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Mooseplums and Mr. Barley's 25th Anniversary Canoe Trip
by mooseplums

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 05/15/2010
Entry Point: Missing Link Lake (EP 51)
Exit Point: Brant Lake (EP 52)  
Number of Days: 7
Group Size: 2
Day 3 of 7
Monday, May 17, 2010 Got up about 6:30, again, and had bacon and scrambled eggs for breakfast. We decided to fish around our point that morning and picked up a couple of nice lakers within 15 minutes. We worked the area near our campsite, and saved 2 nice eater sized lakers for shore lunch. We set out across the lake to visit the site my son, and I stayed at 15 years ago. it is located on an island just on the edge of the burn area on the north side of the lake. It was nice to see the site was left unscathed by the fire. It's a nice site high above the water, I remember the spectacular view it used to have, before the fire. Shore lunch was fabulous, fried lake trout fillets and a Teriyaki noodle side dish. After dinner, it was time to clean up a bit, I hate dirty hair. After clean up, and a little nap, we headed off to find the ranger cabin located somewhere on the south side of the lake. It was not where we were told it was supposed to be. We separated and conducted our own little searches, and found it about 200 yards from where it was marked to have been. It has an old outhouse made of logs, it is now used to store shovels and a few other tools. When we got there the door was standing wide open, so I closed it. The cabin looks as though they are doing some much needed maintenance, and it's painted a different color from photos I've seen. We took photos, and milled around a bit and then headed back to camp. Supper was mexican rice with beef, and then we sat by the fire and listened again to "Loon Magic". We were back in the tent by 9:30.