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Karla and I just spent three wonderful days in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness with friends of ours. The weather was supposed to be nice so it was a last minute decision to head into Saganaga Lake for three days of canoe camping. We were surprised at how few people were out. Many of the campsites were empty so we had several to choose from. We picked one on an island that was covered in red and white pines. It had some high ridges that gave beautiful views over Sag Lake.

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We spent the next two days paddling around the lake under gorgeous blue skies.

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The Ham Lake Fire had burned the east shore of Sag but the rest of the lake and most of the islands are covered in beautiful pine. This one was right next to our site.

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We explored around the site and found unique rock outcroppings along with cedars and moss covered roots and stumps. Courtney brought her dog with who loved exploring as much as we did.

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We had a great sunset on the first night.

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The next morning was an equally beautiful sunrise. This was the only time we have made it into the BWCAW this summer so we appreciated the nice weather.

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The day before we headed into the BWCAW I headed to Split Rock Lighthouse to get a sunrise photo. There are only two days a year where you can catch the sun rising right behind the light from the Hwy 61 wayside. It was supposed to be cloudy so I took a chance driving down but was sure glad I did. The thicker clouds hadn’t covered all of Lake Superior by the time the sun came up so there was a nice band of pink clouds being lit up by the rising sun. The sun was just breaking the horizon when I got there.

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In a few minutes it passed right behind the light.

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It wasn’t long before it disappeared behind clouds that were moving over Lake Superior.

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After the sun went behind the clouds the pink light still made for a great final photo for the morning.

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