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Finding Solitude
by dogwoodgirl

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 07/13/2024
Entry & Exit Point: Snowbank Lake (EP 27)
Number of Days: 16
Group Size: 2
Day 16 of 16
Sunday, July 28, 2024 Slept with the vestibules open all night...kinda cooled off, but not much. Up at first light- we had cold coffee and bars and got going.

We took the longer portage into Snowbank, which was probably a mistake since it meant we had to cross more open water on Snowbank. This was NOT fun. Big rollers, with minimal waves actually getting in the canoe but still.....butt clenching. Once we got past the bay by the canoe landing it was WAY better. Still work, but not scary. Got back to the outfitters around 1030, got showered and packed up the car. Headed towards Ely but immediately realized it was Blueberry Festival, so headed towards Hwy 61 and swung by the Trestle Inn for a couple Locomotives and fries.

And then it's over....bittersweet.

~Disappointment Lake, Snowbank Lake

Lakes Traveled:   Disappointment Lake, Snowbank Lake,