After a couple of miles we hit a stretch that the map warned "numerous log jams exist in this stretch". Over the next four miles we couldn't go more than a couple hundred yards without dodging downed trees. Apparently huge storms went thru in July and left us this wreckage. We scrambled around over and through as best we could. Luckily it was sunny and the water was relatively warm, because we got soaked! The canoe held up fine and Lily had a ball splashing around. We only had to completely unload once to carry the canoe over several limbs next to each other. It was kinda fun, but we were happy to get clear of that mess.
We hit Lake Irving around noon and made it across the 1 mile wide lake no problem. Aaron tried out the kayak paddles and the seemed to push us right along.
Then it was a quick jaunt down to Lake Bemidji where we pulled out at a park to reapply. Aaron walked to the store- which ended up being 3 miles away- while I stayed with the dog, chatted with some curious locals and did some journaling.
By the time Aaron got back it was after five and we decided to book it across the lake and down to the next site, Stump Lake 1275.7. We had about 10 miles to go and 2 1/2 hours to get there.
We made it across fine and got back in the river around 6:40, with just 7 miles left. From there it was a race against the sun and I think we might have tied, at best. We found the site in as close to dark as you can get and made a hasty camp. Even with the logjams and the stop we made it almost 22 miles!
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