Day 2 – Tuesday 09-27-16 Happy birthday to me! The weather was not what I had dreamed of, still windy, misting, and cool, but I could not think of anywhere I would rather spend my birthday. I decided to have a layover day and slept in until 8:00. I was surprised to find a ten inch spruce blow down just ten feet from my tarp set up. I did not recall this blowdown the previous day. Perhaps it blew down during the night. A hot breakfast of oatmeal and hot chocolate really hit the spot. My Jetboil MiniMo really worked well. I checked my Delorme Inreach for messages and found my boys really missing me. Ten days without Dad would be hard on them. 
The day was mainly spent reading under my CCS Tundra Tarp. My Bearvault made a decent seat, but I think a Helinox chair is certainly going on the wish list. A little fishing from shore turned up nothing but great views including a pair of eagles soaring across the lake. The rain began to let up after my lunch of ramen noodles, a meal that had me reminiscing of my college dorm life days. The winds stayed strong, through my dinner of burger, dehydrated baked beans, mashed potatoes, and ketchup. I enjoyed this dinner, but the burger needs more spice. I was in bed by 7:30 with an alarm set for first light and a plan to make it to Makwa Lake.