Tuesday, June 09, 2009 Today was our big push day. Our clothes were still damp in the morning and it was still cloudy and drizzling. Our spirits were getting a little low, but not to bad. We made our way back to Lake Three via Harbor, Brewis, and Horseshoe. After navigating Lake Three we made our way to the west end or Lake Two. After getting lunch at a mosquito infested campsite we took the unmaintained portage into Rock Island. It was tough with an aluminum canoe, but we are both young and in great shape so it was manageable. Rock Island is one of the most beautiful lakes I've seen. It just feels so pristine and untouched. I feel the same way about Judd Lake, the small lake in between Rock Island and Clear Water. The portage to Judd is a bit longer than the portage to Rock Island and has more hills and blowdown. The portage into Clearwater is the longest at around 220 rds but has the least amount of blowdown. However, there are a few sports when you have tiny creeks flowing through the portage trail. After we finished we got onto another one of my favorite lakes, Clearwater. Although somewhat affected by recent fires, it is still beautiful and actually does have pretty clear water. We decided to go all the way into Turtle and we took the campsite by the portage into Bald Eagle. This is by far, one of the best days of the trip. We estimated our mileage at about 15 or 16 miles.