Day 15: R 9/27- Short day

We had big plans to do a 30-some mile day and got and moving pretty well that morning. It was a warm, sunny day and our first dozen miles flew by. We experimented with the kayak paddles. They seemed to move us along at a good clip, though it took some more to get the boat moving. It definitely uses a different set of muscles using kayak paddles instead of canoe. We each tried it for a 1/2 or so at a time and it helped, but we'll have to work up to using them for longer stretches.
After those first miles we entered a reservoir with several islands and sand bars dispersed throughout. After getting a bit turned around and slowed down quite a bit due to wind, we stopped at Green's pt landing, 1006.9, for lunch. It was close to 2 at this point and we realized we wouldn't make our mark that day. Lily was almost out of food and we had to stop in Brainers and walk to the Walmart, almost 2 miles. That and there was still a dam, Potlach 1000.7, to get through before our intended campsite. We were out of time for so much, so we picked a spot on the far en of the reservoir instead and left the Sam an shopping stop for the next day.
After a bit more confusion on how to get out of the reservoir, we looked for a likely spot on a small stretch of state land on the southeastern end of the lake. As we were unloading we saw signs for cross county ski trails and realized we were right on top of them. We knew we probably weren't supposed to camp there, but we didn't really have other options, so we'd jualst cook with the stove, no fire and get up and gone early. There was one jogger who came through and got a loud and terrifying welcome by Lily. He was okay about being almost-mauled by a rather large canine, but it got us a bit sketched out about staying there.
So, we were in bed early and quietly and didn't get the best night sleep. We had only made 16 miles, but we took it for a break and resolved to get back on track the next day.