solotripper wrote on Jul 27^th, 2023 at 1:23pm:


Thanks. Walter Lake if I recall correctly.

Walked past the bathtub yesterday morning. It was empty.

Full on my way in, or up.
A quick three nights on Louisa. In Monday out Thursday. Late start on Monday. Didn't clear PP (& Customs) until 12:30pm so I didn't roll into the first portage from Agnes to Louisa until 5:30. 4 canoes (stacked on shore) block my entry, but there are two landings. Go to the other, unload- it's a group, 9 (Scouts), camped on the portage in a flat space not much bigger than a living room. Not very flat. 4 maybe 5 tents, a fire ring, a big tarp and two clothes lines (Tarp and lines are strung across the trail) and 9 guys packed into this space. I walk through with my pack (6" wide corridors between tents) weave through five guys two of which are adults- no one makes eye contact or even seems to notice me. Return trip with pack and canoe requires people to move a bit especially when I have to go into the bush a bit to avoid tarp and lines. My dog avoids the whole scene settling for straight bushwhack around the camp.

There was another group of women in the pool (staying at the site on the other side of the falls).

When checking in with the ranger four uniformed members of Canadian Border Services dropped bags below the ranger station, armored up and extracted firearms which were loaded and a load snapped into the chamber of each of four guns. I came down the hill was approached and politely asked for my RABC, kind of a thrill after all these years. Nice guy- worked the PP station the last year they were open.

I hear ya ST, I was grumpy and for the most part held my tongue (Did tell the leader "kind of a tough spot to camp"). I figured they had their penance delivered in the rocky rumpled tent "pads", lack of room and air circulation. It's not a long portage but about as technical as they get. Thankfully I had Louisa to myself for three days other than a pair of canoes that poked just through the narrows for a look one evening before retreating back to Agnes.

Today's POD made me laugh. I've done the same more than a few times 

Nice POD today of that WCPP landmark.  As I recall, the portage trail crosses the stream just above the waterfalls.  Definitely a need to exercise care in times of highwater.  It was a pleasant lake to camp on and good walleye fishing, once you figured out where to find them.

Jimbo