Finally some melting weather here in canoe country, and we missed the last two snow storms so we are making progress toward spring.  If the weather stays relatively warm we may be fairly close to the first week in May for doing the Basswood River. 
Arm twisting:
Nice, green campsites ahead of the "crowd" coming later.
Hardly anyone else out there.
Watch the Red Horse suckers spawning in the shallows.
Pictographs of Crooked Lake at eye level.
Rare spring flowers blooming.
Ducks in their breeding plumage.
Company in case you are timid about braving the fast water as a solo traveler.
How about it???