A Visceral Winter Trip
by lyontyl
Another morning of warm rolled oats and coffee.
Our plan for today was to start the morning off with some fishing and then explore Rose Falls in the afternoon.
We had some limited success fishing in the morning although we were able to catch a nice 19 inch laker that would make great table fare.
After lunch we headed for Rose Falls. Our trek wasn't to far and only required us to travel across half of the lake and down a creek to get to the portage that held the frozen gem hidden within the woods.
We traveled down the winding path and found Rose Falls down a path quietly hidden in the tree's. Being able to see the water running behind the frozen falls was breathtaking and the topping on the cake was the view we found down another pass that overlooked Rose Lake and the Canadian border.
We walked down to take a quick glance at Rose Lake before heading back to Duncan and back towards our camp, but not before we stopped to fish a little bit more. We hooked a few more small lakers and prior to calling it quits Capt'n Tony hooked into a large fish on his deadstick rod and got it half back to the hole before the fish got off. Sometimes that's the way it goes!
The weather was gorgeous that night with little wind and warm weather. We made a campfire on the ice and had chili with a side of lake trout. It was a wonderful final supper in the BWCA!