This was a lazy day...it was hot, so we spent a good amount of time floating in the water. We paddled to all corners of the lake throwing lines in but couldn't get anything to bite today. Hung around camp taking in the sights and sounds of nature. Chicken fajitas for dinner - excellent.

And maybe here's where I'll let you all in on our evening "moose cruise" adventures. This time of year in the BWCA, many days can be quite breezy, but then there's that dusk time when everything calms down and the lakes become glass. This is when we make the call to head out for a "moose cruise." I think we call it this with only a glimmer of hope of actually finding a moose - that's not really the point. We just head out onto the perfectly still lake, paddle to an interesting bay or spot of shoreline, and just...float. At times we'll bring the fishing poles because it feels like a very fishy time of the evening, but that can kind of ruin the moose cruise. The dead silence as you float motionless on the canoe in such beautiful country, surrounded by nature and with the sun on its way below the horizon is magical. Every trip we're looking for these perfect moose cruise conditions, and I think on this trip we got it nearly every night.