Sunday, July 14, 2024 Awake by 5, we heated up our breakfast burritos and hauled our gear down to the water. Handed my car keys to the guys in the lodge at 630, and off we went. Snowbank was clear as glass, and it was already getting warm. 2 short portages into Boot- have seen no occupied campsites yet. For the heck of it we looked at the ones on Boot. First one very sunny and open with more room for tents than it looks like from the water. Second one full of biting flies, and I didn't look much further.

On to Ensign..the portage wouldn't have been bad if it hadn't been SO hot. Once on the water, the wind began to pick up. First 2 sites full, but on the north side of the lake we found one open. There isn't much of a view from the kitchen, but lots of room for tents, a nice shady spot to set up a rainfly, and no real fly problem. Cool trail up the hill to a picked over blueberry field witha stone bench hidden in the long grass.

Set up camp, had some snacks and "iced" coffee, then sat in the shade. Still pretty hot but there's a breeze and shade so life is good. There's a big group of sumac bushes that are flowering and boy are the bees happy! Discovered that left my hairbrush in the car....oh well.

~Snowbank Lake, Boot Lake, Ensign Lake