Hottest day of the trip. It would be over 90 degrees later that day. WTH?!
Another amazing sunrise and on the trail about 10 am again. This leg is no easier from the other direction. But it was shorter since we were only going to Lake Ritchie….4 miles and change.
When we arrived at Ritchie, several sites were open and we settled in at one of the two group sites, just for the shade. Out came the fishing gear and we headed for the shore. We were camped next to a group of 3 guys who had portaged in a canoe. As we shore fished, the group stopped by on their way to a day hike. They said they had broken both of the 2 filters they’d brought and were drinking boiled water. They offered the use of their canoe for use of my filter. That was a deal I was more than happy to make! So we launched their canoe and spent perhaps 90 minutes on the lake and caught about a dozen pike, and hooked several more that got away. Pat caught several nice 24”-26” fish, and I landed what looked to be about a 30 incher. What fun!
We saw more otters and another bald eagle, but still…..no moose. But with temps over 90 that day and no cooler than 75 degrees at night, I couldn’t blame the moose for not being a little easier to find. Late afternoon, we heard thunder in the distance and saw clouds rolling in. We’d heard a front was on its way that should produce some rain and cooler temps. About 6:00 pm it started raining pretty good, so we piled into the tent. By 7:30, the storm was spent and we again had a great sunset and clear night skies. It didn’t feel much cooler tho….just muggier. But as the night covered us, the temps finally started to drop and we got some much-needed relief.
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