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Trip Type:
Paddling Canoe
Entry Date:
06/15/2015
Entry Point:
Other
Exit Point:
Other
Number of Days:
14
Group Size:
1
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Day 4 of 14
Thursday, June 18, 2015
16.5 miles No portages
I am awakened early by the sound of waves lapping at the shore. It was starting to get light and I am wide awake so decide to get up and get going before the wind gets worse. I am at the east end of Barclay and don’t want to get wind bound. As I get ready to go I turn on my gps and check the time. It is only 4:45. It must start getting light at about 3:30. Other than a strong southwest breeze it is a nice morning. I work my way through Simeon Lake to the falls out of Larus Lake. I check out several campsites along the way but none check out or I am looking in the wrong place. I’m thinking maybe I can camp at the falls but as I approach the falls a bear walks out right where I am thinking about camping. I stop and fish for a while but not much luck, a couple small walleyes and a northern. I am sure if I worked a little harder at it I would have did better.
It is getting into the afternoon and I need to find a campsite. I check out the next one on the map but it wasn’t much more than a small rock with a fire ring. I could backtrack several miles to where I had lunch but decide to keep looking. Finally I find a spot on an island point, not listed on the map but there is room for my tent so I set up camp as it looks like rain. Just as I am get set up the rain starts. It lasts about an hour and then I cook up supper. It is a nice cool evening and the rain brings out the wilderness sounds, smells, and solitude. Sleep comes easy. It has been a long day.
The Falls out Larus Lake
Day 3 camp on Simeon Lake
A long day
16.5 miles No portages
I am awakened early by the sound of waves lapping at the shore. It was starting to get light and I am wide awake so decide to get up and get going before the wind gets worse. I am at the east end of Barclay and don’t want to get wind bound. As I get ready to go I turn on my gps and check the time. It is only 4:45. It must start getting light at about 3:30. Other than a strong southwest breeze it is a nice morning. I work my way through Simeon Lake to the falls out of Larus Lake. I check out several campsites along the way but none check out or I am looking in the wrong place. I’m thinking maybe I can camp at the falls but as I approach the falls a bear walks out right where I am thinking about camping. I stop and fish for a while but not much luck, a couple small walleyes and a northern. I am sure if I worked a little harder at it I would have did better.
It is getting into the afternoon and I need to find a campsite. I check out the next one on the map but it wasn’t much more than a small rock with a fire ring. I could backtrack several miles to where I had lunch but decide to keep looking. Finally I find a spot on an island point, not listed on the map but there is room for my tent so I set up camp as it looks like rain. Just as I am get set up the rain starts. It lasts about an hour and then I cook up supper. It is a nice cool evening and the rain brings out the wilderness sounds, smells, and solitude. Sleep comes easy. It has been a long day.
The Falls out Larus Lake
Day 3 camp on Simeon Lake
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