Quetico Solo: Day Two - ©Doug Clark

Day 7

1/3 over already. Bummer. I had planned a day trip to McDougall today, but off and on showers convinced me to wait. Had a lazy day close to camp. I'd never tried for walleye using the fly rod, and this looked like the ideal situation to go for it. Cool. It wasn't as fast paced as a jig and minnow, but it sure was fun. Decided to go for cornbread in the reflector oven... I wish I would have decided that a little earlier --a stronger storm coming. It took awhile to get the oven set up because I wrapped the foil around the small grill. Oops. It had molded tightly to it, and was a pain to get off without ruining. Got a fire going and made coffee while working on some coals. Cornbread almost finished. Storm closing. Made it. And now I am enjoying it along with some fresh coffee in the vestibule. I don't like to use the words "food" and "tent" in the same sentence, but I admit to pushing it on occasion. Anyway, it was certainly enjoyed. There were several bursts of hard rain, and in between was a beautiful rainbow.