Destination Finger Lake
by WoodPaddle
Trip Type:
Paddling Canoe
Entry Date:
06/28/2006
Entry Point:
Little Indian Sioux River (north) (EP 14)
Exit Point:
Moose/Portage River (north) (EP 16)
Number of Days:
5
Group Size:
5
Part 3 of 7
Day 2
With the morning still young we moved north through section 5 pond as we hopped from South Lake, Steep Lake, Eugen and finally Beartrack for a quick Power Bar lunch to prepare for the final portage of 200r into Thumb Lake. Hosting the canoes and packs, we marched off down the portage and found it to be a walk in the park. The 200r was flat and open and we made quick work of getting into Thumb Lake.
With a quick carry over a 9rod we were now into our final destination of Finger Lake around 2:30 PM. We took a look at the campsites and selected the island to the north and began to setup our home for the next two nights. The campsite was a beautiful site set on a large rock ledge to fish from. The gang checked out the tent site while I setup the bear line for Blue Cheese. With a nice tent site selected sitting high on the island with a great view of the lake to the south, our home was setup for the next two relaxing nights.
Now that the camp chores were done we all jumped into the lake to cool off and remove the mud and grime from the portages. We then decided to canoe to the small island on the lake to have a snack and lay in the sun for a nap before dinner. The island was full of blue berries and we picked a bandana full for a pancake breakfast on our layover day.
That night we fished off our site but did not get anything big enough to keep and settled for a big day of fishing the next day. With night approaching, we had a nice dinner of fry bread and dumpling soup for dinner followed by a big game of Hearts. We were disappointed that it was cloudy and did not have the opportunity to take the cones out that night to look up at the heavens but settled on tea and hot chocolate and into the tent for the night.
With the morning still young we moved north through section 5 pond as we hopped from South Lake, Steep Lake, Eugen and finally Beartrack for a quick Power Bar lunch to prepare for the final portage of 200r into Thumb Lake. Hosting the canoes and packs, we marched off down the portage and found it to be a walk in the park. The 200r was flat and open and we made quick work of getting into Thumb Lake.
With a quick carry over a 9rod we were now into our final destination of Finger Lake around 2:30 PM. We took a look at the campsites and selected the island to the north and began to setup our home for the next two nights. The campsite was a beautiful site set on a large rock ledge to fish from. The gang checked out the tent site while I setup the bear line for Blue Cheese. With a nice tent site selected sitting high on the island with a great view of the lake to the south, our home was setup for the next two relaxing nights.
Now that the camp chores were done we all jumped into the lake to cool off and remove the mud and grime from the portages. We then decided to canoe to the small island on the lake to have a snack and lay in the sun for a nap before dinner. The island was full of blue berries and we picked a bandana full for a pancake breakfast on our layover day.
That night we fished off our site but did not get anything big enough to keep and settled for a big day of fishing the next day. With night approaching, we had a nice dinner of fry bread and dumpling soup for dinner followed by a big game of Hearts. We were disappointed that it was cloudy and did not have the opportunity to take the cones out that night to look up at the heavens but settled on tea and hot chocolate and into the tent for the night.
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