Thursday, August 6, 2009

August 2, 2009 - Isle Royale National Park



After dropping of our guests, we made our way back to a secure dock in Moskey Basin. The wind was whipping on the big lake, so we selected this bay to wait it out for our crossing to the mainland. We were alone at the dock.









We had heard there was a moose and calf at nearby Lake Ritchie, so we set off on this 5-mile round trip hike.

















While we didn’t see the moose, we did enjoy a beautiful hike and sunny skies.


















The lake features a campground, and we passed canoers portaging on the trail from Moskey Basin to Lake Ritchie.











Back aboard and on the aft deck, as the wind died, we gazed down the three-mile long basin. As we put our feet up, we heard a great deal of splashing around the hull. Looking over the side, we spied two otters playing in the water, almost close enough to touch!








Shortly after sunset, we enjoyed the civil twilight, and turned in for the night.

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