Boundary Waters... Picture = 1,000 Words (If You Know What It Is Saying)

The Outfitters we rented 2 of the canoes from

Rain gear models - modeling our plan of attack for the trip; shut down any inputs (or outputs as Claire so aptly demonstrates) that may make you go insaneBrule lake entry pointWildflowers next to Brule Lake Yes, we got rained on the first day. We're just tooling around the lake trying to find a campsite that isn't occupied. Lucky for us, we had to paddle all the way to the eastern end of the lake to find something open. And even more lucky for us, we had a FANTASTIC canoe 101 instruction before we got in our canoes because we would have been totally lost without that J-stroke. I can feel the sarcasm dripping off me as I type. Apparently kayaking or whitewater guiding doesn't cut it for those more skilled in canoeing. Oddly enough, the "expert" who called out his girlfriend as a not-good paddler, was the only one who tipped his canoe - and his girlfriend - in the water.View of the beautiful lakeDinner our first night. Notice the amazing smoke signal they are attempting to build.Morning reflections from our campsiteCarrie may need a higher fiber diet... either that or she's really concentrating on steering the canoe. My amazing paddling partner, she really had a big job trying to course correct my paddling up front.The second half of the rogues
Eating our burritos in the car after paddling out the extra 50 lbs of food that we didn't need. Notice the deliciousness of the chicken burrito with guacamole that we created in the wilderness (then ate in the car) The lost world... or we were lost... but it was worth it

Unicorns in the background but you can't see them. Unfortunately the lake didn't have pink water so Carrie wouldn't come see it. She was too fascinated with her tadpoles.

Melissa and the latrine... notice the nice slant the latrine creator positioned the seat on. It was an art to not slide down the hill while keeping skin away from any nastiness. On a bright note, it was better than digging our own. Canoes stacked out of the water

My better two-thirds in our 3-woman canoeSunday morning we finally got beautiful weather... just as we were paddling out.The view Claire got to drive with... the double widow's peak

The fearsome foursome... at the end of our water journey.