More pictures from Italy taken in March, 2010.

This is for my postcard series, San Gimignano.

Also, San Gimignano. But I don't think this would make a good post card.

Last Day

View from Thunder Point

Loons on Knife Lake

Day 6: Spoon to Upper Knife then on to Ottertrack Lake

Taken in late afternoon on the Upper Arm of Knife Lake

My trip was pretty much Robert Beymer's 7-day Lake Trout Loop, 27-2, in BWCA, Western Region, with the following exception: I set up camp mid-day on the Upper Arm of the Knife on Day 6, then I paddled east to the end of Knife and onwards to Ottertrack Lake to Benny Ambrose's homestead. Then I compressed the last two days of Beymer's itinerary and completed in seven days.

Here's the view from Ambrose's homestead on Ottertrack Lake. This is a small cove on a large lake that borders Canada.

Jenny Lake to Spoon, Day 5

This is Kekekabic Lake near the portage to Pickle Lake. Kekekabic is a long, deep lake with spectacular cliffs at the east end. Unfortunately, I could not photograph from there because of the wind and rain. I did not see anyone else on the lake but encountered quite a few people on both portages.

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Thundercaps viewed from the ridge north of Spoon Lake looking toward Canada.

Cairn at the highpoint of the ridge above my campsite on Spoon Lake.

Spoon Lake

One thing I found out is that, even in the more popular areas, you can sometimes find a quiet campsite just  by paddling a little further or taking an extra portage to a smaller lake. On Day 5, I was heading into a popular area between Kekekabic and Knife so I stopped over at Spoon and then paddled about a mile east where I found a campsite on the north side of the lake. I didn't see any other visitors until I was on the northern arm of Knife Lake the next day.