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  • Jamie before the trip, location unknown.

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    619
  • Saskatchewan “Welcome” sign at the Canadian border.

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    703
  • Rape seed along the road as a storm gathers.

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    703a
  • Josie at the Churchill River bridge looking up stream.

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    703c
  • Churchill River downstream from the bridge and the turbulent “Devil’s Hole” (of Cree Indian lore).

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    703d
  • Josie near the bridge.

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    703e
  • Jamie and Tom along side the mud covered car on the gravel road north of LaRonge.

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    704
  • The portage trail gets a bit sloppy near the boats. The Indians have but down some wooden pallets that generally help a lot.

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    704aa
  • More pallets.

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    704b
  • New growth is always trying to reclaim all open space.  In this case the plant is the herb Horsetail.

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    704c
  • Tom and David at the landing. David has on his chest waders that are very handy for moving the boats around at the landing.

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    704e
  • Jessica is ready for mosquitoes.

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    704g
  • A rainbow crosses our course to the cabin.

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  • Jessica, Tom, David and Don juggle boats at the landing. The high water makes this task easier than normal.

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    704h
  • Jim drives as Doug, Josh and Jessica settle down for a long ride.

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    704k
  • Don checks the speed with his GPS.

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    704m
  • Waves from the lead boat, fortunately, not from wind.

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  • North shore from the “Crow’s Nest”.

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  • Jamie in the “Crow’s Nest”>

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  • East shore from the “Crow’s Nest”.

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  • Josie in the “Crow’s Nest”.

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  • Climbing down the “Crow’s Nest” ladder.

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    705b
  • Andy looks relaxed.

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  • Josh, Jamie Josie and David enjoy fish for supper.

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  • Wide angle photo showing the Wilson Rapids outlet Bay on the left, looking north. On the right is Wilson rapids. Photo taken from the “Honey Hole”.

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  • Tom concentrates on fishing.

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  • Looks like he has one.

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  • Did it get off Tom??

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  • Josie manages the anchor while we adjust our location.

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  • Don squints in the bright reflected sun light.

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  • Jamie does better with her sunglasses.

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  • Don and Tom in the Interim Lake.

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  • Josie back at the “Honey Hole”.

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  • States fishing in front of the secondary rapids.

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  • Janie and Josie look happy.

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    705w
  • Plaque at the entrance to the Campbell River.

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  • Jamie caught a nice walleye there.

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  • About ½ mile up the Campbell River, looking back toward the entrance.

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    706b
  • Jamie caught a really big Northern.

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  • It is so cute; she wants to kiss it…NOT.

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  • Josie enjoying the river trip.

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  • Jamie takes a “selfie”.

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  • Josie relaxes back in the cabin.

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  • So does Jamie.

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  • Andy makes pancakes.

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  • David shoots at flies with a spring powered toy pistol, a cabin favorite among the younger set.

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  • Jamie takes her turn with the pistol.

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  • Labrador tea in bloom.

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  • What kind of insect does this fellow turn into??

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  • Jamie and Josie slept in their own private tent during this trip.

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    707b
  • A late day cruise in the canoe around the island.

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  • Even though the sun is close to the horizon, due to the far northern latitude, there is probably three hours of light left in the day.

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  • Flags waving over the cabin front.

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  • Don is eating something, maybe one of David’s famous Dutch oven delights.

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  • Andy, Jessica, Josie and Josh at the start of a chess game.

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  • Jamie in their tent sleeping quarters.

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  • A seagull perches on the nearly submerged “Bathing Rock”.

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  • Tom, Jim and David with some fish. Hey David, what are you doing with those small “snakes”??

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  • Josie relaxes with her book and a hot chocolate.

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  • Tom, Jessica and Josh at a chess game.

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  • Josie, Jamie and Jessica play cards.

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  • Jamie and Josh concentrate on the card game.

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  • Jamie seems pleased with the way the cards are falling.

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  • Jamie in the “Crow’s Nest”.

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  • Reindeer moss.

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  • Black Spruce cone.

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  • Some bearberry flowers.

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  • Labrador tea in bloom.

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  • More bearberry flowers.

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  • Island trail to the water pump. Don cut this trail in 1992, on his afternoon “off”.

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  • Tom, Andy, Jamie and Josie at the “Welcome” sign.

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  • Tom, Don, Andy, Josie and Jamie at the “Welcome” sign.

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  • Unknown type of eggs found on the island.

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  • Jamie.

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  • Kitchen and loft

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  • Rock wall.

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  • Loft.

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  • Dragon fly.

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  • Jamie, ready for the boat trip back to the landing.

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  • Jessica and Doug are ready to start back to the landing. Jessica has her morning coffee

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  • Andy, Don and Tom prepare to depart the island for the landing.

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  • The boats are underway. The sled looks like a sail.

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  • Andy and Don are towing something.

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  • An eagle flies overhead.

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  • Downstream side of the Wathaman River Bridge. It is an old WWII expandable bridge.

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  • Josie drives home.

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  • Rainbow.

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  • Where is the pot of gold?

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