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Went on Temagami trip with 11 other women - none I knew before the trip so this is just one of 3 new bow partners I had over the course of the trip. ...

Coleen has been my steady bow partner for several years - she is also my next door neighbor. ...

We had quite a feast for lunch - following a couple portages on our Temagami trip...

no place like it on the way to Algonquin. Leave early in the am and we can hit it for a late lunch. ...

This is our view from the campsite at Mew Lake - had our own personal put in...

JoAnn and I at take out at Kearney Lake...

Jo Ann and I at put in at Kearney Lake...

An excellent read - in my tent at Mew Lake. relaxing after a day of paddling. ...

Selfie while curled up for the evening with The Cabin at Mew Lake campsite....

This route is my favorite for the summer so far anyway. Did a loop in Temagami - first time in the area. ...

Luckily this is the worst for the season so far - sandals and sand make for raw spots that need a bandaid....

Up on the UP to see the picture rocks - notice all are wearing PFD's...

Got to love lunch at Canoe Lake - facing each other - she is on bottom in front of the stern seat (paddling backwards) - he is in bow facing the middle of the canoe and the kid is in the middle. There were...

A new friend from our Temagami trip getting in a little yoga after a day of paddling...

Did a 3 hour tour at Picture Rocks in Upper Peninsula of Michigan. ...

Everybody is getting wet feet - or a display of sandals...

My tent set up at Mew lake campground...

We were out for a paddle on Mew Lake - I don't know who was enjoying themselves more - Sharon or I....

Young gals have fun camping too. Using pie irons, roasting corn and smores, paddling - it all made for some very happy gals....

Nothing like a downpour on day one when you are trying to get everything packed up and to the put in. But Kat did it with a smile. ...

Day 1 - trying to get everything and everybody shuttled to the put in in the rain. We waited in the rain, packed up the canoes in the rain, and started the paddle with rain - but then it stopped and the rest of the...

We reached our campsite on Donald Lake (Temagami). Canoe still waiting to be unloaded....

This has been my favorite spot in Algonquin - Western Uplands. I have seen woodcocks dance, heard grouse drum and saw whet owls hoot, I have seen stars like no where else on earth, I have seen the Northern lights more than once. I...

Swimming by the falls in Karl Lake...

Found a great tree that the woodpeckers had been busy on....

Car is loaded up and ready for trip number one of the four I have scheduled for the next month....