We just survived our crazy canoeing high adventure I planned out here near Sterling Alaska. Hoping along a chain of lakes like BSA Northern Tier with 3 people and camping gear all in one boat! it started off on the wrong foot because when Luke and I tested the fancy borrowed Kevlar canoe it buckled in the middle :-( Thankfully Alaska canoe and campground saved our slack by renting us an Old Town canoe, adjustable middle seat, map, and whale bag for our journey! Owner Max was the best.
We went from Canoe lake to Gavia lake over 2 days, one night, after we delayed for pouring rain. We put in about 3.5 miles of portaging, where are you carry all your gear and canoe over dry land. This was all agreed to be TOO MUCH, and my back muscle voted twice. ;)
Thankfully we stayed at a perfect island campsite overnight, which made the trip all worth it. We must have gotten way out there in the wilderness, because luckily we didn't run into a single soul or other boat on our trip. During our 14mi paddleing and fishing journey, we saw a moose swim cross the lake in front of us, many Loons swiming and singing close, we caught 5 trout, and the Sunshine came out all day :-)
Our backs are still sore, we had blissful showers, and we're having much needed pizza and beer now at Magpies pizzaria... what a grand adventure!
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