Thursday, August 07, 2014 We woke to sunshine, but I was not aware of the pain awaiting me. After breakfast, we broke camp and backtracked to Alder, then took the short portage into Canoe. This is where the pain awaited me. I carried my canoe from Canoe lake up the portage toward Pine. I never thought I would get to the top as the trail kept ascending as far as the eye could see. Once I found the top, I decided to go back down for my portage pack. The trip down was an excellent opportunity for rest but taking the pack to the top of the trail was exhausting again. As I started down toward Pine Lake, reinforcements showed up and we finally reached shore. Our next move was to find a campsite on Pine. We headed up the North shore hoping the first camp would be good enough for home. Even though campsite 2061 is not rated highly, I liked it. There were not any flat tent pads, but we found a few spots to set up tents and rest after our long morning. This would be our only layover for the trip. We all relaxed for the evening after Dinner and slept well after our hike over the Mountain. The campsite required a hike up to an open meadow, but the clearing was nice, though not level, and the fire grate was quite high. The red line approximates the path to the kitchen and open meadow. It has been over six years, but I believe I was sitting in the kitchen area to take this picture.