Insula Lake, June 4-9, 2013

Our journey to Lake Insula was difficult but well within our capabilities.  We triple portaged because we had so much stuff.  It was all used and we were glad to have it.  Our second day of travel included 3 easy portages and one long difficult one that had a hill.  After that portage the four miles of paddling on Insula was welcome relief.  It took us an hour and a half to reach our favorite island in the north end of Insula.  We were pleased to be alone on an island in the middle of  the BWCAW.  For three nights and two days we slept, cooked, paddled, fished and looked at the beautiful scenery in every direction.  The weather was cool and comfortable.  Our fishing expeditions were minimally fruitful.  Ruth caught a northern and a Walleye.   We threw the northern back and had a delicious supper of fried Walleye.  Ruth was very proud of herself and enjoyed eating the Walleye.  We didn't play cribbage or read books.  We just hung out in the wilderness.  It was 2 days of paddling to return to Lake One.  Our first day started with the long portage but because we were fresh it wasn't bad.  We therefore considered the other three portages easy.  Our last nights camp was on Lake Four and we got there early afternoon.   We fished before supper at a nearby hotspot and I caught 2 more Walleyes.  We cooked them for supper. It was the grand finale to the end of the trip.  Our last day was a gorgeous paddling experience with fair skies,  easy paddling and portaging.

easy paddling and portaging.  We cherished our last day in the woods.