Day 6 and maybe more
Woke up again early and tired after the full day of paddling and fishing the day previous. Fired up the stove and pot on the coffee pot for more morning meditation. As the other folks stirred and made there way to the kitchen area the wind steadily picked up and the lake started to roll. After the day of fishing we had previously we were fired up to get breakfast over with and go catch some fish for dinner. Well let me correct myself there some of us were fired up to go fish and some were tired from all the paddling we did the day before. So PFP and I and Matt Steve and Andrew in the other canoe took off for the the north end portage on Agnus that went into the boulder river next to the boulder rapids. As the day before we found the fish good in the pools of the rapids and proceded to catch fish for our dinner that nite.


I would like to tell you that I let PFP hold up my fish for this picture but I have to tell the truth he put it to me much to my dismay. As always fishing and paddling rivers has always been enjoyable to me and with the wind howling Boulder river was the ony fishable spot in the area.






PFP even caught a nice snapping turtle


Well after a great day of fishing and bucking some rough winds we found ourselves back at camp and enjoying our first fish dinner of the trip.
After dinner we decided that tomorrow would be a moving day because of the winds we felt like we needed to get back to Nina Moose and spend the next couple days there so that we could be closer to our take out point.


Day 7
After a good nites rest we took our time packing and cleaning up camp and we did a major walk around the whole campsite picking up all the garbage left my the previous campers. I always had a little game that I play the when we break camp everyone has to come up with 10 items of garbage or anything that doesn’t belong to bring out with us just alittle way to say thanks and to leave it better than when we arrived. Well off we went and it was nice to travel a lot lighter than when we paddled in. I aways find it interesting how different things look when we are heading the other direction almost like you never have been thru there before. But then there are things you do remember like

and again more

and some of this

and this was what we had to portage around which made for some nice photo opts.




When we arrived on Nina Moose we only found 2 sites open and only one of them was usable for a party our size and it was only what I would call a 2.5 star site. After setting up camp we all went out to try alittle fishing hoping we could have another fish meal for dinner. Needless to say the chicken and dumplings along with the baked beans went over real good. Just for your info baked beans dehydrate really well and all I did was pour in boiling water and let them sit while I made the chicken and dumplings and they were hydrated.
Even though the campsite wasn’t really what I would have liked the views and sunsets were great.









Sorry for those with dial up hope I didn’t over do the pics.


Days 8


After our morning coffee and oatmeal we all decided to try for some fish one last time being tomorrow would be our take out day. So we all paddled back you the river towards Agnus figuring we could catch fish near the portages in the rapids. Well the fishing was slow I think we maybe had 5 or 6 walleyes for a full day of fishing . Well we headed back to camp and I planned on cleaning the fish for dinner when it clouded up and started to rain and we all hit the tents and sacked out for a hour or so. Well after the rain stopped and we all were out of then tents one of the kids shouted from down by the lake that a snapping turtle was eating the walleyes we caught. There wasn’t much left but the snapping turtle was scared off so we left the fish hoping it would come back and we could get some pics. The turtle didn’t come back but we had another visitor.



That mink and another one much smaller took what was left of the fish one by one.
So I have to tell you that the macaroni and cheese and foil pack chicken was the menu of the nite. Those foil pack meats are great fillers for just about any meal. Last year we had the foil packed ham with the macaroni but couldn’t find it anywhere this year but the chicken was great with it. After supper we all cleaned up around camp and had about everything put away and packed except the morning breakfast fixings that we would need. We all went down to the lake for one last sunset for the trip and some more pics




PFP taking in the splendor of the BW

The lastnite always gives me sad feeling knowing that tomorrow we will paddling out and entering the real world. So with those thoughts of to bed we all went.


Day 9

Up early packed and on the water by 6:45 and off to the entry point. We decided we wanted to get a early start out so that we could make it home in good time . Matt was still concerned about how his Mom was doing and wanted to get home to see here much understood. Made the entry point in good time and the vehicles all loaded and on the road with in a hour and a half and off to VNO and the much needed showers. Thanks Lynn and John. Now just a note for some on this board that take kids. Do Not I mean DO NOT EVER let a teenager leave his sneakers inside a closed vehicle for a week in the sun. WOW I thought some one died in my truck.LOL
When we arrived and VNO we met up with Arkansasman who I have never met in person but have chatted back and forth on this site and other sites. Thanks Bruce for waiting for us there it was great meeting you in person. Also what to thank you for the great home made breakfast bar. We split them in half and the 4 of us got to sample it and we all like it. We decided you would make someone a fine wife cooking like that.
After chatting with him for awhile and saying our goodbyes to John and the VNO folks we hit the road for a long drive home.
Thanks for reading this it was my first trip report hope I didn’t bore you and none of you are grammer teachers.
Just a quick summary
The dehydrated stuff was great and I would surely do it again and probably experiment more with.
Packed more than we needed as always but the blue barrels worked great.
PFP thanks for everything and Thanks for coming along you were a big help and I bet your ears were burning all the way home or at least they should have the kids really needed you and enjoyed your company.

Sneakers do I need to say anymore?UFDA