Boundary Waters, Trip Reports, BWCA, Stories

50 Years Later
by RPHSPMN

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 09/03/2020
Entry & Exit Point: Sawbill Lake (EP 38)
Number of Days: 5
Group Size: 4
Day 4 of 5
Sunday, September 06, 2020 Layover day was uneventful We had hoped to explore Cherokee, took off and got clear across to the west side when oncoming ridge of clouds and repeated thunder made a decision to return to the campsite mandatory. Unfortunately, it didn’t amount to much of anything after an hour or two, so we rested, got ready for an early start for our last day by pre-packing and re-organizing. The cold front forecast on the weather radio came through in late afternoon..dark clouds, strong winds, gusts, and waves. Fortunately that quickly passed and the clouds broke up leaving a fair amount of sunshine and a rosy sunset accompanied by a strong breeze. The forecast for the next day was 35 mph gusts from the northwest, hence our wanting to get an early start in case we ran into difficulties