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After sundown, the rain came. It was pretty heavy most of the night, but my tent performed well. Chris's not quite as well.
My tent
At sunup, the rain stopped
Again with the food
We planned to go on a day paddle/fishing jaunt on Saturday, so I got my gear organized after breakfast.
My PSK
The blades that made the trip. The Gerber Pro-Guide clip point, Schrade Old Timer, Leatherman, SAK, and Axe all had great convex edges recently done by Siguy. The Becker Necker is my first BF purchase. It certainly won't be the last. The Gerber pack axe was a freebie I got using hotel rewards points. It makes a decent beater with a crappy edge by yours truly.
We made about 7 miles in about 4.5 hours paddling leisurely and fishing along the way. There was some nice scenery. The clouds in this pic seemed pretty cool.
They're hard to make out, but there are nine loons in this pic
We managed to see a bald eagle that had just caught a fish and flew it up to this tree. Again, I'm not so great with the camera, but you can see a distinct white head near the center of the pic. I managed to get a couple of more shots when he flew off, but they were blurry.
I have to show off my canoe. My same friend that used to guide trips builds wood canvas canoes. My wife got me a class with him about 10 years ago to build this. So I spent a week building this boat. I did all of the varnishing and painting myself.
I love this shot. It's from Sunday and as you can see by the reflections, the lake was what we like to call flat-a$$ calm. Of course it started pouring shortly thereafter and made for a wet paddle out, but the trip was a great time.
As mentioned in the first post, this was a "guided" trip style. You can see we brought a lot of gear especially in the cooking department. While it was great to have tasty fresh food, and many other comforts like large tarps, it was a lot of work to pack and unpack before and after the trip. After hanging out in this forum for quite some time now, I can definitely see the appeal of going lighter. I have set a goal to try out some lighter gear -- maybe hammock camping and much less cooking equipment/food.
Jon
Edit: Here is the link to the full album if anyone is interested
http://s455.photobucket.com/albums/qq279/Maine_JMW/Lobster Lake Camping Trip/
My tent
At sunup, the rain stopped
Again with the food
We planned to go on a day paddle/fishing jaunt on Saturday, so I got my gear organized after breakfast.
My PSK
The blades that made the trip. The Gerber Pro-Guide clip point, Schrade Old Timer, Leatherman, SAK, and Axe all had great convex edges recently done by Siguy. The Becker Necker is my first BF purchase. It certainly won't be the last. The Gerber pack axe was a freebie I got using hotel rewards points. It makes a decent beater with a crappy edge by yours truly.
We made about 7 miles in about 4.5 hours paddling leisurely and fishing along the way. There was some nice scenery. The clouds in this pic seemed pretty cool.
They're hard to make out, but there are nine loons in this pic
We managed to see a bald eagle that had just caught a fish and flew it up to this tree. Again, I'm not so great with the camera, but you can see a distinct white head near the center of the pic. I managed to get a couple of more shots when he flew off, but they were blurry.
I have to show off my canoe. My same friend that used to guide trips builds wood canvas canoes. My wife got me a class with him about 10 years ago to build this. So I spent a week building this boat. I did all of the varnishing and painting myself.
I love this shot. It's from Sunday and as you can see by the reflections, the lake was what we like to call flat-a$$ calm. Of course it started pouring shortly thereafter and made for a wet paddle out, but the trip was a great time.
As mentioned in the first post, this was a "guided" trip style. You can see we brought a lot of gear especially in the cooking department. While it was great to have tasty fresh food, and many other comforts like large tarps, it was a lot of work to pack and unpack before and after the trip. After hanging out in this forum for quite some time now, I can definitely see the appeal of going lighter. I have set a goal to try out some lighter gear -- maybe hammock camping and much less cooking equipment/food.
Jon
Edit: Here is the link to the full album if anyone is interested
http://s455.photobucket.com/albums/qq279/Maine_JMW/Lobster Lake Camping Trip/
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