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Snowbank to Spider Lake PMA Loop
by backpackingZombie

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 08/08/2021
Entry & Exit Point: Snowbank Lake (EP 27)
Number of Days: 6
Group Size: 3
Day 3 of 6
Tuesday, August 10, 2021~Ima Lake

We woke and exited the bay and turned north, making our way towards the PMA. It was my goal to get us into the PMA and ultimately to Sedative Lake this day, where we would camp for two nights. That did not end up being the case. The winds began kicking up hard mid-morning and we stopped at site 1193 to hold up and see if they'd die down before continuing on. Mid-afternoon the winds died enough to let us move up to the northernmost campsite on Ima, but my companions and I didn't feel comfortable canoeing up into the PMA given the hour of the day and the distance left to travel. No need to get ourselves into a stupid and ultimately avoidable situation, so we camped here for the night. I fished a little more and lost a lure :/

This site was really nice. The wind was really strong out of the south but the tree cover was dense enough so that you felt barely anything once you went into the trees.