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Severe Trip
by Thwarted

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 06/13/2012
Entry & Exit Point: Little Indian Sioux River (north) (EP 14)
Number of Days: 5
Group Size: 4
Day 3 of 5
Friday, June 15, 2012 Our third morning was another beauty and the entire day would be beautiful. Just as forecast. After breakfast we broke camp and headed north to the shortcut wetcanoedog had posted on this site. We had no trouble finding the trail, though it is rarely used. We were soon across. The area northeast of Snow Bay has a very remote feel in spite of the occasional plane heading to the village. It looks very fishy and I doubt it gets fished much. We found the second short cut heading west though it was much tougher to find. There are two places to cross and we used the northernmost. It would be a great exaggeration to call this a trail. It is short however, and once found went quickly. Kind of fun. The rest of the journey to Takucmich, went smoothly (almost) I did get turned around at one point but we won't discuss that. Entering Tak from LLC is like entering another world. LLC has its own beauty and I love it but Tak. in contrast, feels intimate. It is big but not too big and is surrounded by hills that come to the waters edge with lots of arms. We chose the campsite near the LLC portage and set up. By now it was lunchtime. We spent the afternoon getting settled, hanging around camp, swimming, enjoying the nice day. I loved just sitting atop the rock cliff overlooking the lake. BW lakes are a transcendent experience that fill me with awe and respect for all God has made and continues to do. Who is man that thou are mindful of him? Dinner was made by me and pretty good too. Pork tenderloin, mashed potatoes and zucchini. After dishes we went fishing and were surprised to have little luck in such fishy looking waters. Before going to bed the weather radio informed us of another day with rain and…you guessed it!…some storms, possibly severe!