Boundary Waters, Trip Reports, BWCA, Stories

Across the Divide and Back
by cowdoc

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 06/14/2009
Entry Point: Cross Bay Lake (EP 50)
Exit Point: Missing Link Lake (EP 51)  
Number of Days: 6
Group Size: 4
Part 2 of 8
Sunday June 14th Breakfast at Tusc at 7am. LCD dropped us off at the Crossbay ep and we are on the water at about 8:15. Lots of puddle jumping on the first leg of the Cross River. Portages have some bear scat and a lot of wolf scat. Meet 2 groups and 2 soloists near Ham and Rib, otherwise pretty quiet. Get to Long Island about 11:30 and head east to find campsite. Settle on site #563. Only other group we see is across the bay on site #562. The day is hot and breezy from the east. Fishing is not good between the wind and cool water temps. Had steak and tater dish for supper and crash out early in the cool night air.