Caleb, Ken and Pam to North Hegman, 7-6-15

We made the first  portage in good fashion.  Canoe instruction followed and  a one mile  paddle across South Hegman to the second portage.  I put together all the tackle during our time on the portage.   We paddled into a west wind and ducked into a bay to try fishing without being blown around.   We were in luck. We all caught fish and did very well.  We moved to a second spot and caught a couple more.   We continued our journey to the pictographs.  The wind had let up quite a bit.  We were all inspired by the figures painted high on the cliff next to the water. Next we paddled to the floating bog and looked at the Pitcher plants, there were many of them.  We tied our boats to a tree and scrambled up a rock face to the top of a wooded area.  There we found Pink Showy Lady Slippers that hadn't bloomed yet.   We enjoyed the view of the bog and river channel while munching on a few stray early blueberries.  We paddled back to the last portage with the wind, a relief after struggling with a head wind all the way there.    The uphill grind of the last portage was taxing but we all made it to the top.  Ken did very well with the second canoe.    It was a very nice day with excellent people.