Saturday July 12th

Sherilyn's "My feet are killing and I am not amused" face.






Sun again! We could actually see across Bay and wow-there was actually a peninsula across from us that we didn't see the night before. WE had a late start this morning. I woke them up at 7:15, but they were finally getting out of their sleeping bags at 8:15. So I spent some time picking wild strawberries and hoping the grass would dry before long (it took until noon). Got on the trail around 10 am and had to push our way through a long straight stretch of overgrown trail. It was very easy to twist an ankle since you couldn't see under the 4 foot high weeds and grasses.
The top of Feldtmann Ridge was extremely windy -strong enough gusts to push me off the trail occasionally. By the time we got to Feldtmann Lake campsites I almost couldn't put my feet on the ground-next year I am getting waterproof boots, not just spraying waterproofing on boots. (9.83 miles ) From here we could hear Lake Superior crashing against the shore, so there must have been high waves again. For being July it has been so cold that none of our clothes are drying quickly and our socks are wet. We still haven't sighted a moose ,although some of the boys kept saying they might have seen one far away (right).