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Chuck & Tia's 2018 Quetico Adventure
by TrailZen

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 08/25/2018
Entry & Exit Point: Quetico
Number of Days: 10
Group Size: 2
Day 3 of 10
Monday, August 27, 2018: Kahshahpiwi, Keefer, Sark, Cairn 14.25 miles, 3 portages

A storm moved through around 4:00 this morning, making us happy that we'd upgraded our tent for 2018. A similar storm last year informed us that our aging Sierra Designs tent no longer shed water, but the Big Agnes kept us dry and toasty. We battled wind all day, but no rain—the sky ranged from full clouds to full sun. We had hoped to use a site we visited last year on Sark, but when we got there we had no wind protection and decided to move into Cairn, where we found a cozy and well-protected site. We dried some gear that had to be loaded wet this morning. Couldn't find decent bear bag trees, so stashed food in dry bag under the canoe and put pots on top as an alarm system—we're considering the blue barrel or bear canister approach for next year.