Thursday, July 18, 2024 Travel day again- we are eager to be into the littler, less busy lakes with interesting side trips, so Jesse would like to move every other day with a day in between to explore. Paddled down Knife to SAK, then portaged through Bonnie and into Spoon. Spoon is very pretty, and so far we haven't seen a soul since we left Knife. The first campsite we looked at is slowly returning to the forest- daisies in the tent pad and moss on the fire grate. Lots of ticks.

We are on the southeast end of the lake. It's a lovely grove of birches, unique. One really nice tent pad, decent kitchen and spot for the rain fly. Shady and protected from the wind to some extent. We didn't look at the site across the lake but it looks like full sun, very few trees. Only strikes against this one are access and the latrine. At first you'd think the only way in is up the rock face, but there is a better access with canoe garage to the right, in a cedar grove. And, the latrine is pretty close to camp, and quite full.

Today is sunny and windy with some smoke haze from the western fires along the horizon. We have a bunch of firewood cut, and then had afternoon coffee with salami whips, apricots, triscuits and cheese. Kept the fire going until sunset, and then the wings of doom descended and we went to bed.

~Knife Lake, South Arm Knife Lake, Bonnie Lake, Spoon Lake