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 4 of 7
Day 3 – Layover on finger Lake
I was up at dawn and started to prepare our pancakes feast with blueberries, my favorite, but the rest of the gang slept in. With time on my hands I tried out my new Mini Espresso machine and soon found that when used on my 20 year old Peak 1 it not only boiled the water to create a cup of espresso but it also heated the cup to 200 degrees ouch! I was not convinced that my new toy was going to work as I hoped and satisfy my morning ritual for coffee.
The gang finally woke up and I began flipping pancakes for everyone. Nothing beats a fresh blueberry pancakes in the BWCA! All cleaned up and food put away and flying from a tree we grabbed our rods and headed out to stalk the wild bass and walleye. As we reached the furthest part of the lake it stated to rain so we paddled our way back to camp with nothing for dinner. Suspecting the fish were settling in for a siesta for the mid day we took a swim and found a large rock the size of a mini van about 5 yards off the site and stood in the coke colored water enjoying the view until I wondered out loud if any snapping turtles might be around causing a mass exit to the campsite.
For lunch we packed up a hot lunch and headed to our newly named Blue Berry Island, for cascades for lunch! After the first cassida we began to get creative and started adding summer sausage and dried pineapples to add some variety. The pineapple was actually pretty good and we dubbed it the Hawaiian! With our bellies filled with cheese we stretched out in the sun and took a nap.
One back we were set on catching dinner and we decided the best site to fish was right off the campsite and boy did they hit and in short time we had a mess of bass for dinner. As the kids filleted the fish, I started some buttered noodles and seasoned the fry pan for our feast. The fish came out great and it was the first time I have ever seen a teen age boy full!
Filled to the gills we rested, but I suspected rain so we stowed all our stuff and tied off the cones and retired to the tent for a game of Hearts and a good night sleep but mother nature had other plans. That night was a big storm with a lot of lightning and I was regretting taking the high campsite and stayed up counting the time between flash and thunder to tell how far the storm was. For the most part it was about 10 miles to our south but still ominious.
I was up at dawn and started to prepare our pancakes feast with blueberries, my favorite, but the rest of the gang slept in. With time on my hands I tried out my new Mini Espresso machine and soon found that when used on my 20 year old Peak 1 it not only boiled the water to create a cup of espresso but it also heated the cup to 200 degrees ouch! I was not convinced that my new toy was going to work as I hoped and satisfy my morning ritual for coffee.
The gang finally woke up and I began flipping pancakes for everyone. Nothing beats a fresh blueberry pancakes in the BWCA! All cleaned up and food put away and flying from a tree we grabbed our rods and headed out to stalk the wild bass and walleye. As we reached the furthest part of the lake it stated to rain so we paddled our way back to camp with nothing for dinner. Suspecting the fish were settling in for a siesta for the mid day we took a swim and found a large rock the size of a mini van about 5 yards off the site and stood in the coke colored water enjoying the view until I wondered out loud if any snapping turtles might be around causing a mass exit to the campsite.
For lunch we packed up a hot lunch and headed to our newly named Blue Berry Island, for cascades for lunch! After the first cassida we began to get creative and started adding summer sausage and dried pineapples to add some variety. The pineapple was actually pretty good and we dubbed it the Hawaiian! With our bellies filled with cheese we stretched out in the sun and took a nap.
One back we were set on catching dinner and we decided the best site to fish was right off the campsite and boy did they hit and in short time we had a mess of bass for dinner. As the kids filleted the fish, I started some buttered noodles and seasoned the fry pan for our feast. The fish came out great and it was the first time I have ever seen a teen age boy full!
Filled to the gills we rested, but I suspected rain so we stowed all our stuff and tied off the cones and retired to the tent for a game of Hearts and a good night sleep but mother nature had other plans. That night was a big storm with a lot of lightning and I was regretting taking the high campsite and stayed up counting the time between flash and thunder to tell how far the storm was. For the most part it was about 10 miles to our south but still ominious.
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