Old Lakes, New Lakes, and Great Weather in Quetico
by TrailZen
Trip Type:
Paddling Canoe
Entry Date:
08/30/2024
Entry & Exit Point:
Moose Lake (EP 25)
Number of Days:
10
Group Size:
2
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Day 6 of 10
Wednesday, September 04, 2024: Revisiting Trant. 8.2 miles (6.7c, 1.5p), 7 portages (320, 20, 20, 380, 20, 700, and 370m). Agnes, Reid, no name, no name, Woodside, no name, Hurlburt, and Trant Lakes.
The wind continued through the night. With our northern view, we each checked the sky for northern lights each time we rolled over, but saw no light show. We were up at 6:00 and were treated to a beautiful sunrise as we quickly ate breakfast and packed/loaded gear. We were in the canoe at 7:40, knowing that Agnes would only get choppier if we waited. We paddled to the portage into Reid in just over 30 minutes, and admired the moose rack someone had left on a rootball at the landing. Because we did 7 portages before lunch, I don't remember individual details, but we again experienced the usual steep ups and downs, some boulder-hopping, and some moose muck, and a fun time was had by all.
As we paddled through Woodside Lake, we spoke briefly with a group of anglers on an island campsite. It was too windy to fish, so they were enjoying cigars and a campfire. These were the first folks we'd seen since leaving Kawnipi. We made it to the beautiful campsite on Trant's narrows and had a late lunch, then pitched the tent to claim the site for the night. We paddled to the south end of the lake to revisit some pictographs there-a very distinct canoe and moose on one panel, and a couple fainter moose about 20 feet away. We paddled back to our campsite, pausing to collect water for the gravity filter, then cleaned up, set up the bear bag hang, and had afternoon coffee/tea with a fruit cobbler. I also set up a ridgeline for the dining fly so we could quickly hang it if needed. Later we had a dinner of shrimp creole, then sat on the rocks looking west hoping for a pretty sunset as we played Farkle and read more McManus until dark. We hadn't been in the tent long before we heard a light sprinkle begin.
The wind continued through the night. With our northern view, we each checked the sky for northern lights each time we rolled over, but saw no light show. We were up at 6:00 and were treated to a beautiful sunrise as we quickly ate breakfast and packed/loaded gear. We were in the canoe at 7:40, knowing that Agnes would only get choppier if we waited. We paddled to the portage into Reid in just over 30 minutes, and admired the moose rack someone had left on a rootball at the landing. Because we did 7 portages before lunch, I don't remember individual details, but we again experienced the usual steep ups and downs, some boulder-hopping, and some moose muck, and a fun time was had by all.
As we paddled through Woodside Lake, we spoke briefly with a group of anglers on an island campsite. It was too windy to fish, so they were enjoying cigars and a campfire. These were the first folks we'd seen since leaving Kawnipi. We made it to the beautiful campsite on Trant's narrows and had a late lunch, then pitched the tent to claim the site for the night. We paddled to the south end of the lake to revisit some pictographs there-a very distinct canoe and moose on one panel, and a couple fainter moose about 20 feet away. We paddled back to our campsite, pausing to collect water for the gravity filter, then cleaned up, set up the bear bag hang, and had afternoon coffee/tea with a fruit cobbler. I also set up a ridgeline for the dining fly so we could quickly hang it if needed. Later we had a dinner of shrimp creole, then sat on the rocks looking west hoping for a pretty sunset as we played Farkle and read more McManus until dark. We hadn't been in the tent long before we heard a light sprinkle begin.
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