Looks great right??
If only we had continued...
We planned (me mostly) to paddle and carry from Sand Lake to Clockmill Pond.
Google and Bing recon looked favorable, with a few rough spots in between.
MDB and I, along with hickoryskier and his SO, carried to Sand Lake. It was an easy .4 mile carry, with some sloppy going at the midpoint (headwater of a feeder to Big Bay).
There is a sloppy campsite right at the end of the trail.
We put in from the campsite on a postcard picture perfect day...
and paddled across to the inlet. We found our way though a maze of pickerelweed and water lillies, past a huge beaver hut.
We paddled up the inlet for a minute, or so it seemed, and came to a small rock garden.
I whacked through the woods for no more than 100 yards, easy going with no undergrowth. Looking upstream, it was small, but certainly navigable.
I came back to report to the gang, and they had already decided today would be a low effort day.
So we circumnavigated the lake, spotting 4 campsites along the shores.
We stopped for a snack at a particularly scenic and attractive campsite.
The southern most part of the lake has some nice views...
Watched a pair of loons fill their bellies, and that was it!! Many rises from fish, and not another soul to be found. It was quiet and nice, not bad for a close to home day trip.
I need to go back with more motivated minions!!
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