Poplar to Ham, via Winchell, Long Island, and Frost
by Jazzywine
Trip Type:
Paddling Canoe
Entry Date:
08/17/2015
Entry Point:
Lizz and Swamp Lakes (EP 47)
Exit Point:
Cross Bay Lake (EP 50)
Number of Days:
9
Group Size:
6
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Day 3 of 9
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
We woke to a wet world and a wetter camp. We took our time packing up camp as the rain subsided. It was late morning before our kayak paddler headed back out the way we came and we were ready to push on to Winchell. Just then, a thunderhead moved in and we were stalled for about an hour. Finally the lightning stopped and we took to the water. After a muddy portage we found ourselves on Winchell Lake.
Winchell is a beautiful, long, and skinny lake with hills and cliffs on the south shore and campsites on the north. With the rain varying between misty drizzle and downpour, we were very glad to have the wind at our back (from the east) for this four-mile paddle. During one break in the rain, we had a fun encounter with a bald eagle who swooped directly over our canoe a few times, glaring at us. I trolled for lakers, but no real luck. At the end of Winchell, we portaged to Omega, and found a campsite near the next morning’s portage to Kiskadinna.
We set up camp as the rain settled into a soaking cloud and the temperature dropped. Everything was wet. We struggled and failed to light a fire. Made dinner on the Whisperlite and turned in early to find as much dry warmth as we could.
Gaskin Lake, Winchell Lake, Omega Lake
We woke to a wet world and a wetter camp. We took our time packing up camp as the rain subsided. It was late morning before our kayak paddler headed back out the way we came and we were ready to push on to Winchell. Just then, a thunderhead moved in and we were stalled for about an hour. Finally the lightning stopped and we took to the water. After a muddy portage we found ourselves on Winchell Lake.
Winchell is a beautiful, long, and skinny lake with hills and cliffs on the south shore and campsites on the north. With the rain varying between misty drizzle and downpour, we were very glad to have the wind at our back (from the east) for this four-mile paddle. During one break in the rain, we had a fun encounter with a bald eagle who swooped directly over our canoe a few times, glaring at us. I trolled for lakers, but no real luck. At the end of Winchell, we portaged to Omega, and found a campsite near the next morning’s portage to Kiskadinna.
We set up camp as the rain settled into a soaking cloud and the temperature dropped. Everything was wet. We struggled and failed to light a fire. Made dinner on the Whisperlite and turned in early to find as much dry warmth as we could.
Gaskin Lake, Winchell Lake, Omega Lake
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