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Isabella Lake to Quadga Lake
by bapabear

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 05/31/2008
Entry Point: Isabella Lake (EP 35)
Exit Point: Island River (EP 34)  
Number of Days: 6
Group Size: 6
Day 4 of 6
Day Four- Wind shifted to out of the east and picked way up, temps dropped and our nice cozy camp and calm lake wasn’t so comfy any more. This was to be my big fishing day while the others day tripped but we weren’t going to be taking any canoes out today! Being a layover day we slept in and had a big breakfast prepared over the fire.

We packed up for a hike on the Pow Wow Trail. We walked west and north over gorgeous park like paths, and then over beaver dams, then through muck where we could easily spot moose and wolf tracks, on to rocky sometimes treacherous footing along Superstition Lake where we stopped at a campsite for a snack break and some picture taking. We then hiked back the same trail past Quadga Lake to Campfire Lake where we proceeded to have lunch and some took naps while others went back to camp to clean up and take a snooze.

The plan was formed to head back up river tomorrow and start working our way back to Isabella Lake and maybe the roomy site we scouted on day two for our last evening.