The He family on lake one. July, 9-10, 2016

The four of us paddled valiantly into a stiff head wind.  Kui, Ma and Chloe and I were loaded into a Wenona Seneca.   It was a load but we moved right along with everyone making a substantial contribution to getting us there.   Ma was the grandma and she was 65.  Chloe was seven and they both paddled hard from the middle seat. Kui was in the bow and he was good help in keeping the 19 1/2  foot canoe headed down the lake.  Camp was made and Kui, Chloe and I had our sights on Pagami Creek.  Ma stayed behind to rest.     The creek was blooming with thousands of Lotus flowers or as we call them water lilies. It was a nice trip up the creek.  We rested at Tory Island.  Then headed for camp.   Supper was pizza.  The weather turned cool and windy.  We all went to bed early.  In the morning we had pancakes and bacon.  We headed back to the landing and only took one rest stop.  It was a great trip, and I really enjoyed their company.

groff's on Lake One , July 6, 2016

It was a nice day with only a little wind to fight.   We made our way down the southern channel of Lake One to the central part of the lake.  There we saw the "dangerous waters" that flow from Lake Two.   We took a little break and headed south again to Pagami Creek.  We paddled for a half mile through thousands of white lilies.  It was beautiful.    Afterwards we stopped at an island for a snack and a rest period... it was a beautiful day to be in the BWCA.   We were with the wind and waves all the way home to the lake one landing.  it was a nice day with very nice people.

Kris Jensen and her kids on Lake One, 6-29-30-2016

The four of us battled the wind southward through lake one.  we arrived at our campsite   exhausted.  We made camp quickly and headed for a favorite fishing hole.  We had no luck.   again , we fought the wind to get back to camp.   During the evening while fixing supper we had a down pour.. we sat under the tarp  and ate our delicious  beef stroganof.      Everyone went to bed early.  Our new and much better day offered a chance to fish some more. But before we left we ate bacon and bass that we caught the evening before while casting from shore.  We toured some islands with me and the girl fishing while the mom and son explored the wilderness islands.    While on shore the girl tied into an enormous fish but it broke off before we could get the net on it.  It must have been a northern.   That afternoon on the way out the winds were strong from the north as we headed straight into them.  Again, headwinds.

Memorial weekend with ruth...

We headed  into a headwind for about three miles.   It was doable and we were up to the task.   We found an excellent camp with a good rock and a sand beach.  We made camp and had supper.  At sunset we fished.  I caught a walleye right in front of camp from the canoe.    We cleaned it on a nearby island.  It was a beautiful night to be in the woods and on a lake.  The next morning I awoke to cold, wind and rain.   I had coffee and bagels for two hours and went back to the tent. It was miserable out.   we spent the afternoon in the comfort of the tent.    At supper time we made chicken noodle caserole. it was delicious.  However, the weather hadn't improved and we went back in the tent.    In the morning the weather had turned to blue sky, gentle breezes and warmer air.   We enjoyed our paddle out and were relieved that the weather had improved.

May 19-23, 2016 Seagull lake with the guys.

 We paddled to the palisade of Seagull lake.   Our two favorite campsites were already taken at eleven o clock in the morning.  We waited for BP to find us a new campsite.   He arrived and lead us to an island south of the palisade.    It was a great spot in the wind to keep the bugs off of us.  For five days we paddled, swam, fished.  visited, ate wonderful food, and observed the wilderness in it's splendor.  We enjoyed four lake trout and some bass and northerns.  It was all delicious.  We took turns cooking and we had several outstanding meals.   We thoroughly enjoyed the camraderie and good weather.  We left monday morning.   It was a short paddle out.  Back in town we said goodbye at the blue fin restuarant.

MBA,s to Lake One

The eight of us paddled successfully to our campsite after paddling instructions and a couple miles of practice.  The group worked real hard to perfect their skills.   We found a nice camp tucked away behind an island.   Camp was set and a fire started.    We had salads, steak and potatoes for supper.  The evening was spent around the fire and we visited until late in the night.   We got up early in the morning to enjoy bacon and eggs.  We packed up efficiently and were on the water by nine thirty.   The paddle out went without a problem.   It was great to be with such happy campers.

April, 28 2016 wilth ruth and corey.

We paddled a tandem and a solo.  Ruth with me and  Corey in his Bell 16 footer.   Kristin wasn't along because she stayed home with a terrible cold.  We missed her greatly.  The three of us left the Lake One landing at ten am.  We arrived at the best Lake Four campsite a little before three pm.  It was a good day for paddleing.    We relaxed in camp for a couple hours and cooked supper.   The morning brought heavy winds and we spent the day watching the lake and distant shoreline looking for moose.   None appeared before us.  However, we thoroughly enjoyed being in the middle of the wilderness during the off season when there was no one around.  The weather was perfect and we loved being here.    Our paddle out was into a westerly wind but not impossible.  We stopped at our favorite campsite on Lake Two for lunch.  It was great to relive all the great campouts we had there.  The remaining four miles home were a joy to paddle.