After a chilly evening, I got out of the tent around 7am to begin packing some stuff up before breakfast, but after being greeted to temps in the 40s and wind in shorts, I decided to hit the tent for a little longer. Once I built up the courage to actually get up, I took down my tent first so I could lay it out to dry a bit before packing. French press coffee hit the spot again.

We hit the water after packing up camp and eating breakfast about 10am to head out the same way we came in. We passed two groups going the same direction on the way out, and three groups headed in from Sawbill. Once on Sawbill, the clouds cleared and it was absolutely beautiful for the 5-mile paddle back to Sawbill, with a mostly helping wind from the north. We were back to Sawbill around 1:15 and on the road back to the Twin Cities by 2.

All in all, it was a nice short trip despite so-so weather. Cherokee is a beautiful lake, with lots of islands, some elevation, a lot of nice campsites, and great views almost anywhere you turn.