Quetico Solo
June 11 - July 2, 2003
Photos and text by Doug Clark
Day 2
Surprisingly, I woke at first light.... Quarter to four. Got up for relief
and was awake enough to realize that not all of the drops hitting the ground
were mine. Made it back in the tent before the heavy stuff started coming
down. I'd planned to put a little more distance between myself and the highway
this day, but am not excited to do that in the rain. Day 2 will be spent getting
in sync. So... I went back to sleep. (Ok, so getting in sync means different
things to different people). When I finally rolled out of the tent about 9
the rain had stopped, but the sky remained heavy. Made a topwater cast and
got 2 dink bass... one on each treble hook. Nothing else stirring from the
island. 
Between
showers I coaxed a fire, and did pancakes. Whoa baby. No big storms, so I
put on the rain gear and did some lake exploring. Caught a couple of nice
trout on the way back, but too big for the pot. It cleared briefly for a beautiful
sunset before clouding over again. Enjoyed a toddy by the shore and listened
to the loons. Wow. And I wonder how many times I said that today.... Wow.
Another shower pushed me inside the tent and I broke down the reels and got them safely tucked in before I tucked in myself. Looks like the tent will be packing up wet.
Doug Clark
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