Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Kawishiwi River to Kawishiwi River

Worn out from the past two days of tough travel, we decided we didn't want to push all the way up to Makwa Lake with all our gear, so we chose to move camp to the last campsite west on the Kawishiwi before Kivaniva Lake. It was a quick trip over, just a few miles of easy paddling, and we were glad to see the site was open. After finding the campsite to have only one bad tent pad, we went over to Kivaniva to check out the lake but decided we would rough it out on the Kawishiwi site. Despite the tent pad, the site was pretty nice. After setting up camp, Bryce and I tried to fish but still couldn't catch anything. We all decided to take a swim and soon discovered a big boulder that looked perfect for a little jumping. We scoped out the depth in front of the rock and none of us could hit bottom when we tried swimming down, so we decided it was safe. Thus our afternoon was shot, as we jumped into the river for a few hours. It was a nice way to spend an afternoon after a few tough days. Dinner was chicken stew, which went well with another Twins victory over the White Sox.