Woke up to a cool morning with overcast skies. Fished a little from shore. Only manage a 8' Smallmouth. We wanted to be on the road home by noon, so we had to kick the smaller cubs out from their overnight hibernation.

Broke camp and headed back towards Sawbill Outfitters. Ran into a strong head wind the whole way back. Aaron (my son) was pretty tired by the end of the trip. I had to alternate paddling on both sides of the canoe to keep us in a straight line. Ran into showers for the last 1/4 of the trip but they had quit by the time we hit the landing. Packed the vehicles in a semi-dry state.

Showered at Sawbill Outfitters (best $4 I spent the whole trip) and said our good-byes to Charlie & Steve.

Before we left for home, Aaron mad a comment that capped the whole tripp of for me.   "Dad, I'd come back here again!"   It made the whole planning process, time off and work worth it in spades.

We stopped at Grandma's in Duluth for a chesseburger, ruben and ice cold cokes. Like I stated at the begining, this was my first trip to the BWCA but it not be my last.