I woke up early to get started getting the bear bag down and breakfast going. It has rained several good downpours and I was happy that our tent and site held up well. Breakfast was Pancakes and pre-cooked bacon cooked over the wisperlite using the "simmer" technique which worked great. The sun did not let up for today but at least the wind did. It was going to be another hot day.

Theo (6), Lila and I canoed down to Site 1522 - which was not as nice as our. Perhaps some better shade but the tent pads were not great and the landing was steep and rocky. The "biffy" was missing part of the seat area too. Theo and Lila both found "paddles" (sticks) for the way back and we had a grand time on our short adventure. Lunch was English muffin pizzas which were a moderate success. The sliced mozzarella was a good idea but it needed papers to keep it from sticking together so much.

Ally and Lila took a nap after lunch, but the heat made it difficult. Theo and I explored the camp area and attempted fishing from shore without much luck. After nap Ally encountered her "Minnesota chicken" likely a grouse during a trip to the biffy.

In the afternoon we hung around camp and Lila found her love of the light, powdery, fine dirt. She had her hands, feet, clothes and face all covered in it. The Lila Dirt Ball was born. Before dinner we all did a quick dip in the lake to clean of the dirt and cool down.

Dinner was rice & beans with tortillas and fruit. It was very filling and we should have cut down the amount we were cooking. The kids both enjoyed helping cook the camp dinners and cleaning up.