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Oyster Lake Base Camp 2013 (Green,Rocky,Ramshead, Ninamoose)
by Waxworm80

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 06/05/2013
Entry & Exit Point: Moose/Portage River (north) (EP 16)
Number of Days: 7
Group Size: 5
Day 6 of 7
Monday, June 10, 2013 We packed up this morning and headed to Nina moose on very slow moving trip, "which is nice", so Bill Murray would say. Everyone was getting a little tired, but the funny thing was is that we all started settling in the day before and just really starting to appreciate everything aside from the fishing. The sun finally broke through the clouds and warmed things up a little, not that it was super cold, just not the t-shirt and shorts kinda whether some of you are looking for. It was feeling a little bummed, knowing tomorrow we'd be leaving back to reality the following day... Back to the hustle. We really wanted the Big Rock campsite on the western side of Nina moose as we've made some pretty awesome last nights here in the past, but it was taken, along with just about every other site. We ended up on the east side..and with all the lower land..red bush-like trees. Mosquito hell!! Omg..I took the crap of my nightmares here..they were in the toilet and out. I walked away with a sore ass and a bag of sorrow, if you know what I mean. I did catch a nice smallie off of here and we did see some awesome star shows..this lake feels spiritual to me, there's just something about it.