Thursday, June 10, 2021 ............. Originally we figured our trip would be 5 days with the last day only 4 hours of paddling, BUT, due to the difficulty of the first three days we opted to kick butt and finish our trip on Thursday. Again, 10 miles of portaging and paddling, mostly open water and a good breeze. The portages were fairly simple after the first one of the day and the FINAL portage was a walk through the stream. Overall, the toughest part of the trip was the portaging and because we packed too much we had to do each portage twice. STRONGLY recommend one large pack per person and a good pair of shoes. I really had to take care of my daughter and her health, although she is one tough cookie I did not want her to be brutalized during the entire four days. I was extremely proud of her as I did not see another female in ANY other group of paddlers. In the end we did not have too much time for fishing due to the requirement to get to each way point by the end of day. The cedar strip canoe I built held up very well with exception to many scratches.

Lastly, I used a GPS and the map I bought from the outfitter. GPS helped to ensure we didn't need to paddle any extra strokes. Very helpful. Do a good map recon and plan your route, have one pack per person and a good pair of shoes that will drain. Take care, good luck.