First Solo - Baker Lake Loop Photo Essay
by lmislinski
Trip Type:
Paddling Canoe
Entry Date:
06/19/2009
Entry & Exit Point:
Baker Lake (EP 39)
Number of Days:
3
Group Size:
1
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Day 2 of 3
Saturday, June 20, 2009 
Burnt Lake: This was a great day with lots of slow moving fluffy clouds. I love how these type of clouds lend themselves to interesting lighting patterns on landscape features.
Loon on Burnt: This loon was completely fine with me getting in close for a nice portrait. Usually they aren't so vain.
The recent thread on solo self-portraits got me thinking. I'm glad I brought the tripod ;-)
Ada Creek - very beautiful and intimate feeling.
Cherokee Creek - one of my favorite areas of the trip. Unfortunately I didn't see any Moose... I did, however, notice some stowaways on the bottom of my canoe when I got to the camp on Cherokee Lake. A couple of leaches were trying as hard as they could to suck the blood out of my kevlar Wenonah C1W.
Cherokee Lake Campsite - this site had amazing 360-degree views from a nice elevated point. This was a much nicer place to star-gaze than the bug-infested site on Kelly.
A few sunset photos from Cherokee Lake. I didn't have any of the drop-dead, blow your mind, dramatic sunsets I've seen on previous trips. With that said, there was something elegant about this subdued sunset. Looking SE from my site:
Looking W from my site: 
Route: Kelly Lake - Burnt Lake - Smoke Lake - Sawbill Lake - Ada Creek - Ada Lake - Ada Creek - Skoop Lake - Cherokee Creek - Cherokee Lake
Morning at my campsite on Kelly Lake:
Burnt Lake: This was a great day with lots of slow moving fluffy clouds. I love how these type of clouds lend themselves to interesting lighting patterns on landscape features.
Loon on Burnt: This loon was completely fine with me getting in close for a nice portrait. Usually they aren't so vain.
The recent thread on solo self-portraits got me thinking. I'm glad I brought the tripod ;-)
Ada Creek - very beautiful and intimate feeling.
Cherokee Creek - one of my favorite areas of the trip. Unfortunately I didn't see any Moose... I did, however, notice some stowaways on the bottom of my canoe when I got to the camp on Cherokee Lake. A couple of leaches were trying as hard as they could to suck the blood out of my kevlar Wenonah C1W.
Cherokee Lake Campsite - this site had amazing 360-degree views from a nice elevated point. This was a much nicer place to star-gaze than the bug-infested site on Kelly.
A few sunset photos from Cherokee Lake. I didn't have any of the drop-dead, blow your mind, dramatic sunsets I've seen on previous trips. With that said, there was something elegant about this subdued sunset. Looking SE from my site:
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