Summary: Paddled 89 miles, 22 portages/1776 rods. Since we double portaged, that calculates out to about 16 miles total hiking.

Biggest Surprise: How difficult it was for us to navigate. The combination of our inability to know our speed of travel, lack of map and compass skills and being unfamiliar with the landscape caused us a great deal of stress the first two days. We eventually got better at it, but it was a challenge. Favorite Lake: Steep Lake Biggest Accomplishment: Day 3 - we tackled the one mile portage and four foot deep mud holes like champs.

Thanks to Voyageur North Outfitters for planning the route and setting us up at the bunkhouse. They are top notch folks.

Special Thanks to Maddy the Goose youtube vidoes for it's inspiration.

I've already purchased a souris river canoe for next year. Choosing gear, planning routes and meals is becoming an obsession. I hope to make this an annual trip for the next 30 years.

Lessons Learned from my daughter's journal. Mosquitoes never sleep, when you kill them they multiply. Not knowing where you are is way more stressful than going hungry. Rocks should have a sign "slippery when wet". The constant sound of mosquitoes swarming is the new torture device.