A visit to Frost Lake
The last full day of our trip to Boundary Waters featured a day trip to Frost Lake. In the spring Frost Lake is the gateway to what our guidebook says is one of the more scenic routes through the park. In the summer the water goes down and it becomes impossible to go beyond the lake, so it becomes a dead end - a quiet one.
To get there we had to make our longest portage of the trip - 140 rods. I suppose a true BWCA hardcore would find it a pleasant walk, but we found it hard work. But it was worth it.
When we got to the end we found Frost Lake has actual sand beaches. It was a hot day, and it was great swimming.
The lake also features this campsite, which Dan and I called the Hilton, with the nice logs stacked to create actual backrests. One of the little pleasures of life that you appreciate after camping is chairbacks.
The lake also has this big rock in the middle. We paddled out to visit it, but the wind kicked up and we decided it was too much work.
We paddled along the shore to the southwest end of the lake, with the idea that the southwest wind would help us back to our portage. To our dismay, the wind switched to the northwest and got stronger just as we started back. The waves made for some excitement for greenhorn paddlers.
We got back to our campsite, had dinner, and took it easy. While lazing around the campsite we first noticed the plume of the Cavity Lake fire...
After our day at Frost Lake, we were ready for anything!
To get there we had to make our longest portage of the trip - 140 rods. I suppose a true BWCA hardcore would find it a pleasant walk, but we found it hard work. But it was worth it.
When we got to the end we found Frost Lake has actual sand beaches. It was a hot day, and it was great swimming.
The lake also features this campsite, which Dan and I called the Hilton, with the nice logs stacked to create actual backrests. One of the little pleasures of life that you appreciate after camping is chairbacks.
The lake also has this big rock in the middle. We paddled out to visit it, but the wind kicked up and we decided it was too much work.
We paddled along the shore to the southwest end of the lake, with the idea that the southwest wind would help us back to our portage. To our dismay, the wind switched to the northwest and got stronger just as we started back. The waves made for some excitement for greenhorn paddlers.
We got back to our campsite, had dinner, and took it easy. While lazing around the campsite we first noticed the plume of the Cavity Lake fire...
After our day at Frost Lake, we were ready for anything!
posted by Joe at 5:24 AM
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Did you realize that the big rock in the picture looks like a big beaver head? Or is it a beaver's head that looks like a rock?
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