Wednesday, August 27th
We woke in the morning to the first day of clouds. We enjoyed a second round of Eggs McStone for breakfast along with the much desired coffee. Since we were not planning to move the camp today, we set off to see some of the area of the BWCA that had been burned during 2007 and a few years past. The day took us to the end of Red Rock Lake, through Alpine Lake, and a short distance into Jasper Lake. During our trips while I was in High School the typical camping spots were on Jasper and Alpine. These areas now are completely different from what I had known. Even through the burned areas, you could see the re-growth of wildflowers and small evergreen trees.
On our way back to camp, I gave Kristen a quick lesson on how to steer the canoe. She piloted us from the portage back to our campsite. That afternoon, Kristen and Dad saw a moose and an eagle in a little marsh while out for the daily water filtering trip. Of course, the one time Kristen does not have a camera!
Dinner was hamburger helper with dehydrated meat followed by hot chocolate next to the lake. Around 9:00pm, the rain started. It seemed to be steady all night long.
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