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94-07-09: Saturday: Day 9: 33km paddled, Portages 5,4,3,2,1 (=30,31,32,33,34) - BF=? - short paddle to portage, W unloads canoe while K waits - see 2 Lund's going down the stream, so load up canoe, and paddle on after them. - drag over beaver dams, catch up and pass power boats in meanders as they paddle. - huge portage trail, 20 ft. wide, with lots of logs to put boats down on. Very quick and short for canoes, then watch 7 guys carrying 400 lb. boats. - paddle into headwinds down Triveet lake. - nice portage into Clam. - paddle thru narrows, stop for tea. - paddle across to narrows in middle of Clam lake, hard going, directly into wind. Lots of hiding behind islands. - bigger wind once thru narrows, cling to South shore to try and hop up the peninsulas - get out to eat lunch on "ant island", but have to leave. Whole island seems to be an ant hill - cross to point on other side, nice site after climbing up steep "stairway/rockpile" - K+W swim (skinny dip, girls avert eyes). Also say "Do it before it rains". - nice lunch, run out of bread, and finish off several other things. - cool weather rolls in, too late for girls to take bath! - paddle down channel, huge wind rolls in, then DOWNPOUR. - go into portage, wait a little bit, then complete portage in rain. - into canoes, paddle a little bit, then take shelter from thunder in the reeds on one shore of "swamp". - paddle through meanders, into headwinds ALL the time - W runs down 1k portage, decides too far, come back paddle down thru wild rice (easy going, in spite of guide book saying it was rough going) - drag down creek at outlet of Pine Brook, way too wide and shallow. - paddle across Head lake, more big headwinds - 1k portage along skidoo trail thru muskeg. (2 stages, 700m, then 300 m). Nice and clean but hard going with spongy muskeg. - load up canoes, paddle 10 mins. to nearest point (wind even worse!). See lightning, so we hide on the point. J says "Set up tents, skip dinner". - tents up in 10 mins., get in, then @ 10:30, monster thunderstorm comes in. Flashes light up whole inside of tent like X-rays. Lasts 3? hours? - No dinner, (and didn't make it to cabin) 94-07-10: Sunday: Day 10: 19km paddled, take out in Bell Bay - up @ 6:00, out of tents by 6:20 - paddling by 7:00, misty, subtle wind - 7:30, arrive a K+J cabin. - stagger in, J feeds us pancakes + coffee - 9:00 start paddling to Bell Bay - wind from NWW, good almost tail wind, strong enough to cause white caps, lots of canoe rolling in waves. - met other canoe as pulled in (end of 3 day trip), arrived at 12:00 noon!! - drive LaRonge and drop off K's stuff. It seemed magical to just press a peddle, and have the car move! - drive home, arrive 5:00 pm. |
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