This day would be reserved for a short day trip to Allen Lake to target smallies (we need more fish!!) and general exploring. We left after a breakfast of pancakes and bacon and headed to the Northwest arm of Horseshoe to find the portage into Allen.

Before we could find the actual portage my daughters spotted a moose cow and two calves grazing in the shallow waters. The calves quickly made for the safety and cover of the shore while momma stayed in the water indifferent to our presence. We made sure to stay a safe distance back from mom/calves and enjoyed their company for quite some time. She ate lunch so we ate lunch.

Feeling that seeing a moose and calves was greater than any fish we may/may not catch on Allen, we headed back to camp. M was worn out so she took another nap, this time in the canoe.

I took my daughters out fishing in the afternoon while my wife enjoyed a nice quiet book back in camp. While fishing we saw something odd that I believe was a small water spout. With no luck fishing (we still had fun) we headed back to camp for our last dinner (mac and cheese) and night in the BWCA.