We enjoyed the morning with a cup of coffee and the calmness of the lake. We took our time packing up camp, and left to go home midmorning. The weather was perfect again, and we took our time watching some loons call back and forth. We came to the last portage in the early afternoon and took the packs across. The sky above Clearwater was starting to cloud up but still looked good. We took our time recovering on the walk back, grabbed the canoe, and went across the last time. When we got to Clearwater again, a huge black cloud was just past the far side of the lake; right where we were heading. We loaded up the canoe in a hurry and paddled hard. The closer we got to the outfitter, the harder the wind seemed to blow. It was a race between us and the storm to the outfitter. We managed to beat the weather back to the landing, and we were tying the last rope to the canoe when it started to rain. Call that a close one!!