Saturday, June 06, 2009

We began the day at 7:10AM and had made our push to Ogish Lake. We elected to get an early start on the day as we would have to pass through Gabimichigami Lake and wanted to avoid heavy water if the winds decided to pick up. As we approached our first portage – the 30 rod into Rattle Lake, my oldest son Matt spotted a moose and her 2 calves. We spend some time in the quietness of the bay enjoying the interaction and the care she showed her young before pushing on.

By the time we had reached Gabimichigami Lake, I had feared we may end up in wind, but upon heading into our cross lake paddle, we found it glass clam! It was a beautiful paddle. We paddled through Agamok Lake and were visited by an eagle.

The 115 rod portage into Mueller Lake intersected the Kekekabic Trail. We took a short walk eastward to see the falls. The Kekekabic Trail has a nice foot bridge and gave us an opportunity to see the falls from a really nice vantage point.

After portaging into Ogish we pressed on to the last site on the north shore. This site is one of my favorites and is right on the edge of the Cavity Lake fire burn area. We arrived at 11:40AM and secured camp. We had several loons in the area doing their “dance” and we were able to get them on camera.

The day’s totals: 5 portages, 245 rods and 6 miles of territory. Started the day at 7:10AM and arrived at Ogish Lake at 11:40AM.