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change of plans
by trashbag

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 09/23/2012
Entry & Exit Point: Snowbank Lake (EP 27)
Number of Days: 12
Group Size: 2
Day 3 of 12
Tuesday, September 25, 2012

woke up this morning to frost covered campsite. the winds were calm and there was a thick fog over the lake. no high clouds and it was looking like it might be sunny day. we had a quick breakfast and headed out for ima. we paddled off into the fog. the water was like glass and we could faintly see the other shore through the fog. as we approached the portage out we had three otters swimming around the canoe checking us out. of course by the time i got my camera out they swam off. when we got into ima the weather turned cloudy and we started to get some spotty showers. got out our rain gear at the campsite with the big trees just to the left of the portage into ima. got through ima and into fraser without another drop of rain and chose a camp on the north shore. plenty of presplit wood for the fire. somebody was either bored or had just bought a new ax. light snow mixed with rain started coming down about the time we were heading to the tent.

low 31 high 54 cloudy with light winds