cold but gorgeous morning. zero clouds. zero wind.

downing some wonderful instant coffee this morning.

collected firewood. took a nice chunk of knuckle out in the process.

not much life up here this time of year. grouse on the latrine trail (typical).one immature bald eagle. ravens. some squirrels chattering from time to time. still hoping for a bull sighting.

putz around on the lake for awhile. mostly swampy shoreline. paddled back into a marsh behind the campsite. it has a small channel with water flowing into weird. the lake itself is very shallow.

with this few people around im happy to stay close to the EP. ill be camping here again tonight.

the sun feels great today.

a red dragonfly seems to like my knee...hes landed on it four times now.

have seen no one today.

why is it im never hungry on solos? la weightloss....eat your heart out.

once again, im king of the non self-motivators!

ill be burning all the wood tonight as ill probably be the last one here this canoeing season.

did some whittling today. i cut towards myself just to make it more exciting. haha

looking at the fire grate...ill have to find out where the smith foundry is located, just for the heck of it.

some garbage around here. instant heat pack wrapper. v tent peg. broken thermometer. the campchair.

it hit me...im on the temperance river system. the temperance is my favorite north shore river to walk back on.

really cooling off now.

the internal clock is really messed up this time of year. 6pm sunset is easier to handle at home.

now im thinking about next mays group solo. i function and motivate much better with human interaction. im really looking forward to tripping with others again. its been over a year since the last multi trip.

sun below the tree tops now. wool mitts on now also.

chilly but gorgeous. starting the fire now. the warmth is much needed.