Woke up to find a beautiful lake in the morning, all fogged in with the sun shining through. Beavers and loons surrounded us. Another cold morning around 40 or less, got the coffee going in a hurry to wake up and warm up. We felt amazing after our adventure yesterday, and glad we didn't have to do it again today! What a day that was. We wanted to see what we were capable of on this trip and now we know. This was the Little Saganaga route I found on the Clearwater Lodge website, it recommended 4-5 days, and we had just done the vast majority of it in 1 day. Yikes.

We hit the water as soon as the fog lifted, we saw one boat go through the fog before that, we weren't up for that. We quickly found the portage out of Brant this morning once things cleared up, much easer with a clear mind and plenty of sunshine. This portage stunk! Almost all of it was under water with deep mud, not sure if it was from all the rain or if beavers have raised the water level since it had easy reviews in the past. I think if we had hit this at 9 last night we would have totally broken down and cried like babies. But it turned out a great opportunity to put my Sealskinz waterproof socks to the test and they worked out great! Even kept a few leaches off K's feet where they lodged between the sock and her Keens. We moved quickly through these last couple portages to get to Round. A great sense of accomplishment washed over us as we pulled up to the landing. A feeling doubly good when my truck fired right up (no reason it shouldn't, but you can't help but wonder when its been sitting in the woods for a few days). Only problem is we got out too early, so Trail Center won't be open yet when we head back down. Shoot.

Overall, this was a great adventure of a trip, I loved all the challenges, and a much needed mental reset after all the world has been the last couple months. We got back to the cabin to lunch, showers, and a beer and then settled in to nap it off. ~Brant Lake, Edith Lake, West Round Lake, Round Lake