A day of mostly paddling got started on the water at 7:55. This was a bright and beautiful travel day. As we headed east we took a moment to stretch at the 8th site from west to east. This was a nice site with plenty of room and a good landing area. After a snack and a stone skipping contest we journeyed on. It was interesting watching the south side of Winchell Lake to see where fire had claimed the forest in 2006 but everything was green today.

We entered Gaskin Lake and hugged the shore to the east taking the easternmost campsite. Unbelievable in that what I thought was a set of steps leading from the shoreline to the campsite was indeed a set of steps! This site was a pleasure! Elevated and breezy it was comfy and bug free. Most of us took a nap outside our tents that afternoon with nary a bug to bother us. While it got breezier the sun stayed out and treated us to a sunset to end our day.