{"id":419,"date":"2007-08-10T13:22:53","date_gmt":"2007-08-10T22:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bbryson.com\/erin\/?p=419"},"modified":"2007-08-10T13:22:53","modified_gmt":"2007-08-10T22:22:53","slug":"unplugged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bbryson.com\/erin\/2007\/08\/10\/unplugged\/","title":{"rendered":"Unplugged!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ahhh&#8230; the fresh air, the sunshine, the sound of animals all around AND the absence of internet! We had a GREAT trip into the BWCA, more specifically into Big Moose Lake.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\";\"><\/p>\n<p><\/a>Bill, Dad, and I left home around 6:30 Tuesday morning and drove up the Echo trail until we reached the entry point for Big Moose. The drive takes about an hour from home on winding dirt roads. From there we hopped into our canoe to paddle the first of two rivers on our journey. We&#8217;d been worried about low water hindering our entry, but the first river went smoothly. We got over the first portage (160 rods) and found that the second river was not going to be as easy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\";\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bbryson.com\/epics\/albums\/userpics\/normal_IMG_5316.jpg\" class=\"image\" alt=\"Click to view full size image\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dad and Bill had to get out of the canoe several times (often sinking deep into the muck) to get past rocks, logs, and beaver dams.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\";\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bbryson.com\/epics\/albums\/userpics\/normal_IMG_5321.jpg\" class=\"image\" alt=\"Click to view full size image\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Eventually we arrived on to the beautiful lake.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\";\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bbryson.com\/epics\/albums\/userpics\/normal_IMG_5325.jpg\" class=\"image\" alt=\"Click to view full size image\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And we got set up on a beautiful camp site.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\";\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bbryson.com\/epics\/albums\/userpics\/normal_IMG_5352.jpg\" class=\"image\" alt=\"Click to view full size image\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We canoed to the bottom of the lake on Wednesday and walked the portage over to Cummings Lake. On the paddle back, we decided to try our luck fishing before reaching the sandy beach to take a swim. I did the paddling while the guys tried to catch dinner.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how they did:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\";\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bbryson.com\/epics\/albums\/userpics\/normal_IMG_5351.jpg\" class=\"image\" alt=\"Click to view full size image\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\";\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bbryson.com\/epics\/albums\/userpics\/normal_IMG_5349.jpg\" class=\"image\" alt=\"Click to view full size image\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbryson.com\/epics\/displayimage.php?album=lastup&amp;cat=1&amp;pos=25\"><\/p>\n<p><\/a>(That&#8217;s Bill&#8217;s fish&#8230; not bait.) \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>The sun woke us up in the mornings and Dad cooked us muffins in the bake packer for breakfast. (Yum!)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\";\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bbryson.com\/epics\/albums\/userpics\/normal_IMG_5341.jpg\" class=\"image\" alt=\"Click to view full size image\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\";\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bbryson.com\/epics\/albums\/userpics\/normal_IMG_5356.jpg\" class=\"image\" alt=\"Click to view full size image\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll leave more the story telling to Bill, but wrap up by noting we stopped in Ely at the Canoe Country Outfitters to see if Terrence (who taught in Golovin, AK) happened to be working. He wasn&#8217;t, but his buddy was and gave him a call for us. So, we got to catch up and learn that he&#8217;s going to be just a half hour or so away from us this year. How exciting to have an Alaska friend near by!<\/p>\n<p>We had a great camping trip and already have plans to make another next year. The guys want to do more moving around, which will be fine by me as long as I can have the middle spot in the canoe again. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahhh&#8230; the fresh air, the sunshine, the sound of animals all around AND the absence of internet! We had a GREAT trip into the BWCA, more specifically into Big Moose Lake. 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