Thursday, 9/22. Day 5 Today marks the halfway point of our trip. We are leaving Iron lake today and headed for the expanses of Lac La Croix. This is a monster of a lake, definitely top 5 in terms of size. Canada will be off our right shoulder for much of today’s paddle Today starts …
Wednesday, 9/21. Day 4 Staying put today. One thing about having the weather radio as background noise at night is we’re fairly in tune with the forecast. Yesterday was SW winds that pushed us in to Iron. Today the winds are going to be even stronger constant with 30+mph gusts, and coming from the NW. …
Tuesday, 9/20. Day 3 It rained overnight. In reality, it kinda started raining while we were making dinner the night before, but it was the misty drizzly on & off kind, so we didn’t bother with the tarp or anything. The morning greeted us with mostly clear skies and a promise of a SW wind. …
One of the biggest questions of the pandemic – will our trip still happen? Will our local BSA council allow us to go, will the COVID level remain low enough to allow our group of 18 travelers to experience the wilderness? Sunday, July 26, 2020Monday, July 27, 2020Tuesday, July 28, 2020Wednesday, July 29, 2020Thursday, July …
Monday, 9/19. Day 2 The word salad continues. Today’s a planned rest day. We had discussed last night whether to push to Iron today or stay put, and in the end staying put was chosen. I have a hard time in canoe country sometimes, there’s so much to see and places to explore but yet …