I arrived at Phil's home at 2pm, threw gear into his truck and we were off for Sawbill, an entry neither of us had done before. Our plan, weather permitting, and with the assistance of a Garmin in reach 2 enter around 7-8PM. Plan B was to dirtbag it in the parking lot and enter early on Oct 2.

Conversation on the way up was great and we decided we each needed one more cigar as we were entering Duluth. We found a seedy smoke shop and paid way too much for dried up Cohiba's and then a quick stop in two harbors for Culver's, which was another bad choice. The full parking lot full of classic cars and Coach bus should have told us to go up 61 a little more but we didn't. 45 minutes later we were on the road again. We arrived at the Sawbill entry point at about 830. After checking the conditions, we went full "Leroy Jenkins!" We were off just after 9 PM. My Garmin was mounted to the thwart in front of me and I kept us on the line to the north end of Sawbill where all the 4 stars were. All were occupied until getting into a little back bay where site 917 was and unoccupied.

We unloaded and set up our hammocks before enjoying a fire, cigar and whiskey. After staying up entirely too late, we shut things down at 1230.~Sawbill Lake