I had made the vow of no more fall trips but a few years later schedules were such that we set up another fall trip in WCPP. It would be a week long base camp on Irvine Lake before the portages had been cut by the park. Five paddlers, two canoes, a small kayak and ample gear to stay warm and dry were flown in with an Otter floatplane. We settled into a site I had prepared a few months earlier. It was sheltered on all sides except a nice southern exposure. Instead of the expected warming rays of the sun all that came in was a cold wind all week long with each day getting darker and colder until we were again experiencing temps just above the freezing point. We had come prepared though and kept adding tarps to our system. When the last wall was added mid-week and we had our improvised wall tent built we had no view but could stay comfortable. One partner commented that he now knew why I was so explicit on what tarps each person should bring. We have not given in again but the lure of the fall woods will surely entice us again sometime.