Friday, July 04, 2008

Happy Fourth of July….why is it so quiet?

We slept until 9am today. We have heard lots of people say they get up very early each morning in the BWCA. However, this is a real treat for us…to sleep until we naturally wake up is heaven. We got around and portaged around the rapids that sung us to sleep last night. Then on to portage around Wheelbarrow Falls. We named that one the “Mud Soup Bowls” as we gave our boots their first good workout. We then moved on until we arrived at Lower Basswood Falls. Little did I know that this would become one of my favorite spots in BWCA.

We paddled on after spending quite a bit of time enjoying the sight of the falls. We settled in that evening at a campsite on Wednesday Bay of Crooked Lake just north of the narrows. After eating dinner, Mark decided to go out and do a little fishing while I stayed at camp to do the dishes and journal. While busy with my duties, I was only slightly startled as I had a visitor join me in camp. A deer swam up and got out of the river to come into our campsite to nibble on some branches. At first, I tried to stay very still as not to scare her away. However, with the sun sinking and my chores waiting, I decided to go about my business while she foraged around. She stayed in camp for about 20 minutes before wandering off into the woods.