Up at 6:30am. Out of tent by 7. SUN!!!!!!! Clear sky and sun. Amazing sight. Finally. FINALLY!!!!

We had the gourmet oatmeal for breakfast (slow cook oats and dried fruit) and decided to go on a hike for firewood. We found some cedar and pine without too much trouble, really enjoying the open area around this site. There is a fantastic lookout point near where we got the wood, where you can see basically all of Kekekabic. It is an incredible sight. Even though it rained last night, with the wet ground as evidence, the wood we got was pretty dry! Epic splitting ensued. If the wind cooperates, we're gonna have an epic fire tonight. Feeling like a part of this place, almost. Learning more respect for nature. Oh, and there are dragonflies EVERYWHERE. They are chowing down so hard. There are almost no skeeters out here anymore. Loving my dragon buddies.

Decided to throw a line out at 1pm with a firetiger rattling lipless crankbait, not expecting much if any action considering they're fairly shallow lures and lakers are deep. Well, thankfully, the water was still cold enough where I managed to entice a laker to come up and hit my lure, after only 10 casts or so. It turned out to be a gorgeous fish, measuring just about 20 inches long (new personal record!). Gonna eat that guy for dinner. Buffalo chicken wraps for lunch at 2pm. Wind has picked up a bit. So much wind on this trip. SO much.

We hung out for a few hours, soaking in the sun, lounging about. When dinner time rolled around (lunch was usually around 3pm, dinner around 7pm) we cooked my trout for dinner in foil with lemon and spices, along with some hash browns. We also stayed up to stargaze by the fire and it was incredible, even without true darkness adaptation. So many stars. The Milky Way was super apparent, like thick, dense clouds streaking across the sky from horizon to horizon. My Canon image-stabilized binoculars were a good idea, even if they do weigh 3lbs. G and E could not believe how many stars were visible. The thick portions of the Milky Way, to the south, just seemed to be jam packed, with knots and clumps of stars everywhere.

We went to bed around midnight and zonked out almost immediately. I even beat G to sleep, which is good because that guy snores.