky was darkening, deathly close lightning and rain hit the lake. We were forced to eat in the tent and had some good conversation before heading to bed. Boy is it raining hard.