Day 2: 5.4 Miles 95 rods Lakes Paddled: Spice, Ogishkemuncie, Annie, Jenny, Eddy, South Arm of Knife, Toe Slept in a little bit after a long day one. Royce especially was tired as he drove all night the day prior. We were on the lake paddling at about 9:30. Travel today was nothing real special. All of our portages were quite easy, there were a couple that went up and down but they were short. The weather again today was beautiful, almost no wind (a breeze at best), the sun was out, only a couple clouds in the sky. We did see the falls from Eddy into Knife and stopped for a photo op. One of the biggest things my brother and I disagreed with in the gear research phase was footwear. I ended up going with a pair of Maine Hunting Shoes from LLBean Michael Furtman recommended them. Out of the box they’re not waterproof, (Royce called them my “non-waterproof waterproof-boots”. And when we made the trip I hadn’t gotten them sealed up well enough that my feet stayed completely dry. Stepping quickly through water, no problem. Standing in water to unload canoe, wet feet. But with some smartwool socks my feet stayed comfy. Royce on the other hand decided that a pair of northerner max rubber boots would be ideal since they are completely waterproof. And that they are. No matter how many times the water flowed in over the top of those things they held that water till he dumped them out. My feet were damp, his were downright drenched. It was hilarious.

So yeah, at the falls he made his own waterfall with the water from his boot. We made camp on Toe Lake, no waiting around today. Had our spot by about 13:30 got the food pack hung up a lot easier this time too. Realized we brought too much food. Spent the late afternoon fishing, Royce got a small Northern but that was it. By the time we ate and cleaned up etc we were losing our light for any more fishing. For supper tonight we had some macaroni grill chicken/pasta using powdered milk and foil pack chicken. Turned out pretty good actually.