Thursday, September 22, 2016 Pancakes for breakfast. Lots of pancakes. We needed to bulk up with energy for the Cherry Lake portage. I will admit though, I had it pretty easy when it came to portaging. I would basically take the lightest bag and any loose items while the Luke's each grabbed a pack and a canoe. My leg was holding up just fine but there was no way I was portaging a canoe. We actually decided to double portage this time just because we were not in a big hurry and we had more loose items (minnows, leeches, fish finder, bait buckets, net, spare paddles). The portage was certainly a bear and it would have been even worse going the other direction from Cherry to Hanson. We got campsite 322 that we were hoping for. Nice site. We spaced out our individual set ups. All 3 of us jumped in the tandem and did a trip to Lunar and Lake of the Clouds. We hiked to the top part of the ridge on Lake of the Clouds. We could see for miles in all directions. It really put it in perspective as to how big this area was. We headed back to Cherry and hiked to the top of the cliffs north of the big island and hung our hammocks for some relaxation. Next we hiked to the top of the rock on the island. We hung our hammocks again for a little bit. We considered hanging to watch the sunset but figured we better get back to camp and get some firewood. Didn't fish at all today. I liked the fact that we spread out more with our individual sites. It made it feel more like a solo trip at night as I would turn on headlamp, hang it from my ridgeline, and read a book for awhile. Another amazing day with amazing weather.