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2020 Troop 409 BWCA trip
by Cricket67

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 07/16/2020
Entry & Exit Point: Lizz and Swamp Lakes (EP 47)
Number of Days: 5
Group Size: 7
Day 2 of 5
Friday, July 17, 2020

We were greeted the next day with a beautiful morning! 

The plan for Friday was to move onto Gaskin and find a campsite where we would consider staying for two nights. After scouting a couple of recommended sites but finding them (and just about every other site) full, we settled into the site just to the NW of the Winchell portage (Note, this site is actually a fair bit further East than shown on the maps). Not a great site but good enough with just enough tent pads for everyone. It was a bit of a warm, lazy afternoon. Several of us went for a refreshing swim and others did some fishing. Caught a handful of smallies and overall just enjoyed the day and the scenery. That evening we turned it over to the boys for how to spend our remaining 2 days. They decided they wanted to do a day trip to Winchell to see the waterfall coming off of Tremble Lake,. Then Sunday we would travel up through Henson, Pillsbery, and Swallow to Meads where we would spend our last night. Everyone was looking forward to seeing the Neowise comet that night as we had a great view to the NW, but clouds moved in shortly before sunset, blocking our view and also bringing us some rain that lasted most of the night.  The mosquitos also showed up in full force that evening as the sun set. 

~Horseshoe Lake, Gaskin Lake

Lakes Traveled:   Horseshoe Lake, Gaskin Lake,