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Snow Bay 2012
by Arkansas Man

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 06/22/2012
Entry & Exit Point: Little Indian Sioux River (north) (EP 14)
Number of Days: 8
Group Size: 2
Day 2 of 8
Saturday, June 23, 2012 We got up early to get to Cabela's at 8:00 when they opened as we were supposed to meet Jan (Kanoes), Brad (Mooseplums) and Gary (Savage Voyager) for a mini- wing breakfast. We pull up and park and the first two people I see are Jan and Gary, both grinning happy to see us. Kinda hard to miss with the Arkansas Plates, and the SR 18.5 strapped on top with BWCA.com Old School Sticker on it! Brad is not there yet due to work but he shows up soon while we are eating, and we all have a good visit! Thanks guys for meeting with us and having a good time! After the visit is over we grab a few things (Thermarest Pillow, medium for me) and we head north not really knowing what to expect due to the flooding and road construction. However, the drive north was uneventful, other than our stop at Gordy's Hi Hat which was great as always!

We get to Ely, stop at Zup's to buy cheese and ribeyes for the first night's dinner, and head to V-north to get our room for the night and put the steaks in the freezer. Once that is done it is out to downtown to shop for everyone back home... mainly the grandkids!! T-Shirts and trinkets bought we go back to V- North and buy our leeches and a Leech King baitholder. I put them in the fridge and finish a few small packing touches while talking to another person in the bunkhouse who is heading in LIS as well.

Then all of a sudden while talking about spending our afternoons resting in hammocks... I remember that I did not pack them! Kim looks at me and says... "you better find someplace to by a hammock!" So it is off to VNorth office where they do not have the hammock she wants. So then it is hop in the truck and drive to Piragis and buy two ENO Hammocks and back to the bunkhouse! Now it is time for sleep!