Boundary Waters Scorecard
| Day 1 |
| Weather |
Nice |
| Portages |
Hell |
| Natural Beauty |
Captivating |
| Wildlife Spotted |
|
| Mosquitoes and Blackflies |
innumerable |
| Time spent Trying to hang Food Pack out of the way of large omnivores |
2 hours |
| Dinner |
yummy |
| Minutes to sleep |
2 |
| Final score |
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| Day 2 |
| Weather |
sunny with extra wind |
| Portages |
better |
| Wildlife Spotted |
| Loon | 1 |
| Sawbill (Meganzer) | 1 |
| Bald Eagle | 1 (about 20 feed above us) |
| Mouse | 1 |
| ticks and other Crawlies | many |
|
| Trash found |
broken canoe seat, chocolate bars, unopened jelly, towel,
tequila bottle |
| Lunch |
Cheese and other yummies |
| Pack hanging time |
20 minutes |
| Dinner |
still more yummies |
| Minutes to sleep |
7 |
| Final score |
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| Day 3 |
| trip |
short |
| Wind (paddled into) |
35 mph |
| rain |
spitting |
| portages |
short |
| sandal |
held together with string |
| Wildlife Spotted |
| eagle | 1 |
| Mallards | 2 |
| moose antler | 1 |
|
| Lunch |
continuing score of Previous yum |
| Serene Beauty |
2 (eyeballs captivated) |
| pack hanging time |
30 minutes |
| Dinner |
in the rain |
| card game |
fun |
| minutes to sleep |
10 |
| Final score |
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| Day 4 |
| Morning |
cold |
| nerves |
tense (see day 3, WIND) |
| Portages |
3/4 of a mile -- easy! |
| Wildlife Spotted |
other canoers |
| Winds |
calming |
| Shower |
nice (didn't know I was dirty until I showered!) |
| Natasha |
delighted
| Old friends at Sawbill | equally so |
|
| Lunch |
still cheese |
| Woman we had never met before |
worried because her dog took off into the woods after a moose |
| bonds of friendship |
renewed |
| Final score |
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Took a walk down to Sawbill Lake While Natasha showered. It was still
there.
 
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