Thursday, June 26, 2008

The next morning was clear and calm again and I threw out a line with a slip bobber and sat and watched the fog burn off the lake while drinking green tea and eating blueberry granola.

I let the guys sleep in and it was a nice morning, just me and many birds behind me singing their lovely morning songs. Soon the boys were up and we packed camp hoping to get the nice site on Gull Lake we inspected the day before. Even late in the morning the sun was very intense and when we made it back to Gull drenched in sweat, our site was taken. We portaged back to Gun and it didn’t look promising either so we made the executive decision of paddling to Moosecamp Lake a day earlier than we had originally scheduled. By this time it was quite hot and we were getting a bit sunburned.

We made it to Moosecamp Lake early in the afternoon and the best campsite by the Bullet Lake portage was occupied so we moved on to the northeast site.

Thankfully it was open so we got set up and in a short while it truly felt like home. This was a wonderful site with a great view to the west across the lake and also to the east towards the creek portage.

After eating, we headed out to the only decent drop in the lake to chase walleyes and we had some bites but caught nothing more than some baby perch. Blake complained of a headache so Tyler and I dropped him off so he could nap and we went back out to fish. By this time, I had a line in the water but my focus was to the sky. A spectacular sunset was forming right before me.

I took some terrific shots before returning back to camp where Tyler and I sat around a campfire sipping Maker’s Mark as the clear sky sparkled with space. This turned out to be one of those perfect summer nights that one cannot help but dream of. Tyler and I formed a good connection and even the bugs were forgiving and gave us a break. As we watched the sky, to the east a glowing star shown big and bright. I snapped this picture before it faded away quickly and now after some research, I believe that it was planet Jupiter. Moosecamp Lake was truly magical this night.