DentonDoc & I have returned safely from our adventure.  While it got quite warm where we were on the 20th (moving from the Sue Falls area to Kasakokwog), there was no bad weather to speak of that day.

Our REAL blast came on Sunday the 17th.  Frankly, we thought the T-storms were pretty much over for that day.  Bright blue sky, cooling temps, etc..  Wrong!  We were camped on 2Z, one of my favorite sites.  I noticed a shift in the wind so I stepped out to the edge of the site to get a better look back at the W/NW sky.  I haven't seen such a dark sky in a LONG time & it was headed straight at us.

Winds surely topped 60 mph, with the tops of white caps being blown off in our direction.  It certainly was an intense thunder cell but we weathered it OK, as our shelters were placed well back in the woods.

Lots of thunder, lightening & heavy rain but no casualties.

I will say that the north shore "mansions" along Rte 61 in Duluth took a real beating.  Large trees were down, some still lying atop houses when we passed through on Wednesday, July 27.

We did hear from 2 Quetico Rangers about the 2 paddlers being killed in the Basswood Lake area.  Also, wind was generally a challenge for us during this trip, although Mother Nature cooperated nicely during our two long-paddling days as we moved from Kasakokwog to The Pines for our last night in the park.  Strangely enough, big Pickerel Lake was like a sheet of glass....

Jimbo   8-)