Tuesday, June 26, 2018 We had Blueberry pancakes and eggs for breakfast, broke camp and were on the water for LLC by 9am. We got out short of the real portage and followed a trail for a short while before deciding we had been tricked. Back on the water, we paddled farther North and found the correct portage, which was very steep going down! Good news is that gravity helped us get to the bottom. Once on Ge-be creek, we enjoyed the short paddle to pocket creek and then the short portage before getting to LLC. On the portage, I met the BWCA.com member Brennan (aka Kegger70), my first encounter with a fellow member of the group. We explored several campsites on LLC before picking a good site to stay at. Within minutes of landing, Peter threw out a leech and caught a nice bass, actually 3! We set up camp, had dinner, and got on the water by 7pm. We caught Walleyes, Smallies, and Pike. LLC is definitely a productive lake to fish, with good size and numbers. We got back about dark and immediately took shelter, in our insect secure facility, from the flying bloodsuckers. Interestingly, about 3am that night (technically we could call this June 27th) I thought I heard growling. Peter had told me he would be in charge of protection, so I woke him up and told him of my concerns about the noise outside the tent. He thought for a moment and then said, “Go away bear, you are not welcome here!” Now go back to sleep. Based on that effort, I am now in charge of camp security on all future trips.