Boundary Waters, Trip Reports, BWCA, Stories

Love at first site
by jonoester

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 05/16/2010
Entry & Exit Point: Sawbill Lake (EP 38)
Number of Days: 6
Group Size: 8
Day 3 of 6
Tuesday, May 18, 2010

I woke up early again, just before after my teacher. We got a pot of coffee brewing and started our breakfast of pancakes and sausage. Yum! We broke camp in mid-morning and headed towards Phoebe. We made our way through a beaver dam on the river, for a otherwise short day. A couple of stops along the river for fishing and photo ops lead to a couple of smallies and great fun. Photobucket Photobucket

We took an island site on Phoebe. We were greeted at the site by an moose skull (A Bull I think) Photobucket

There are no good spots to hang at this site, so we decided to stash our pack in between to large boulders near the shore. One great tent pad, but it is infested with ants so we decide to use other tent pads. There is the most beautiful view onto the lake and a great place to lay on a boulder and read or just watch the lake. Photobucket

We started to cook up dinner, which was chicken fettucini Alfredo. While we started to cook, a huge storm started to blow in, and our campsite was in torrential rains and 40-50 mph gusts of wind. We grabbed everything and tied it down or threw it under the tarp. I counted 5 downed trees from the wind and saw 2 fall infront of me. A widow maker nearly missed smashing our tarp. Photobucket Photobucket Photobucket Photobucket

The storm gave way just around sunset, and it gave us the most beautiful sunset I have ever seen in my life. I just hope this picture does justice. Photobucket